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Hello, I bought two iPhones through apple.com a few days ago, these iPhones leave the USA and will arrive to my country (I'm from Latin America).
I wanted to know if it is possible to ask for the taxes back, as is done with Amazon for example.
Sorry for my English.
iPhone 13
Sales tax would have been charged based on the address the devices were sold in or, if shipped, the address to which they were shipped. The U.S. doesn't refund sales taxes.
https://www.salestaxinstitute.com/sales_tax_faqs/foreign_visitor_sales_tax_refund
Hello, thanks for your answer, but how strange, since Amazon is returning my taxes. Of course, they first verify that the items I buy from them do not stay in the United States.
There must be a way with apple, I think
Actually Apple does not ship internationally and if you are using a shipping forwarder they will use their address for determining the sales tax. If they determine you are using a shipping forwarder they will cancel the order.
Amazon does not have any physical stores where they sell iPhones which is why you don't pay sales tax but they also are not supposed to ship internationally. They are violating Apple's rules.
Do make sure the carrier you plan to use in Latin America supports eSIMs because the US 14 series do not have a physical SIM slot. Also if you need any hardware repairs you will have to return to the US.
arnaldo264 wrote:
There must be a way with apple, I think
Then you should contact Apple. Use the Get Support link at the top right of every page of these forums.
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