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However, due to the above taxable values being per unit, and because of the compression that occurs as the PI product is refined to higher tiers, some tiers are cheaper to export/import than others:

* A 30-minute Basic Industrial Facility cycle uses 3000 units of R0 to make 20 units of P1, for taxable values of (3000*4=) 12000 ISK before vs. (20*400=) 8000 ISK after, a 33% reduction in taxable value, in addition to the volume being reduced to about 25% of the original.

* A 1-hour P1 to P2 cycle uses a total of (2*40=) 80 units of P1 to make 5 units of P2, for taxable values of (80*400=) 32000 ISK before vs. (5*7200 =) 36000 ISK after, an increase of 12.5% during this cycle but still a net reduction from R0. Due to planetary colony CPU/PG restrictions, production of P3 or higher products on a single planet isn't possible, so you'll have to export at this stage at the latest, usually. Volume compression is still about 4-fold, from 30.4m³ to 7.5m³.

* A 1-hour P2 to P3 cycle uses 20 or 30 units of P2 to make 3 units of P3, for taxable values of (20*7200=) 144000 ISK / (30*7200=) 216000 ISK before vs. (3*60000=) 180000 ISK after, i.e. either an increase of 25% or a decrease of 16.7%. Volume reduction is to 60% or 40% respectively.

* Finally, a P3 to P4 cycle uses either:

** a total of 18 units (3 different types) of P3 to produce 1 unit of P4, for taxable values of (18*60000=) 1080000 ISK before vs. 1200000 ISK after, or

** a total of 12 units (2 different types of P3 and 40 units of P1 to produce 1 unit of P4, for taxable values of (12*60000+40*400=) 736000 ISK before vs. 1200000 ISK after

** volume change is 108m³ or 87.2m³ respectively to 100m³, so not very significant.

Note that if you want to produce P3 or P4, you basically have to pay the potentially higher (relative to the previous stage) taxes, but this information should help you decide e.g. which Planetary Industry products to make at higher-tax locations.

However, perhaps the most important lesson of the above taxable value calculations is that even with a purely resource-extracting planet, refining from R0 to P1 is definitely worth it not just for the significantly reduced hauling needs, but also for significantly lower taxes. When producing up to the P2 stage, producing 1 type of P2 per planet and only exporting at that stage is probably the cheapest option overall, compared to also having to buy both an export and import tax on the P1. However, when producing P3 or higher goods, where you always need to import something in any case, one should consider whether it might be feasible to export at the P1 stage on the initial resource production planets (or buy P1 from the market) and import the P1 to be refined to higher-tier goods.

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+However, due to the above taxable values being per unit, and because of the compression that occurs as the PI product is refined to higher tiers, some tiers are cheaper to export/import than others:
+* A 30-minute Basic Industrial Facility cycle uses 3000 units of R0 to make 20 units of P1, for taxable values of (3000*4=) 12000 ISK before vs. (20*400=) 8000 ISK after, a 33% reduction in taxable value, in addition to the volume being reduced to about 25% of the original.
+* A 1-hour P1 to P2 cycle uses a total of (2*40=) 80 units of P1 to make 5 units of P2, for taxable values of (80*400=) 32000 ISK before vs. (5*7200 =) 36000 ISK after, an increase of 12.5% during this cycle but still a net reduction from R0. Due to planetary colony CPU/PG restrictions, production of P3 or higher products on a single planet isn't possible, so you'll have to export at this stage at the latest, usually. Volume compression is still about 4-fold, from 30.4m³ to 7.5m³.
+* A 1-hour P2 to P3 cycle uses 20 or 30 units of P2 to make 3 units of P3, for taxable values of (20*7200=) 144000 ISK / (30*7200=) 216000 ISK before vs. (3*60000=) 180000 ISK after, i.e. either an increase of 25% or a decrease of 16.7%. Volume reduction is to 60% or 40% respectively.
+* Finally, a P3 to P4 cycle uses either:
+** a total of 18 units (3 different types) of P3 to produce 1 unit of P4, for taxable values of (18*60000=) 1080000 ISK before vs. 1200000 ISK after, or
+** a total of 12 units (2 different types of P3 and 40 units of P1 to produce 1 unit of P4, for taxable values of (12*60000+40*400=) 736000 ISK before vs. 1200000 ISK after
+** volume change is 108m³ or 87.2m³ respectively to 100m³, so not very significant.
+Note that if you want to produce P3 or P4, you basically have to pay the potentially higher (relative to the previous stage) taxes, but this information should help you decide e.g. which Planetary Industry products to make at higher-tax locations.
+However, perhaps the most important lesson of the above taxable value calculations is that even with a purely resource-extracting planet, refining from R0 to P1 is definitely worth it not just for the significantly reduced hauling needs, but also for significantly lower taxes. When producing up to the P2 stage, producing 1 type of P2 per planet and only exporting at that stage is probably the cheapest option overall, compared to also having to buy both an export and import tax on the P1. However, when producing P3 or higher goods, where you always need to import something in any case, one should consider whether it might be feasible to export at the P1 stage on the initial resource production planets (or buy P1 from the market) and import the P1 to be refined to higher-tier goods.
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