[Arm-netbook] Google Unveils $249 Samsung Exynos 5 (Cortex A15) Chromebook

[luke.leighton]

On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 9:41 AM, michel memeteau <contact at ekimia.fr> wrote:

> Hi,
> 2012/10/29 luke.leighton <luke.leighton at gmail.com>
>
>>
>>> But 300 euros ?
>>>
>>
>> has that included 20% VAT plus shipping, tax on shipping, import duty,
>> tax on import duty, tax on tax on shipping _and_ import duty, tax on tax on
>> tax on VAT _and_ shipping _and_ import duty?
>>
>
>
> Sorry but 250$ = 192 euros .
>
> 192 * 1.196 (VAT )   = 230 Euros . that's is 30 % difference.
>
>
 then add an extra 12% on top of that for import duty (i'm assuming 20% VAT
not 19.6), you've now got $276 euros.  that's not so far of the $EUR 300,
is it?  it looks like they've added an extra 8% markup, maybe as a profit
margin, maybe as a cost of importing (dealing with customs).

 it's not so unreasonable, is it?

 if you buy from the U.S., then *maybe* if you declare its value as $50 you
would be lying and thus liable for imprisonment but you would get less tax
and import duty and tax on tax etc.

l.
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