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I am from Brazil... this is just normal to us. Our taxes are stupidly insane, and often things at outright not available here, so we buy in other countries...
by speeder 6y ago
I am from Brazil... this is just normal to us.
Our taxes are stupidly insane, and often things at outright not available here, so we buy in other countries... need warranty? You are screwed.
I bought some RAM for example from US... It had an error in its ROM configuration, I told the manufacturer, they attempted to fix (and failed, the replacement had same error) and sent to me the replacement, government changed me import taxes on the product replacement, and seemly just to make a point made the taxes higher than the original price I paid in first place.
- 908B64B197 6y agoWhy not simply get rid of these taxes? Sounds counter-productive. Are they seriously hopping manufacturers are going to go setup manufacturing facilities there? All it does is hurt the local Tech Sector.
- Daishiman 6y agoBecause countries dependent on non-value-added exports typically have serious issues with balancing a competitive exchange rate with inflation. Promoting the purchase of expensive foreign goods dries up the supple of foreign currency generally used as a reserve, which drives down the value of local currency, generates an inflationary spiral, and increases the cost of more vital industries to acquire foreign goods necessary for production. Hence import taxes in a lot of these countries are used to prevent bank runs, inflation, and access to critical goods.
- 908B64B197 6y agoSounds like they should switch to a better currency.