Why price of Tannoy speakers from online retailers in UK is cheaper than in US

http://sonultime.com/fr/occasion-enceintes
12 500,00$ CAD   =  9 500$ US
Dealer near Montreal
Black color,     used

Max

In the biz it's referred to as gray market buying. If you do buy that way, in the event of warranty needs you will receive no help from the U.S. distributor.

It’s the same thing in reverse..... go compare the price of TOTEMS sold domestically by dealers on this side of the pond, versus the price charged by UK dealers 



The variance is  an alchemy of numerous components, including inter Alia:
- foreign exchange spread,
- OEM - local distributor negotiatiated dealer price-list to incorporate local warranty costs carried by that distributor  (another buried FX component therein ) ,
- freight,
- duties (a big one) ..... the UK has a much broader OEM brand population to promote and protect (and vice versa) 
- other bespoke marketing items e.g There are examples of the same price in absolute values, except it’s dollars vs pounds. The local currency rules in terms of customer brand awareness.

FWIW...

Import Duties on speakers are 4.9% easy to look up on Customs Import tariffs.

I was/am thinking of shipping my speakers to the US, for a size of speaker a little bigger than the Tannoys and with a total shipping weight of  about 500lbs I was quoted approx 700 Pounds Sterling or $900 at today's currency exchange rate from a shipping company in the UK.