5D Mk lV prices in UK

[SteveM]

Price in USA is $3499; price in UK is £3599. If the current exchange rate is £1 = $1.32????
Am I missing something here?
I won't be buying.

 

[Deleted member 91053]

Yes you are missing Canon UK who feel that we would be much happier if they increase the price, then add import duties (non existent) and then there is the VAT, well at lest that was what one Canon rep seemed to think!


How could I save £431 on a 7D2? The camera is the same, VAT was paid and it still had to be shipped from the same factory at similar cost - the only significant variable is Canon UK rather than Canon somewhere else.

 

[Eldar]

Price in USA is $3499; price in UK is £3599. If the current exchange rate is £1 = $1.32????
Am I missing something here?
I won't be buying.

I agree. It is totally unacceptable. I am in Norway and is charged an even higher price (£3795). I have told Canon they can keep it until they come to their senses and I think more people should do that.

 

[AlanF]

Price in USA is $3499; price in UK is £3599. If the current exchange rate is £1 = $1.32????
Am I missing something here?
I won't be buying.

Yes, you are missing something, 20% VAT. The price before the Government takes its cut is £2,999. That is still 10% higher than the US pre-tax price, but not 30%. If you were a VAT registered professional you could claim the VAT back.

 

[Deleted member 91053]

That does not explain the 40%+ saving that I made on my 7D2 - which I paid VAT on. All it shows is that Canon USA are fleecing their customers nearly as much as Canon UK. Some other Canon importers are not so there is no reason that Canon UK should. Other brands are equally or even more guilty.

A small comfort I suppose?