What are the prices of duty-free phones? Tax-free iPhone prices halve

Citizens buy a phone for themselves and a phone for the state due to many taxes such as the Ministry of Culture fee, the TRT banner fee, the Special Consumption Tax (SCT), the Value Added Tax ( VAT) that apply to new phone models. Elections came to the rescue of citizens using the world’s most expensive mobile phone.

The “tax-free mobile phone” is included in the election promises of both the CHP and AKP. CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu announced six pledges to youth last year, saying, “Excise tax will be reset on the first mobile phone, game console and new car you buy.” Announcing its election manifesto in recent days, AKP also announced that university students will be granted a one-time tax exemption for the purchase of mobile phones and computers.

GAP BETWEEN MOBILE PHONE PRICES

The new 128GB iPhone 14 model, which sells for TL 16,000 in the US, sells for TL 32,000 in Turkey, which is double the price. The difference of 16 thousand TL is taken as tax. No other country in the world has such high taxes. The same model is on sale for 19 thousand TL in Italy, 21 thousand TL in Poland, 19 thousand TL in Germany, which makes us “jealous”, and 27 thousand TL even in Brazil, the country where the iPhone is traditionally sold. more expensive. .

TAX IS ADDED TO MOBILE PHONE

Many taxes are collected from the iPhone 14, such as the Ministry of Culture fee, the TRT banner rate, the Special Consumption Tax (SCT), the Value Added Tax (VAT). However, the price increase is because the tax is paid. A 1% Ministry of Culture fee and then a 10% TRT Bandrol fee is deducted from smartphones entering the country. Then, 50 percent SCT is added on top of all these figures. The price of the phone is doubled by taking 18 percent VAT on the resulting figure.

HOW MUCH DOES A TAX FREE MOBILE PHONE COST?

The entry price of the new iPhone 14, worth TL 16,000, is first added to the Ministry of Culture share of TL 160 and then TRT share of TL 1,600. After adding these taxes to the price, 50 percent of the Special Consumption Tax is deducted from the figure. In other words, the SCT is not calculated on the entry price of 16,000 TL, but on the participation of the Ministry of Culture and TRT of 17,760 TL. Therefore, a value added tax is added to the price of 26,640 TL, which is formed after the SCT figure of 8,880 TL appears and this is added to the phone money. After adding the tax of the tax, the price reaches the level of 32 thousand TL.

iPhone 14 128GB

phone price 32 thousand TL

tax free price 16 thousand TL

culture minister (1 percent) 160 TL

TRT band (10 percent) 1600 TL

SCT (50 percent) 8 thousand 880 TL

VAT (18 percent) 4 thousand 795 TL

Total taxes 15 thousand 435 TL

price without excise taxes 24 thousand TL