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Why is bitmaintech selling s2 for usd2366 in china and sell internationally for usd3199?
http://www.cybtc.com/it618_scoremall-scoremall_page.html?pid=52

price drop soon?

Because it cost $600-700 to ship 2nd day air and there are custom charges too.

They dont get charged for customs as far as I know, and shipping a S2 from china doesnt cost nearly that much via UPS.

There are heavy customs charges for European customers.

You guys dont appreciate the 2nd day shipping service Bitmain provides, it cost almost the same to ship s1 as the actual cost to manufacture, so profit margins are slim.

For s2 I dont know the weight, say it is 14kg:

An example: ship to US.

$584 usd for 8am deliver, for end of day delivery is $494 usd. 2 day shipping.

Shipping USPS is cheaper but they dont have 2 day service, only 3-5 day and thats about $210.

Going to Europe and England is alot of customs duties.

Um.
I know exactly how much it costs to ship the S1/S2 from China to the US, I ve received well over 2k of them.
Also you cant get 2 day air from china, they use Express Saver witch is technically up to 3 business days but no guarantees. Bitmain doesnt pay the EU customs- its paid by the receiver.

Correct no 2 day.
I was also using retail rates.

Yes commercial has Big Discounted shipping. We had UPS too, I know there are alot of volume discounts especially for non-ground deliveries.

Shipping is a major cost though.

As to the original question why local market is slightly cheaper. Less hassle with shipping and tracking i guess. Or easier to wash the money. Im sure paying in rmb is more discount also.