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Looks like 20% VAT

• winter_blue 2y ago
  The duty on tablets & e-readers in Canada is 0% regardless of which country the tablet / e-reader was made in, according to: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/dte-acl/est-cal-eng.html https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/dte-acl/est-cal-en... (there's a specific duty category for tablets and e-readers) Sales tax is 13% in Ontario, so even with that, the exchange rate should be 1.35 * 1.13 = 1.53 not the 1.60 exchange rate they use. I'm assuming shipping is already included in the price in the US as well, and shipping cost in Canada shouldn't be that much different compared to the US. I guess if the cost of shipping is higher in Canada, then that explains the USD-CAD conversion jump from 1.53 to 1.60.
  • geraldwhen 2y ago
    Shipping definitely costs more, and there may be a small buffer in there for currency fluctuations. Margins on hardware are slim.