(TGA) - Hi everyone,
a very practical question related to prices in Iceland - I' planning to go to Iceland in January and would definitely need a camera then. Might it be cheaper to get it in Iceland, rather than Belgium I'm currently residing? Iceland being a tax-free zone outside the EU, am I right to assume that the electronics prices in Iceland are somewhat more similar to those of the US (i.e. cheaper) than in the EU? Or vice versa - "distance takes its toll"? Are there any websites for electronics dealers in Iceland I should check?
Many thanks in advance!
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Quite honestly I'd be surprised if you find prices here are better.
Here are two sites, Icelandic only. Prices are ISK including VAT (VSK in Icelandic). You will be able to get a rebate of tax, which is 24,5% but increasing to 25% in the New Year, so after charges that would be around 15% off which is refundable at the airport on departure.
www.bt.is/vorur/browse/flokkur/myndavelar
www.ormsson.is/default.asp…
You could also look at the Arrivals Duty Free at Keflavík International Airport - so far as I can see you should be able to bring in a camera purchased at the Arrivals Duty Free without paying duty, provided you can convince Customs that you wil re-export it (that's if they challenge you). If the worst comes to the worst then you would presumably be treated in the same way as a resident - the first ISK 32.500 is tax and duty free and VAT plus any Customs duty is payable on the value in excess. Possibly someone reading this will know more and can correcvt any errors.
elkofrihofn.is/myndavelar/…
(only the goods marked with the green tag "koma" = "arrivals")
Customs allowances for visitors are here:
http://www.tollur.is/default.asp?cat_id=301
(the regulations for residents are only available in Icelandic)
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Price is usually determined by supply and demand, and competition.
How many cameras per year do you think are sold in Iceland (population 300,000)? You could probaly buy a cheaper camera at your departure airport.
And even if it IS cheaper to buy one in Iceland, wouldn't it be more sensible to familiarise yourself with it before you get there?
You don't want to be reading the instructions when the once-in-a-lifetime Northern Lights are flashing away above your head, do you?
just my 2 cents.
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Good point.
I went out last night, and a guy with a small digital camera got absolutely great pictures of the Northern Lights, resting his camera on the bonnet of my car, because he knew exactly how to operate the camera.
By the way, I was out this evening, and just got in, perfect lights, but had to drive 1 hour out of town to find them.
B-)
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