The rise in the dollar rate continues to affect consumer electronics. People are struggling to buy a new phone, computer and similar products every day. But it’s not just the dollar. Similarly, taxes are one of the most important factors that increase the price. So how much would tax-free phone prices be?
What would tax-free phone prices be?
From the USA to Sweden, from Madagascar to Turkey, all countries charge taxes on every product sold, from phones to computers, from sofas to refrigerators. When you buy many products in our country, you can see 18 percent VAT on the receipt or invoice. However, when it comes to the most common technological product such as mobile phones, we can say that we have the highest tax applied in the world.
Of course, we are not talking about a single tax. Smart phones are taxed on behalf of many institutions and organizations. These are respectively; The Ministry of Culture’s share is 1 percent, TRT Bandrole is 12 percent, SCT is 50 percent and finally VAT is 18 percent. Moreover, these taxes overlap.
What would iPhone prices be without SCT?
Due to the dollar rate, taxes and inflation, the prices of technological devices are increasing. What would iPhone prices be without SCT?
For example, 12 percent TRT Bandrole is taken over the price of the device, when 1 percent of the Ministry of Culture is added to the price. Then 50 percent of the total amount is taken from the SCT. Finally, 18 percent VAT is collected from the tax-applied state. So how much would tax-free phone prices be?
iPhone 14 Pro 128GB tax-free price
| Türkiye arrival price of the phone | 1184 dollars |
| Türkiye selling price of the phone | 61 thousand 499 TL |
| Ministry of Culture (1 percent) | 307 TL |
| TRT bandrole (12 percent) | 3 thousand 723 TL |
| SCT (50 percent) | 17 thousand 375 TL |
| VAT (18 percent) | 9 thousand 382 TL |
| Total tax (100.2 percent) | 30 thousand 788 TL |
| tax free price | 20 thousand 720 TL |
Galaxy S23 128GB tax free price
| Türkiye arrival price of the phone | 596 dollars |
| Your phone in Türkiye sale price | 30 thousand 999 TL |
| Ministry of Culture (1 percent) | 154 TL |
| TRT bandrole (12 percent) | 1,874 TL |
| SCT (50 percent) | 8 thousand 746 TL |
| VAT (18 percent) | 4 thousand 723 TL |
| Total tax (100.2 percent) | 15 thousand 498 TL |
| tax free price | 15 thousand 464 TL |
Xiaomi 13 12/256 GB tax free price
| Türkiye arrival price of the phone | 654 dollars |
| Your phone in Türkiye sale price | 33 thousand 999 TL |
| Ministry of Culture (1 percent) | 169 TL |
| TRT bandrole (12 percent) | 2 thousand 56 TL |
| SCT (50 percent) | 9 thousand 597 TL |
| VAT (18 percent) | 5 thousand 182 TL |
| Total tax (100.2 percent) | 17 thousand 6 TL |
| tax free price | 16 thousand 968 TL |