Sony to Start Manufacturing PS3/PSV Consoles in Brazil?

[drkohler]

Cobretti2 said:

Yer ok. ONly reason I ask is because AUS must have some decent sized import taxes as we pay significant;y more than USA.

South american countries are very imaginative when it comes to taxes. Here are just some of them for Brazil:

• Merchant Marine Renewal Tax (AFRMM)
  
• Import Tax (II)
  
• Industrialized Products Tax (IPI)
  
• Merchandise and Services Circulation Tax (ICMS)
  
• Contribution to the Social Integration Program and Civil Service Asset Formation Program (PIS/PASEP)
  
• Contribution to Social Security Financing (COFINS)
  

Most are designed to protect domestic industries. The first one, for example, is a 25% tax if you arrive by ship...

Other taxes also range in the 0-35% range depending on how, when, what, why and whynot.. easily you get over 100% taxes with electronic gadgets.