3D printing files are not currently subject to customs duties. Imposing digital duties could slow the adoption of 3DP adoption due to higher trade friction costs. VAT or sales tax may be a more practical alternative to customs duties. Global…
A controversial position from the Guardian. The fiscal treatment of 3D printing is one of the big considerations that Governments ought to start planning for, particularly given the difficulty of taxing international trade of things when those are digitally transmitted…
Technology is turning the world upside down for manufacturing and distribution In 3D printing, we once again have a new technology that could upend supply chains, business models, customer relationships — entrepreneurship itself. 3D printing could do to physical goods…
The growth of 3D printing’s prominence in manufacturing is changing the dynamics of manufacturing, of that there can be no doubt. It therefore is becoming clearer that governments need to either get on board and incentivise this development in their…
3D printing is poised to upend a lot of manufacturing and supply chain models that are entrenched in many industries, but the impact may be much wider than that. In this recent Harvard Business Review article, the author suggests viewing…