Originally Posted by zakhal
I know very well what VAT is and the fact that US prices doesnt include it (noticed it myself once when I ordered som stuff from there). The point is that it would have to be as high as 45% to explain the difference and thats way above the norm that is 20% - so it simply doesnt fly as an explanation.

It was no explanation. It was a clarification that there is not as much of a difference as it seems at first glance.