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It's common to see Brazilians abroad on vacation loading up on large amounts of consumer products to avoid these super-high import taxes. Apparently in some co
by fiatmoney 13y ago
It's common to see Brazilians abroad on vacation loading up on large amounts of consumer products to avoid these super-high import taxes. Apparently in some countries (Venezuela IIRC) a combination of currency controls & import duties makes flights abroad self-financing.
- sanoli 13y agoA friend of mine sometimes goes to the US, buys some nice used guitars that he knows are of good value, and sells them when he returns to Brazil, and usually it pays for the trip. forgot to add: I almost never buy my computer/electronic stuff here. I just order online from the US and sometimes pay customs (it's still cheaper most of the time)
- mc32 13y agoI have heard that in VZ, automobiles _appreciate_ in value... due to import restrictions, taxes, etc.