Will Apple sell any of new MacBook Pro's outside the US?

Question

The new 14" and 16" MacBook Pro's that were just released have some... interesting price tags. In the EU, the 14" starts at $2800 and the 16" starts at $3500. Seems like Apple using EU to subsidise the US market. Will Apple actually manage to sell any of these laptops in Europe?

rpep · Accepted Answer

Most of the additional cost is VAT, and the norm in the US is to show prices without sales tax. It's $1999 for the base model 14" MBP in the US which is roughly €1,850 or £1620
Country, Sales tax, Adjusted Price, Actual Price
France, 20%, €2220, €2399
Germany, 19%, €2201, €2399
Spain, 21% , €2238, €2449
UK, 20%, £1944, £2,149
Ireland, 23%, €2275, €2499

mytailorisrich · Answer

Of course they will.Also, remember that, afaik, the price in the US on Apple's website does not include any taxes, whereas in Europe it includes VAT, which can be up to 25% depending on the country.I see the new Macbook Pro 14" starts at $1,999. Here in the UK it starts at &pound;2,149 (or $2,200 in USD without the 20% VAT), and in France EUR2,399 (or $2,160 in USD without the 20% VAT). So it's not outrageously different.Consider also the price of an iPhone and how many they sell.

908B64B197 · Answer

> Seems like Apple using EU to subsidize the US market.Not at all.The price difference is due to the out of control taxes Europeans countries impose on goods.

tiledjinn · Answer

Yes