Re: This jumped out:
"Milwaukee ones were a frequent example."
Sounds that the price differences are likely to be due to the company's policy rather than more onerous EU regulations.
I'm not familiar with Milwaukee but Festool seem to suggest roughly the same retail prices worldwide. E.g. their CXS compact drill/screwdriver is listed as EUR 235 on their NL website and USD 250 on their US site (both excluding VAT/sales tax) and those prices are in the same ballpark. I get the impression dealers sell at those prices or slightly less. So, different regulatory regimes but broadly the same prices.
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