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Duties and Taxes - I'm Done!

What's causing keyboards to be so pricey?

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Duties and Taxes - I'm Done!

As a keyboard enthusiast, I look forward to new releases. However, my most recent purchase has me thinking twice before I buy anything.

Order Subtotal:$534.12 USD
Shipping (Fedex):$ 15.80 USD
Taxes:$ 0.00 USD
Total:$549.92 USD$765.46 CAD

A text/email from FEDEX demands an additional payment of $274.70 CAD for taxes and duties. The total cost of this order is now $1,040.16 CAD.

Tarrifs, exchange rates, duties, and taxes make for an unsustainable hobby. Hopefully, things will settle down in the not to distant future.

  • Buy local

  • Buy direct

  • Buy from tarrif free countries

The Good News

The NiZ L84 RGB Tri-mode Low-Profile Keyboard is as close to the ideal keyboard as I could find to date. Cerakey’s ZEN75 is a very close second.

As pictured above, my NiZ L84 is now adorned by a combination of Cerakey Ceramic and Womier PBT shine-through keycaps while retaining the original split spacebar keycaps.