Parallel import tablets refer to products from abroad, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan that enter the mainland market without going through normal customs channels. The main purpose is to evade tariffs, or the product has been improperly modified and cannot pass through normal channels. Tablet PC entering customs.
The difference between parallel imports and licensed imports
Licensed products are products that have been recognized by the manufacturer and have been authorized by a certain merchant to be an agent or sold directly by a branch of the manufacturer in a designated area. Due to the need for licensed products Agents and their branches can obtain reasonable or even huge profits, and must pay duties and taxes that comply with the requirements of the regional government. Therefore, the price of licensed products is often higher, but the after-sales service of products of formal local agents is often higher. It is guaranteed that the original driver, manual and operating system of the product will often be in the same language as the sales area.
Parallel imports are products that are sold directly in a certain region without a formal sales agent in that region. Therefore, parallel imports are not illegal products. However, because there are no formal agents for parallel imports, after-sales service is often not guaranteed, and the product's driver, manual, language version of the operating system, and even the structure of the power plug are often different from those in the sales area. Sometimes, in order to survive, authorized agents will take measures to crack down on parallel imports. For example, not providing warranty and after-sales service for parallel imports is the most common tactic.
The attraction of parallel imports
Generally speaking, the price of parallel imports The price is often 10 to 20% lower than that of similar licensed models. For some high-end models, the ratio is even as high as 30%. For a laptop that costs tens of thousands, 20% or even 30% is a huge sum.
For licensed products, of course there is no problem with driver and after-sales service support, and licensed products can often get various preferential measures from local agents, such as special gifts. , localized software, etc., but parallel imports do not have these discounts, only based on pure priceThe price advantage attracts users and buyers. After all, the 20-30% price advantage of parallel imports is more than enough to make up for the preferential measures of licensed products.
Between licensed products and parallel imports, there is another kind of "international joint guarantee" product that attracts everyone's attention and embarrasses licensed manufacturers. The so-called international joint guarantee refers to the No matter which country the product is purchased from, it enjoys warranty services in many countries around the world. Of course, the accurate statement should be that repair and maintenance services can be enjoyed in countries and regions where the manufacturer has repair points.