Why do you guys have to pay twice as much?
Likely import fees, taxes, shipping, and other stuff that you might get charged
How much import fee and tax do you pay for the $300 keyboard? Aren't fees the same for vendors?
So with 22% fees which is the average for most EU countries with some extremes with 8% and others with much higher values.
Lets say shipping is 100/150 dollar which is normal during this time for a heavy shipment. For the F1 drop from apex to EU that was about it.
That would mean you are paying 300 for the board, 100/150 for shipping and 88/99 on import fees, + the handling fee which depends on the courier but its between 25-85 , and sometimes storage fees from customs which are like 15. In total you payed 300 for the board + 283 dollars on average in shipping+fees.
With a EU vendor, the board is a bit higher priced obviously, normally for a 300 dollar board, the board in EU is 300-310 euros, and you save on shipping and all of the imports and handling fees.