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Title: Tax regulations limiting camera 29:59 recording time eliminated?
Post by: Walter Schulz on July 04, 2016, 12:23:14 AM

Could be wrong but looks like ITA (Information Technology Agreement) expansion eliminates tax tariffs for cameras/camcorders. In other words: Camera manufacturers all over the world don't have to limit recording times to 29:59 anymore to avoid cams treated as camcorders (= add tax). Effective July, 1st.

https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news16_e/ita_20apr16_e.htm
See Item 080 in attachment A:
http://www.heise.de/downloads/18/1/8/4/2/5/4/3/25.pdf
"080, 852580, Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders "

Title: Re: Tax regulations limiting camera 29:59 recording time eliminated?
Post by: JamesSteele on July 04, 2016, 02:48:05 AM

Wow! If true it would be nice if Canon could release new firmware updates that remove this limitation.

Title: Re: Tax regulations limiting camera 29:59 recording time eliminated?
Post by: Walter Schulz on July 11, 2016, 02:41:49 PM

Slashcam is trying to get behind it ...
No firmware updates due, though.
German only, sorry. Autotranslated version sucks ...
https://www.slashcam.de/news/single/Zollabgaben-fuer-Camcorder-sinken----Aufnahmelimits-12985.html

Title: Re: Tax regulations limiting camera 29:59 recording time eliminated?
Post by: keel on April 12, 2017, 07:30:19 PM

This is fascinating, i had no clue about taxes for camcorders. Has this changed in the year since this was posted?

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