Owning an iPhone is getting harder and harder due to the increasing exchange rate and tax rates in Turkey. In addition to the increases in exchange rates and taxes, there has been a collective hike in all Apple products recently. This makes users again “How much does it make sense to buy an iPhone from abroad??” directed the question. Alright Is this business really profitable?? here for you How much does it cost to buy an iPhone abroad?we calculated!
We’ve calculated everything from passport registration fee to airfare!
First of all, we should start by stating the following. same product globally The selling price differs from state to state and even city to city.. For this reason, we will base the average price in the countries. But before that, we need to talk about the rules of bringing a phone from abroad.
First of all, after purchasing the phone, you can use it in Turkey. you need to register in your passport. You will pay a registration fee for this and Sim cards taken on behalf of the passport holder for 3 years Note that you cannot use it outside. In addition, iPhones you will buy abroad will not have a guarantee in Turkey and only 1 year global warrantyRemember that you can take advantage of
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If you or someone else will bring the phone for you, there is a point you need to pay attention to. Only once in a 3-year calendar year You have the right to bring a phone. Apart from this, all the phones you will bring subject to customs duty. Of course, in this case, all the advantage of the business is lost.
Now it’s time to calculate the price of the phone. Here are the steps we need to do:
- your phone multiplying the international price with the current exchange rate to find the TL result
- To this conclusion 618 TL‘ness “Telephone usage permission fee brought with the passenger” add your payment.
- And finally 6 thousand 91 TL amounting to “Passport Registration Fee” add your payment.
Now that we have learned all the steps and the method, let’s do our calculation. Let’s say we bought the iPhone 14 Pro Max 1 TB version of Apple’s most expensive phone at the moment. This phone has a price tag of $ 1599 in America and € 2 thousand 129 in Europe.
If we need to show the calculation in a table for both sides:
| iPhone 14 Pro Max 1TB was created for. | Europe | America |
|---|---|---|
| Current price (1 Euro 21 TL, 1 Dollar 20 TL calculated as |
2129 Euros (44 thousand 709 TL) |
$1599 (31 thousand 980 TL) |
| Passenger brought with phone usage fee |
618 TL | 618 TL |
| Passport Registration Fee | 6091 TL | 6091 TL |
| Total price | 51 thousand 418 TL | 38 thousand 689 TL |
The current price of the phone in Apple Store Turkey is 63 thousand 999 TL. In other words, if you buy from America, you will have a profit of around 25 thousand TL, and if you buy from Europe, you will have a profit of around 12 thousand TL. But remember! Apple Türkiye does not offer support for problems with foreign devices. In addition, your device will be covered by the 1-year Global warranty rather than the Apple Turkey warranty regarding the problems that may occur with the device.
So what do you think about buying an iPhone from abroad?