Originally Posted by Ian
Originally Posted by Joelc
JerryL, I have purcahsed a lot of equipmentdirectly from the UK in the past -- most of it from TAG -- and am very familiar with the duties and atxes that are levied both in Canada (where I live) and in the US (where I have an office) and can tell you that the duties and taxes do not even come close to that difference...
You bought direct from the UK. The US prices are as bought from the US, via the US subsidiary. Do you think this subsidiary is run for free? Well of course not. So I expect that part of the difference is the cost of running Meridian America Inc.

@Ian, apologies but I do not agree with your thinking because the cost should factor in the cost of running the entire company not with added cost / tax for units only sold in a country where a subsidiary operates...my company's head office is in Canada with subsidiaries all over the world yet we charge the same price regardless of where we sell (i.e. the US prices do have an added cost based on US office costs, etc.).

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