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Originally Posted by gamba66
I have imported twice (once from South Korea and once from China) and I can give you a very simple answer. The import tax (19 % Einfuhrumsatzsteuer auf Warenwert + Versandkosten) is 19 percent! Doesn't matter where you import it from aslong it is outside the EU.. And theres no way to get past the zoll!
That is insane, are you ready to pay such a ridicilous premium? Even 1k would be stretching it for me, but I wouldn't pay 2k.. Id rather get a nice new Notebook with touchscreen or somth xD
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Right now I'm looking for options for my company to order them. I'm not sure how much they are willing to pay. I think no one (including me) is willing to pay than the stock $1000 for it, however it seems like a good idea to at least investigate all possible options.
My question about the addtional fees adding on top of the seller's price was foremost with customs (Zoll) in mind. My experience with ordering from outside of the EU is limite... erm, nonexistent, but I know that if you import from within the EU, it is possible to declare the goods such that you do not have to pay taxes (unless the product was exported from the country of origin tax-free). I was hoping the same rule could be applicable to imports from the US. However, I still have no clue how much customs to expect. I think figuring that out requires knowing the TARIC.
The beauties of bureaucracy...
Alice: do you have any particular example in mind? I'm sure if Sony had any competition on the 13.3" market (wait... which market?), we'd have heard of competitors by now. As it stands, they may aswell produce the DPT-S1 from pieces of cardboard and glue and people would still buy it for $1000 straight out of their hands, absent any comparison or alternative.
