Thread: Why are CZ rifles so expensive in NZ

The cost of import permits , GST, bank charges , exchange rates , shipping ,insurance , warehousing,rents, power , wages , warrentees etc the need for both the importer and the retailer to make a profit (usually 10-20%) . Many manufacturers insist that the wholesaler imports at least 5 of any item this adds to the cost of stock the importer must hold , many companies also insist that their agent holds many thousands of dollars of spare parts . The USA market gets first suck of the sav , little markets like NZ are usually last in the queue for new products , this is good in one way , if there is a design fault the US market finds it first . In an economy of scale the US and Britain get much higher discounts than NZ and because they sell a higher volume they have a lower margins .