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That's all great, but Framework team, when do you finally extend support for the rest of European countries?


Indeed, I have been on Framework mailing list for 2 years and hate seeing these updates.

  It seems silly that Framework can't figure some way to ship orders to the rest of EU. 
No need for specific keyboard, just let us place orders.


Weird, perhaps a regulatory hurdle or different warranty requirements/costs?


I would expect that within EEA most of the regulations would be the same and I don't think it's the problem.

What you would need though is translated manuals and such by law. Maybe even localized support for warranties that could raise costs to enter a market.

This is only my assumption, but it would make sense, that's why they cover even smaller English speaking countries like Ireland. Or for example Germany is a big market, but they cover Austria too, because they have German language for free.


I found a nice reply on this topic here in the official forums: https://community.frame.work/t/availability-in-european-unio...


There must be a simpler way. I can buy any other electronics parts internationally, why not laptop parts from the Framework Marketplace? I also wouldn't mind buying as a business and skipping VAT and consumer protection. There's no import tax for computers either.




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