Re: [OM] olympus Digest, Vol 27, Issue 31

[Andrew Fildes]

Nope. $750 couriered to my door. No tax or duty on items less than $1000. 
Items over $1000 attract a 10% tax plus a brokerage fee of about $75 from FedEx 
or whoever.  
B&H prices are good, often cheaper than Hong Kong prices.
But tis is a particular example of the way we get gouged.
As I said here recently, If I bought my little Mac Air in the US it would have 
cost me $300 less and come out of the same factory door in Guangzhou (?).
Looking a buying a Canon CP800 postcard printer the other day - US price around 
$80-100. Aus price is double that.
Evil.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx



On 30/01/2011, at 12:02 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:

> Is there a hidden tariff in there somewhere?

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