Author: stuart taylor
Date: 06:17:21 05/09/05
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On May 09, 2005 at 04:50:52, Amir Ban wrote: >On May 08, 2005 at 10:22:54, stuart taylor wrote: > >>Why are computers (and sterio equipment e.g. Sony etc.) so expensive in Israel >>compared with the rest of the world, e.g. UK, US? >> >>How much is the import tax these days? Didn't it used to be 40-50% and now went >>down to 20% >> > >There is no import tax on personal computers. > >Amir I think there used to be quite alot! Anyway, if there's none, that only makes my whole questions much much greater. How do personal computers come to such prices in Israel. I'm just about to purchase one, but I really would like to know the answer to this before I do so. S.Taylor > > >>But let's take e.g. note-book mobile computer prices, they seem to be far more >>expensive than international prices plus merely 20%. >> >>I mean, if ALL it takes to pay tax on these kind of products is 20%, then it >>would seem to be a very great saving to bring them in either by mail order, or >>by hand, wouldn't it?
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