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You have ignored taxes.
In India MRP includes taxes. In US additional taxes will be added (depends on the state), which can be upto 15%.
in US: a $779 will become $895 for the base iPhone 14, thats 73.2k INR.
in INDIA: With HDFC 6k discount on the MRP 79.9k, the price of iphone 14 will be 73.9k INR.
Not sure that its that high a price difference. Probably points will make up for the same
Not to mention, I haven't included forex processing fees in the calculation.
1. Prices mentioned are "approx" as mentioned
2. The price of the iPhone 14 (128GB) in US is $799 (inclusive of taxes) which translates to the same Indian INR amount we have mentioned in this article (approximately)
Here's a screenshot of it: Link - https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-14...
As for the taxes, the prices mentioned on the Apple website are inclusive of taxes so naturally, the price we have mentioned in the article is the same too
source: https://www.apple.com/in/shop/help/payments#:~:....
As for the Forex Taxes, I am not as experienced in it but from what I understand, it should not apply to products which you may buy through your foreign relatives or friends (i.e on purchasing the product in the home country itself and not importing it)
No, thats not what costs ultimately. Move forward, add to bag and a shipping address you will see the price change with taxes in the final page. Also an unlocked iphone costs 30$ more.
Refer Below:
Also as long as you are transferring the money to foreign relatives or say paying with your cc to their address or say a visiting friend uses his cc to buy it for you.. all scenarios will cost Forex charges. So unless it's a gift from a friend living in US, forex cannot be avoided.
These are from real experiences, multiple times.
Also, yes, in this article we were referring to the same practice of asking your relatives/friends to purchase the iPhone 14 with their CC and the user then repaying them (Some people do it and the article speaks for them) In that case, there should not be any Forex charges, most probably.
Of course, it would not make sense to import an iPhone from the US (though I am sure there's probably someone out there who is thinking of doing it😄)
iPhone 14 is iphone 13 with a new name. Don't waste money