Shipping to another country for what I purchased

Can I purchase your product and deliver to another country

Posted on Jan 18, 2021 7:33 PM

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Posted on Jan 18, 2021 7:42 PM

Not by Apple you can't. I have heard people talk about third party shippers which I think are people who will pick up something you bought and ship it to another country since Apple won't. Realize there's a whole host of problems with buying hardware in another country, plus how much you trust the agent doing the shipping.


Buying an iPhone in one country to use in another country can have many disadvantages:


Make sure it will work in your country! --> LTE Find the right iPhone for the right country or region. - http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/

and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks


Also check if your intended carrier requires a CDMA or GSM phone.


Some carriers will not accept unlocked phones - https://discussions.apple.com/message/20359060#20359060 - E.g., "Virgin Mobile, like all CDMA carriers, will only activate devices on their network that were initially sold for use on their network." and https://discussions.apple.com/message/33206605#message33206605 "The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus sold unlocked and for use on AT&T and T-Mobile is not physically compatible with the Verizon and Sprint networks."


Other issues - https://discussions.apple.com/message/33176952#message33176952 - "The Japanese carriers are notoriously difficult to work with when it comes to unlocking. If you are not a customer of the carrier it's locked to, they will not unlock it."


Warranty restriction! - http://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/products/ios-warranty-document-us.html - "IMPORTANT RESTRICTION FOR iPHONE, iPAD AND APPLE TV SERVICE. Apple may restrict warranty service for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV to the country where Apple or its Authorized Distributors originally sold the device." <-- The warranty does not outright deny warranty coverage in other countries but there are many limitations to the effect Apple almost certainly will refuse to do repairs under warranty or even repairs at all except in the country of purchase. The device would have to be sent to a friend in the country of purchase to handle any repair claims because Apple will not handle international shipping.


Devices may also have tax added to the cost (e.g., in the USA prices do not include taxes), and you may have to pay import duty when bringing an expensive device into your country. If you are buying in the USA and finding it cheaper than your own country then very likely a shipped item might be detected by customs in your country and taxed so the price ends up being the same as if you bought it in your country.

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Jan 18, 2021 7:42 PM in response to jvonapple06

Not by Apple you can't. I have heard people talk about third party shippers which I think are people who will pick up something you bought and ship it to another country since Apple won't. Realize there's a whole host of problems with buying hardware in another country, plus how much you trust the agent doing the shipping.


Buying an iPhone in one country to use in another country can have many disadvantages:


Make sure it will work in your country! --> LTE Find the right iPhone for the right country or region. - http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/

and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks


Also check if your intended carrier requires a CDMA or GSM phone.


Some carriers will not accept unlocked phones - https://discussions.apple.com/message/20359060#20359060 - E.g., "Virgin Mobile, like all CDMA carriers, will only activate devices on their network that were initially sold for use on their network." and https://discussions.apple.com/message/33206605#message33206605 "The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus sold unlocked and for use on AT&T and T-Mobile is not physically compatible with the Verizon and Sprint networks."


Other issues - https://discussions.apple.com/message/33176952#message33176952 - "The Japanese carriers are notoriously difficult to work with when it comes to unlocking. If you are not a customer of the carrier it's locked to, they will not unlock it."


Warranty restriction! - http://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/products/ios-warranty-document-us.html - "IMPORTANT RESTRICTION FOR iPHONE, iPAD AND APPLE TV SERVICE. Apple may restrict warranty service for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV to the country where Apple or its Authorized Distributors originally sold the device." <-- The warranty does not outright deny warranty coverage in other countries but there are many limitations to the effect Apple almost certainly will refuse to do repairs under warranty or even repairs at all except in the country of purchase. The device would have to be sent to a friend in the country of purchase to handle any repair claims because Apple will not handle international shipping.


Devices may also have tax added to the cost (e.g., in the USA prices do not include taxes), and you may have to pay import duty when bringing an expensive device into your country. If you are buying in the USA and finding it cheaper than your own country then very likely a shipped item might be detected by customs in your country and taxed so the price ends up being the same as if you bought it in your country.

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