Posted by Mike Swift on 10/21/05 17:47

In article <1129909191.453391.321570@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, Ed
<eabowden@hotmail.com> writes
>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. 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.

When I bought my JVC DV camcorder a couple of years ago I read this was
an EU thing, DV in/out is classed as a VCR for tax purposes.

Mike

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