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Posted by Dave Plowman (News) on 10/21/05 17:07
In article <1129909191.453391.321570@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
Ed <eabowden@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have just spoken to our Panasonic Rep, and he says he says the reason
> is to do with the cost of the import tax. Apparently Labour charge more
> for importing with a fire-wire socket.
He'll be a Tory, then?
> We have the same problem with
> some of our camcorders having the fire-wire input. If a camcorder has a
> dv input it gets classed as a VCR, and this considerably puts the cost
> of bringing them in to the UK. I am guessing that other EU Countries
> governments do not make this stupid inport tax.
If it is indeed true, it will be EU regulations to protect EU makers. But
I doubt it. In the pro field there is protection applied to pro TV cameras
since there are still some EU makers. But not to camcorders as there
aren't.
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