Dear Nick,
3 main reasons:
• import duties (can add upto 30% or even more in some cases)
• high transport costs to get the goods to Russia (many goods go from
China to Europe and then from there on to Russia)
• extremely high cost of retail space in Moscow.
Hope that helps in understanding this frustrating fact of life...
Sven Mermans
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On 29 Aug 2011, at 12:13, Nick Hodgkins <[email protected]>
wrote:
Any listers know why (besides other goods and services) most
consumer items in Russia cost more than they cost, say, in Europe/
the US? The real reason why specific models of a Walkman, iPhone,
pair of trainers, M&S pair of socks, etc. always cost considerably
more, never the same? I've always wondered and conjectured, but
maybe someone actually knows the real reasons...
Thanks,
Nick
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