You all know that the products from Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), they are much more expensive in Europe and other countries than in the USA, and some people want tablets iPad from Great Britain and Germany reproached him Steve Jobs the fact that Europeans have to pay more than Americans to get their hands on the magical tablets from Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),.
Steve Jobs explain the fact that in the USA it is not mandatory for the prices displayed in stores to have the sales tax added, as our stores are required to display the price with VAT included. So that the Americans, in addition to the displayed price of $499 for a tablet iPad of 16GB WiFi must pay an additional tax called sales tax, similar to our VAT.
In Great Britain, for example, a tablet iPad Wi-Fi it costs £429 but in reality the price of the tablet is £365 and the price difference is represented by the 18% VAT required by the British government. However, the basic prices have a difference of $40, and this is to cover the costs of transportation and distribution. In Germany, users reported that they pay €15 more than other Europeans, again Steve Jobs he replied saying that Germany recently introduced a new tax that applies to the purchase of a PC, hence the price difference.
In essence, all price differences mean distribution/transportation/customs taxes and others, plus of course reseller commissions, so it's no wonder why, here at least, the products have significantly higher prices than in other countries.
