Several countries have that tax. Here in Sweden we pay about $10 for every new computer, mobile phone, SSD etc just because we might store music on them. Quite absurd.
Not sure how that's legal either with antitrust laws but that's low it works.
(And it's as opaque as it sounds)
https://issuu.com/ymrkommunikation/docs/23-1643_copyswede_fb...