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Hello!
As the title says, I am enrolled in a university that is certified by UNiDAYS.
Is it possible to buy items at Apple Store (online) and pickup on USA in my October trip to California?
Thanks :)
iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 16
But when you buy locally, you support your local economy. You pay the salaries for local salespeople and local support techs. You pay the salaries for Apple employees to comply with Brazilian law, to localize the software, to write all the documentation in Portuguese, and to make the extra effort to support many different Apple services in Brazil.
All you said is beautiful and full of flowers and fluffy animals, but that is not the reality when a entry-MBA costs literally 12 monthly minimum-wage here in Brazil. Hope your reality in the US is better.
Anyways, my question was about a Educational Discount and I guess it is already solved.
Thanks!
giordano240 wrote:
Is it possible to buy items at Apple Store (online) and pickup on USA in my October trip to California?
Plus, you will have to pay taxes in California. The USA isn't like other countries that give tax exemptions for tourists.
And when you go back home, you'll have to pay additional taxes and duties on top of that.
In the end, you'll save money buying locally.
Ehhhh... no.
You can visit Brazilian Apple Store and see with your own eyes if it's worth it to buy locally.
R$ 15.499,00 (converting for the dollar today =~ US$ 3100 USD) vs US$ 1.199,00 (Apple Store California) - I do not need to pay additional taxes or duties when going back home because a laptop is considered a personal use item.
Anyway, thanks for the answer :)
giordano240 wrote:
You can visit Brazilian Apple Store and see with your own eyes if it's worth it to buy locally.
R$ 15.499,00 (converting for the dollar today =~ US$ 3100 USD) vs US$ 1.199,00 (Apple Store California) - I do not need to pay additional taxes or duties when going back home because a laptop is considered a personal use item.
Brazil does not consider a laptop a personal use item.
Traveled multiple times and no problems.
Also, IF IT OCCURS, there is a limit in dollars to bring these things together without have to pay taxes.
The tax will never be the value of product x 3. MBA and MBP prices in Brazil are absolutely high anyways.
giordano240 wrote:
Traveled multiple times and no problems.
In other words, you have broken the law multiple times without having been caught. That's fine for you. But that's not something we can recommend here in the Apple Support Community.
Also, IF IT OCCURS, there is a limit in dollars to bring these things together without have to pay taxes.
The tax will never be the value of product x 3. MBA and MBP prices in Brazil are absolutely high anyways.
That's really not the point. Brazil is well known for its complicated laws and regulations. It doesn't matter if the tax isn't 300%. The tax, the duties, and the fines might very well add up to that and more. I regularly travel internationally. Even when you fully comply with the law, fill out all the forms, and are willing to pay any duties, you are still taking a risk. You are singling yourself out. Maybe there is a standard procedure to do an automatic, extensive search, turning a 30 second border interaction into a 2 hour one.
But when you buy locally, you support your local economy. You pay the salaries for local salespeople and local support techs. You pay the salaries for Apple employees to comply with Brazilian law, to localize the software, to write all the documentation in Portuguese, and to make the extra effort to support many different Apple services in Brazil.
Probably not if the university is not in the United States.
giordano240 wrote:
Hope your reality in the US is better.
I don’t live in the US. But I do cross the border on a regular basis. I speak from experience.
Apple Educational Discount for foreigners
