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The UK price includes VAT, the US price doesn’t include sales tax. When you add sales tax (which is paid most of the time) the difference narrows.
by nokicky 7y ago
The UK price includes VAT, the US price doesn’t include sales tax.
When you add sales tax (which is paid most of the time) the difference narrows.
- signal11 7y agoAlthough to be fair most American states have way less sales tax than the UK VAT, which is 20%. California - 7.5%, Florida - 6%, New York State - 4%. I was told there was also an EU electronics recycling levy, although I'm not sure how much that adds.
- laurencerowe 7y agoYour California value excludes local sales tax, in SF it's 8.5%, though restaurants usually add another "Healthy SF" charge to cover the various mandates around providing health insurance to workers, often bringing it over 10%. Sticker prices are only loosely related to the out the door price in the US.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoNot all states have sales tax, of course, just most.