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james.veitch
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Has anyone got to the bottom of what the deal is with sales tax?
It's listed $999.00 including sales tax and free shipping on the DJI site but the Apple Store adds 90$ for sales tax on top of the $999.00

How are they doing this? Can this be the case?
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Any online store that has a physical location in your state has to charge you sales tax. Ordering through DJI is going through another country. You can order from B&H and get free shipping with no tax and no foreign transaction fee that your card would charge if you order from DJI.
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trance728 Posted at 2016-10-20 13:26
Any online store that has a physical location in your state has to charge you sales tax. Ordering th ...

Exactly this...  It's why I don't purchase anything "sold by Amazon."
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Zc4nW8WAYWvI Posted at 2016-10-21 04:29
Exactly this...  It's why I don't purchase anything "sold by Amazon."

Yea, Amazon used to not charge tax since the don't exactly have retail stores, but they got pressured and now tax everything they sell. Look for 3rd party sellers on Amazon to avoid that.
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trance728 Posted at 2016-10-20 21:26
Any online store that has a physical location in your state has to charge you sales tax. Ordering th ...

Gotcha. But doesn't B&H have physical stores?
Better to order from B&H you think than DJI?
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Zc4nW8WAYWvI Posted at 2016-10-21 04:29
Exactly this...  It's why I don't purchase anything "sold by Amazon."

Good tip.. I will look out for 3rd party sellers that still honor my Prime shipping
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james.veitch Posted at 2016-10-20 13:40
Gotcha. But doesn't B&H have physical stores?
Better to order from B&H you think than DJI?

Yes but located in NY. So if you are outside of NY you are ok.
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Eldonbkh@gmail. Posted at 2016-10-20 21:47
Yes but located in NY. So if you are outside of NY you are ok.

Wow. That's amazing. I did not know that!
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trance728 Posted at 2016-10-20 13:32
Yea, Amazon used to not charge tax since the don't exactly have retail stores, but they got pressu ...

It depends on the state you're in and where it's coming from...  I'm in Seattle, so I pay sales tax on anything "sold by Amazon," but not 3rd party.
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Not anymore, if it's directly sold from Amazon you will get charged sales tax in every state cert Oregon because they have no sales tax, not sure if there are other states Oregon.
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That is correct, DJI includes sales tax along with free shipping (over $99)  in the US..
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..free shipping on orders over 99 dollars US...
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marctronixx Posted at 2016-10-21 08:48
..free shipping on orders over 99 dollars US...

Correct, sorry I forgot to include that. Edited.
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james.veitch
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Dumb question but if I ordered an iMac from B&H to a state outside of New York does that mean it would be cheaper than the Apple Store which would charge sales tax?

OR because Apple is an American company would it be the same price and they'd charge sales tax?

Does this mean that when outside New York and buying electronics made by a foreign company it makes sense to buy from B&H?

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Same for all Canadian address. Duties and taxes and shipping included
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DJI-Ken Posted at 2016-10-20 15:24
That is correct, DJI includes sales tax along with free shipping (over $99)  in the US..

Which is cool, because that means we aren't owing any California USE tax, whereas you would if you bought from B&H (in theory )
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Zc4nW8WAYWvI Posted at 2016-10-21 06:16
It depends on the state you're in and where it's coming from...  I'm in Seattle, so I pay sales ta ...

Unless that 3rd party is located in Seattle.
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tim.www Posted at 2016-10-21 08:52
Which is cool, because that means we aren't owing any California USE tax, whereas you would if you ...

If you live outside of New York then you dont pay tax if you live in New York then you pay tax this applies to B&H.
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Eldonbkh@gmail. Posted at 2016-10-22 00:01
If you live outside of New York then you dont pay tax if you live in New York then you pay tax thi ...

That is correct.
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Eldonbkh@gmail. Posted at 2016-10-21 08:57
Unless that 3rd party is located in Seattle.

Obviously, but that's incredibly rare...
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This is one of the main reasons I ordered from DJI directly.
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ctonyperry@gmai Posted at 2016-10-22 02:14
This is one of the main reasons I ordered from DJI directly.

But did you have to pay a foreign transaction fee from your credit card?
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trance728 Posted at 2016-10-21 19:41
But did you have to pay a foreign transaction fee from your credit card?

On mine I don't believe there is a foreign transaction fee though I'll be checking.

I think the total comes £815.41 assuming I don't get felled at customs
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james.veitch Posted at 2016-10-22 02:46
On mine I don't believe there is a foreign transaction fee though I'll be checking.

I think the  ...

Might just be a US thing, I've read people getting a $40-50 foreign transaction fee added on.
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trance728 Posted at 2016-10-21 10:48
Might just be a US thing, I've read people getting a $40-50 foreign transaction fee added on.

I have a capital one credit card and foreign transaction fees are waived.  If you added from b and h photo, can you still get the refresh warranty?
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Zc4nW8WAYWvI Posted at 2016-10-20 12:29
Exactly this...  It's why I don't purchase anything "sold by Amazon."

Well it's in congress as we speak, they may force all online retailers to pay state tax shortly. Regardless of whether they have a physical entity or not.
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