Forums / Gun Discussion / U.S. European brands are Too Expensive...Why..?

In Pakistan all of U.S and other western European brand guns are too expensive, The prices of handguns/riffles are 5 to 10 times higher as compare to web prices, Due to high prices poeple preffer to buy clones of famous brands that made by local gunsmiths or some where,
Total of all including Import taxes are nearly 80% on invoice value, But the market/dealer prices are 5 to 10 times higher, Its difficult to understand Whats the reason ? Maybe the arms manufacturer are not intrested to sell our commercial products abroad, They have weak marketing or they appoint those agents who are selling them on high prices, In all of ways U.S and European brand companies are loosing our business.
On the other side Chinese and Turkish brands are available on normal prices as same as web prices or little bit higher,
So when will a common person hope to buy that brands