Why Are VoIP Phones So Expensive in Mexico and Panama
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Pricing out Yealink phones for the offices in Mexico and Panama. And boy are the prices high, in markets where I would expect them to be low. Yealink imports from China, presumably directly to these two countries (these are major importer markets), but the prices locally are about 45% - 100% higher than in the US, which is having a tariff based trade war with China currently.
Anyone know why the prices are so astronomic in markets where tighter margins would seem more logical?
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Are there specific technology terrifs in those states that could have resulted in the extremely rich phone providers there?
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@tonyshowoff said in Why Are VoIP Phones So Expensive in Mexico and Panama:
Are there specific technology terrifs in those states that could have resulted in the extremely rich phone providers there?
I don't believe so. And these, you'd expect, someone to work around that by showing that they are SBCs, rather than telephony components.
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Are the prices in USD?
Mexico uses $ but it's normally in peso.
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@aaronstuder said in Why Are VoIP Phones So Expensive in Mexico and Panama:
Are the prices in USD?
Mexico uses $ but it's normally in peso.
Peso is about 20 to the dollar, you aren't likely to confuse them. Phones are like $4,000 in peso, or $150 in USD.
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@scottalanmiller said in Why Are VoIP Phones So Expensive in Mexico and Panama:
@aaronstuder said in Why Are VoIP Phones So Expensive in Mexico and Panama:
Are the prices in USD?
Mexico uses $ but it's normally in peso.
Peso is about 20 to the dollar, you aren't likely to confuse them. Phones are like $4,000 in peso, or $150 in USD.
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What's the cost to ship a US purchased phone there? and - Can you?
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@gjacobse said in Why Are VoIP Phones So Expensive in Mexico and Panama:
@scottalanmiller said in Why Are VoIP Phones So Expensive in Mexico and Panama:
@aaronstuder said in Why Are VoIP Phones So Expensive in Mexico and Panama:
Are the prices in USD?
Mexico uses $ but it's normally in peso.
Peso is about 20 to the dollar, you aren't likely to confuse them. Phones are like $4,000 in peso, or $150 in USD.
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What's the cost to ship a US purchased phone there? and - Can you?
Yes you can, and I don't know. But I put out a request for quote from our dealing a few hours ago. So we will find out.
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@scottalanmiller
Which model?
Most imported things in Mexico will pay 16% VAT (IVA), it doesn't matter if it is imported by a large distributor or an individual. Add the customs agency fees and that 45% start feeling smaller.And that is for countries that have a Free Trade agreement with Mexico; otherwise the government will have another slice of the cake.
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@dave_c said in Why Are VoIP Phones So Expensive in Mexico and Panama:
@scottalanmiller
Which model?Looked at a few, but the T42S is what we are most interested in.
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@scottalanmiller
I will check prices on Monday, what is a good price in USA?
Amazon.com has them at ~170 USD and https://enlaza.mx has it at 119.48 USD Tax included in Mexico (but I don't know the company) -
@dave_c said in Why Are VoIP Phones So Expensive in Mexico and Panama:
@scottalanmiller
I will check prices on Monday, what is a good price in USA?
Amazon.com has them at ~170 USD and https://enlaza.mx has it at 119.48 USD Tax included in Mexico (but I don't know the company)$120 in Mexico would be great. Amazon in the US has them for $105, final price. A good dealer in the US is a few bucks cheaper.
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@dave_c said in Why Are VoIP Phones So Expensive in Mexico and Panama:
@scottalanmiller
I will check prices on Monday, what is a good price in USA?
Amazon.com has them at ~170 USD and https://enlaza.mx has it at 119.48 USD Tax included in Mexico (but I don't know the company)Enlaza shows $179 here.
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PCM can do in the $130s.
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@scottalanmiller
I had it yesterday in enlaza's shopping cart at 103 + TAX; today it shows 179 + TAX
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@dave_c said in Why Are VoIP Phones So Expensive in Mexico and Panama:
@scottalanmiller
I had it yesterday in enlaza's shopping cart at 103 + TAX; today it shows 179 + TAX
I am asking a local distributor; I will let you knowMaybe it was a mistake that they corrected.
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Usually in Latin American countries such as my own the price to import the phones makes the phones price much higher, same happens to any other electronic. In the DR customs is pretty tight and they look to tax everything.
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@scottalanmiller
I got to say this: I din't find a public price below 150 USD + TAX, you are right.
