Adam Posted August 15, 2004 at 10:39 AM Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 at 10:39 AM Hey from what i've read in these forums, goods are generally cheaper in China. Does this go for electronics as well? Im wanting to buy a digital camera (sony t1) can anyone tell me how much this retails in Beijing? grateful to anyone who may be able to help or point me in the right direction. If others want to post questions about prices of different goods in this topic, go ahead.. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted August 15, 2004 at 10:48 AM Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 at 10:48 AM 4360Y at the first place I looked online. Roddy PS And now I want one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengdude Posted August 15, 2004 at 11:54 AM Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 at 11:54 AM Hey from what i've read in these forums, goods are generally cheaper in China. Does this go for electronics as well? If you live in the United States, the Great Dumping Ground for the world's electronics makers, the simple answer is: no. A quick check of a popular price search engine shows that the T1 is selling for between 400-500 bucks from a myriad of sellers....Roddy quoted over 500. My I-River MP3 player and Panasonic digital camera are both higher here, although bargaining might bring them down closer in line with what I paid. With the exception of fake accessories like batteries, media cards, etc., PC's, portable jump/hard disk drives, and made-in-China TV's, prices are no better here...and often spectacularly more expensive. Peripherals like Canon printers and Epson scanners can be 50-75% more expensive in China...the best price I have been quoted so far for an Epson Photo RX-510 all-in-one machine is around 400 dollars...the equivalent machine is 250 dollars or less in the U.S.. With the surge in Chinese-branded and/or badge-engineered DVD players available in the U.S., even those are no great bargain in China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liuzhou Posted August 15, 2004 at 01:01 PM Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 at 01:01 PM The simple answer to your question is "No." Japanese branded goods such as Sony are no cheaper in China. Sometimes more expensive. Several years ago, when I was moving to China for the first time, I bought a Sony multi-channel radio in the UK. When I got home I noticed it was "Made in China". I was cursing myself until I got here and found that it was more expensive here. They impose 'import' duties on foreign branded goods even if they are made here! (Fake ones are another story!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted August 16, 2004 at 03:31 AM Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 at 03:31 AM thats not much different than here in NZ roddy.. At the moment its advertised at nz$770 (us$511 4237Y) So china is imposing a tax on imported goods? is it a varying rate depending on differing goods or is it a flat rate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liuzhou Posted August 16, 2004 at 04:42 AM Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 at 04:42 AM It varies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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