Price differences

[vivelebag]

Just off the top of my head I know that Pennsylvania (King of Prussia Hermes) does not charge sales tax on clothing and scarves are included in that amount but I don't know about other items such as handbags. I only know of one other state that doesn't have a sales tax but there is no Hermes there (Oregon).

Hermes in Hawaii is a good deal because their sales tax is only 4.85% (or close to that). That's a nice savings on a big ticket item. However, if you have something shipped to you in another state you will be charged the state or local rate.

This is why I try to buy shoes, clothing and H scarves in NJ rather than my home state of NY where the local sales tax is 8.125%. Unfortunately tax is added when I have to get items ordered and shipped home from stores that have a presence in NY, even if I "bought" them in NJ.

Luckily the NJ H boutiques are closer to me than the NY ones.

 

[LOUKPEACH]

Are there Hermes stores in US states with no sales tax? I was sad when the Saks in Portland, Oregon closed (even though their selection was awful) because it was like having a 9% off coupon everywhere you go!

Hermes at KOP, PA If you have long relationship with the SA, he/she can ship you merchandises to Maryland where no Hermes store to be found. Which means no tax if your billing address is in this state.

 

[Hermesdiorduo]

Very interesting discussion! Thanks for posting 💐💐💐

 

[MsHermesAU]

This might be common knowledge, but I thought it would be interesting to see the price differences you're paying for a Birkin 30 Togo across major markets. I took the list of 2014 prices in the Shopping section and applied today's exchange rates. Since the published prices for Canada, US and Japan excluded tax I applied a typical GST to those prices. Lowest of course is France at 100%, the rest are indexed to France. You will also need to apply any VAT refunds you can expect yourself because it varies by citizenship.

France: 100%
Canada (5% gst): 118%
England: 119%
Hong Kong: 123%
Australia: 128%
US (9% gst): 130%
Japan (8% gst): 133%
Singapore: 138%
Reseller (assuming $16k usd for B30 togo): 185%

Australian prices also include 10% GST.... and I don't know why, but our prices are definitely more expensive than the US

 

[chkpfbeliever]

This might be common knowledge, but I thought it would be interesting to see the price differences you're paying for a Birkin 30 Togo across major markets. I took the list of 2014 prices in the Shopping section and applied today's exchange rates. Since the published prices for Canada, US and Japan excluded tax I applied a typical GST to those prices. Lowest of course is France at 100%, the rest are indexed to France. You will also need to apply any VAT refunds you can expect yourself because it varies by citizenship.

France: 100%
Canada (5% gst): 118%
England: 119%
Hong Kong: 123%
Australia: 128%
US (9% gst): 130%
Japan (8% gst): 133%
Singapore: 138%
Reseller (assuming $16k usd for B30 togo): 185%

Canada also has province sales tax in addition to GST. e.g. In Vancouver, it used to be a total of 15% but I think that it has come down to 12%/

In the US, each state or county is different and we have a sales tax, not GST. It could vary from 4% to 9.5%. I find that excluding any sales or GST tax, the basic MSRP is cheaper in the US than Canada and Hong Kong. I bought a few scarves and SLGs in Hong Kong and realized that they were higher than the US even if I added sales tax. So no more buying in Asia.

 

[purselover888]

Canada also has province sales tax in addition to GST. e.g. In Vancouver, it used to be a total of 15% but I think that it has come down to 12%/

In the US, each state or county is different and we have a sales tax, not GST. It could vary from 4% to 9.5%. I find that excluding any sales or GST tax, the basic MSRP is cheaper in the US than Canada and Hong Kong. I bought a few scarves and SLGs in Hong Kong and realized that they were higher than the US even if I added sales tax. So no more buying in Asia.

No wonder. I bought a couple small things while on holiday in Canada last month and was shocked at how much they were compared to US!