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Originally Posted by Shopaholic
Not to argue with you or anything but I did not post any misinformation.
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Duty is based on where the product being imported is made not where it comes from, where it's made. Just because it comes from the US doesn't mean anything. It has to be made in the US to be duty free not just shipped from there. The Kobo is not made in the US.
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I wasn't singling you out. The point is, any duty and tariffs paid as a single importer are the same as paid buying it across the street. There's nothing "extra" with the exception of handing and shipping fees. Also, in practice, if it's brought in from the US and made in China, the tariff applies as if it came from the US. Practically everything is made in China or its neighbours and tariffs for electronic goods are zero. Some folks worry about getting hit with "high duty and taxes"; they do not ... they get hit with the identical taxes you pay locally.
Did you find the two article about the Kobo, which is the point of this thread, interesting or helpful?