In order to use the phones brought from abroad in Turkey, the payment must be made. IMEI registration fee It is increasing again in 2023.
TurkStat, Last week, it announced the data based on the revaluation rate for 2022 to be applied to 2023 taxes, fees and penalties. If the President does not use his authority to increase or decrease due to the Tax Procedure Law, taxes and fees will be charged in 2023. will increase by 122%. As a result, the annual increase IMEI registration fee unfortunately in the new year 2,732 TLfrom full It will rise to 6,090 TL.
In other words, in the new year, people can use the phone they brought to Turkey from abroad. 6,090 TL giving and also passport registration will need. So will this be an advantage in the new year? Not entry or intermediate level but high-end flagship phones still have a price advantage.
For example, it has 128GB of storage. iPhone 14 Pro US price excludes taxes 999 dollars located at the level. This model is about approx. $1,087 dollars can be purchased for such a price. This is the price that will not change in the USA in 2023, 5 November 2022 at the current dollar rate 20,183 TL doing.
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This 6,090 TL Price when IMEI registration fee is added 26,273 TL level up. iPhone 14 Pro with 128GB storage, 5 November 2022 in Turkey as of approximately 17,902 TLwith VAT and other legal fees of 39,999 TLIt’s sold to. As a result 128GB iPhone 14 Pro If the model is bought and brought from abroad in 2023, it is compared to Turkey. A savings of approximately 14 thousand TL can be achieved.
Also in some countries/regions Local taxes paid can be refunded when leaving the country.. In this way, it is possible to save even more. In addition If the dollar rate increases in 2023 (For example, if it is 20 TL) the difference can be even wider.
For phones brought abroad It is worth mentioning once again that. It is necessary to use the phone, which has been brought abroad for a long time, with a SIM card registered on the person who registered the passport. There was no need for this in the past, but the process has been changed.
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In addition to all, these days in Turkey IMEI There are many developments in particular. For example, last week a IMEI cloning the issue was brought up. which has become an important problem in the smartphone market in Turkey lately, IMEI information has been changed or in other words, it has been regulated for devices whose IMEI has been cloned.
In the new period presented and accepted to the Turkish Grand National Assembly, the devices that have not received service from the electronic communication networks, which are currently 7 years old, The period of deactivation of electronic identity information is considered to be 1 year. Basically no signal for one year anymore (No calls, no internet access or no texting) mobile phones will be blocked.
Note: In this content, of course, we are not talking about going abroad specifically to buy an iPhone. It is not possible to gain any advantage in this regard any longer. Because the plane tickets are really high and the passport costs are not to be underestimated.