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International Marketing 15 th edition. Chapter 18 Pricing for International Markets. Philip R. Cateora , Mary C. Gilly , and John L. Graham. Pricing Policy Parallel Imports. Parallel imports - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
International Marketing15th edition
Philip R. Cateora, Mary C. Gilly, and John L. Graham
Pricing PolicyParallel Imports
• Parallel imports– Develop when importers buy products from
distributors in one country and sell them in another to distributors who are not part of the manufacturer’s regular distribution system
• Occur whenever price differences are greater than cost of transportation between two markets
• Major problem for pharmaceutical companies
• Exclusive distribution
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• Variable-cost pricing – Firm is concerned only with the marginal
or incremental cost of producing goods to be sold in overseas markets
• Full-cost pricing – Companies insist that no unit of a similar
product is different from any other unit in terms of cost
– Each unit must bear full share of the total fixed and variable cost
Full-Cost Versus Variable-Cost Pricing
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Skimming Versus Penetration Pricing
• Skimming – Used by a company when the objective is
to reach a segment of the market that is relatively price insensitive
– Market is willing to pay a premium price for the value received
• Penetration pricing policy – Used to stimulate market and sales growth
by deliberately offering products at low prices
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Sample Causes and Effects
of Price Escalation
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Exhibit 18.2
Approaches to Lessening Price Escalation (1 of 2)• Lowering cost of goods– Manufacturing in a third country– Eliminating costly functional features– Lowering overall product quality
• Lowering tariffs– Reclassifying products into a different, and
lower customs classification– Modify product to qualify for a lower tariff
rate within classification– Requiring assembly or further processing– Repackaging
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Approaches to Lessening Price Escalation (2 of 2)• Lowering distribution costs– Shorter channels– Reducing or eliminating middlemen
• Using foreign trade zones to lessen price escalation– Establish free trade zones (FTZs) or free ports• Tax-free enclave not considered part of
country• Postpones payment of duties and tariffs
• Dumping– Use of marginal (variable) cost pricing– Selling goods in foreign country below the
price of the same goods in the home market
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How Are Foreign Trade Zones Used?
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Exhibit 18.3
Leasing in International Markets(1 of 2)
• Selling technique that alleviates high prices and capital shortages
• Opens the door to a large segment of nominally financed foreign firms – Firms can be sold on a lease option but
might be unable to buy for cash
• Can ease the problems of selling new, experimental equipment – Because less risk is involved for the users
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Leasing in International Markets(2 of 2)
• Helps guarantee better maintenance and service on overseas equipment
• Helps to sell other companies in that country
• Revenue tends to be more stable over a period of time than direct sales
• Leasing disadvantages– Inflation may lead to heavy losses at end of
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Countertrade as a Pricing Tool
• Types of countertrade– Barter– Compensation deals– Counterpurchase or offset trade– Product buyback agreement
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Countertrade as a Pricing Tool
• Problems of countertrading– Determining the value of and potential
demand for the goods offered– Barter houses
• The Internet and countertrading– Electronic trade dollars– Universal Currency/IRTA
• Proactive countertrade strategy– Included as part of an overall market
strategy– Effective for exchange-poor countries
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Transfer Pricing Strategy(1 of 2)
• Prices of goods transferred from a company’s operations or sales units in one country to its units elsewhere– May be adjusted to enhance the ultimate
profit of company
• Benefits– Lowering duty costs– Reducing income taxes in high-tax countries– Facilitating dividend repatriation when
dividend repatriation is curtailed by government policy
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Transfer Pricing Strategy(2 of 2)
• Objectives– Maximizing profits for corporation– Facilitating parent-company control– Providing all levels of management control over
profitability
• Arrangements for pricing goods for intracompany transfer– Sales at the local manufacturing cost plus a standard
markup– Sales at the cost of the most efficient producer in the
company plus a standard markup– Sales at negotiated prices– Arm’s-length sales using the same prices as quoted to
independent customers
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