The IMEI registration fee for phones brought from abroad has been increased from 6.091 TL to 20.000 TL. So, how has the cost of bringing an iPhone from abroad changed? Is the consumer still profitable?
We had a quick start to Friday. Published in the Official Gazette President’s Decision with both VAT and registration fees for smartphones brought from abroad. raise was made. Now, when a citizen who is trying to buy a phone from abroad brings it to Turkey. 20 thousand TL IMEI registration fee will be required to pay. This amount was applied as TL 6.091 until today.
How will this decision, signed by President Erdogan, affect the consumer? Now with you, through an imaginary fiction from the USA We will calculate the cost of shipping the cheapest iPhone 14 and the most expensive iPhone 14 Pro Max. The reason we chose the US location is that iPhones are sold in their home country at the most affordable price. When we go to Europe, we will encounter euro prices, so the price also increases.
How much has it cost to bring the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro Max from abroad?
Before moving on to the account book business, let’s talk about what needs to be done for any smartphone brought from abroad. Let’s say you want to bring a phone from abroad through an acquaintance. The only thing you have to do when the phone arrives in Turkey, operating the IMEI registration. For this, until now, for the money of the phone and the IMEI registration fee. 6,091 TL payment was made. Accordingly, we can talk about an account like this:
| Model | Phone Price + IMEI Registration Fee | Total cost |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone 14 (128GB) | $799 (20,861 TL) + 6,091 TL | 26,952 TL |
| iPhone 14 Pro Max (1TB) | 1,599 dollars (41,749) + 6,091 TL | 47,840 TL |
Current Türkiye prices of iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro Max are as follows:
| Model | Türkiye Price |
|---|---|
| iPhone 14 (128GB) | 47,499 TL |
| iPhone 14 Pro Max (1TB) | 85.999 TL |
According to this account, an individual who brought a smartphone to Turkey through a friend living in the USA, iPhone 14 20,547 TLif on iPhone 14 Pro Max 38,159 TL was making a profit. Moreover, he could buy the fullest iPhone 14 Pro Max from the USA for the price of the iPhone 14 in Turkey. Now let’s look at the situation after the price hikes.
How much will it cost to bring iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro Max from abroad?
| Model | Phone Price + IMEI Registration Fee | Total cost |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone 14 (128GB) | $799 (20,861 TL) + 20,000 TL | 40,861 TL |
| iPhone 14 Pro Max (1TB) | 1,599 dollars (41,749 TL) + 20,000 TL | 61,749 TL |
We have come to such a situation that although the cost of bringing an iPhone from the USA, the IMEI registration fee, has increased to 20 thousand TL. still available. It’s not edible, either.
| Model | Snow |
|---|---|
| iPhone 14 (128GB) | 6,638 TL |
| iPhone 14 Pro Max (1TB) | 24,250 TL |
Yes, with the decision signed by President Erdoğan, while citizens want to bring iPhones from abroad, will not be as profitable as before. However, you can buy the iPhone 14 Pro Max with 1 TB storage space for 61 thousand 749 TL in the USA, and the 256 GB iPhone 14 Pro (65,499 TL) in Turkey. you can’t buy…
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NOTE: The calculations we have made above are valid if the iPhone models in question are brought through an acquaintance. to these accounts when we add passport, visa, road, accommodation and other expenses We can say that it is not very profitable to go to the USA from Turkey and buy an iPhone. Unless, of course, you don’t think “I’m going to get away with it”…
NOTE 2: The reason why we have taken the iPhone 14 as the reference model in our content is that the IMEI registration fee is fixed for all phones, regardless of the price of the phone. Therefore, with the new IMEI fee, it is possible to buy any ‘affordable’ phone from abroad. there is no profitable we can say.