Import tax to the US generally isn't very high. Intl shipping can cost more.
I hope they are smart about how they choose what to stock in these warehouses. Here is an idea DX if you are reading this, if something has 30 likes on Facebook chances are you are going to sell a lot in the US.
Just a comment about DX and warehouses... what does DX need a warehouse for? They never have anything in stock. They seem to order almost everything from their Chinese suppliers on-demand, which is what results in the ridiculous delays from customer order to finally posting the item.
Good point!
No shipping to Canada? Bah, c'mon!
If your in the USA I wouldn't, USPS takes 2-3 days, whereas HKP takes 7-14 days.
But I would take HKP over China Post, they run ~21 days to the USA.
Actually it's not their fault, shipping from the USA to Canada is very expensive and required different paperwork for customs than for most other countries. For most countries we just use the little green form, for Canada it's the large several parts white form; much more time consuming and cost.
I've shipped there myself a few times and the paperwork for Canada from the USPS is a real pain compared to other Countries and it cost ~x3 more in postage.
I know it takes much longer from China Post, but it is much more cost effective for DX; in-fact they would have to raise theirs rate considerably if they shipped from the USA to Canada rather than China.
Blame the USPS, not DX, it really is not their fault on this; they would loose money on each and every item shipped.
i wonder if rmas will be quick too. im sure they still use the same process. every flashlight ive ordered from DX have been either defective or doa. ordered a 502b with a bad led. an mte sf15 p7 where one of the dies flickers. tf1200 5*q5 that did'nt get full power. so far ive been happy with solarforce/manafont. i told my brother in law about dx months ago and he just received a fandyfire that died on him after a week. hopefully their service and qc will improve. i wanted to get the aurora sh034 but didnt see it on that site.
DX's returns warehouse has been located in Miami FL for years now, I wonder IF that is where they have put their USA product warehouse now. Wow! I could actually get items in one day then.........
Im in the process of RMAing 2 X2000 lights from DX right now. The RMA address they gave me is in San Leandro, CA.
Darn, looks like they changed that too; times are changing.
I actually did ride my bike over there out of sheer boredom one day back when I was living in Miami a couple of years ago. And it's really just another, non-descript warehouse, right next to a bunch of other warehouses that look pretty much the same.
And truth be told, I'm not sure how I am supposed to feel about this. I've been a DX customer for just about 5 million years now and my impression these last few years was that they were growing too fast. So, on the one hand, this could be great for those of us in the continental US, but then again, if they can't handle their logistics in HK with, what amounts to essentially, unlimited skilled, free labor, I can't help but wonder how they expect to manage a warehouse from the other side of the planet.
QC is a huge issue in this business because it costs money in more ways than one: there's the obvious upfront cost because having bodies stuff items into envelopes costs money and it costs quite a bit more here than it does in HK, but then again, DOA items cost money as well.
The Germans learned this the hard way when the German-built and assembled Passats that were the very definition of rock-solid turned out to be crap when assembled in Mexico. Attempting to fix it cost them pretty dime, too. Yes, I know there's the tax issue and it's more complicated than that; well, it always is, really. But my point is, this could really go either way.
The Fin-ish site is just something some guy, presumably from Finland, built, and not in an official capacity.
I think they do have a "warehouse" to store things just before shipping, or stock popular items, even if it means just a place for packing. For example, they usually ship from HK, even though the production base is across the border in Guangzhou. As for need for US warehouse, I think that rather explains itself since the suppliers aren't local.
I really want to order this light to see if it the older version with the good Nanjg driver, but I don't want to end up with another XML pill I have to change the driver on if it isn't. Anyone else need a 501B XML possibly 1.4 amps max or possibly direct drive?
Edit: Nevermind DX has much more than what's listed on the link available at the US site including the P-60 drop in and a bunch of other XML lights.
lol what happend to NAFTA
this is an opportunity for an enterprising border crosser
" hi dad , Im in jail ... for flashlight smuggling ". punishment is doled out by the lumen !!! lol 
If anyone just wants a cool light to test it out with. This looks pretty awesome:
http://dealextreme.com/p/900157380
People who got it claims it's not broken like the 2nd batch 5*cree ones.
or if you want to help e1320 out but don't like the 501b, these are same drop-in in different shell:
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/ultrafire-c1-xm-lt6-5-mode-510-lumen-memory-white-led-flashlight-with-clip-strap-1-18650-900155237
That is another one of those that I wondered about, do we get the good version or the garbage one? This is going to be interesting to follow what they actually sent us.
Well, it's got the $26 drop in (right next to it on the last page now), with the 25mm driver instead of the 19mm one that came with the 5*cree ones. So, at least you can get the replacement driver on dx that fits. $9 more for the 3x18650 host isn't bad either.
Too bad they decided to stock the 220V version of the led floodlight, mostly useless in the only country they'll ship it to
--Bushytails.