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| <periodOfReport> 2020-10-12 </periodOfReport> |
| <dateOfOriginalSubmission> 2020-10-14 </dateOfOriginalSubmission> |
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| <issuer> |
| | <issuerCik> 0001041803 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> PRICESMART INC </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> PSMT </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
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| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001235794 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> DRACHMAN BRUD E </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 9740 SCRANTON RD. </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> SAN DIEGO </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> CA </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 92121 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
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| | | <isOfficer> 1 </isOfficer> |
| | | <isTenPercentOwner> 0 </isTenPercentOwner> |
| | | <isOther> 0 </isOther> |
| | | <officerTitle> EVP-Construction/Facilities </officerTitle> |
| | | </reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | </reportingOwner> |
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| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share </value> |
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| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2020-10-12 </value> |
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| | | <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate> |
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| | <nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share </value> |
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| <value> 2020-10-14 </value> |
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| | | <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate> |
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| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> Award of restricted stock, subject to vesting. 785 of the shares vest August 29, 2022 and 787 shares vest August 29, 2023, subject to continued service through each such vesting date. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> Represents performance stock units as to which the performance criteria were determined to have been met at the 106.5% level on October 14, 2020. The PSUs remain subject to time-based vesting. 420 shares vest on October 26, 2021 and 458 shares vest on October 26, 2022, subject to continued service. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <remarks></remarks> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /s/ Francisco Velasco as Attorney-in-fact </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2020-10-15 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| </ownershipDocument> |