Buying iPhone abroad

I have many questions but I'll start with this one.
Is there a worldwide Apple warranty?,Apple Belgium/Holland told me not but I wanna be sure.

So if I would buy an iPhone in the US and there's something wrong,does my 1 year warranty count in the Apple Store in Amsterdam?

How much taxes do you have to pay for an iPhone 5s for example. They cost 649 but I wanna buy my iPhone 5s in San Francisco,do I have to pay an extra fee in the state of California?

Thank you!!!

Posted on Jun 13, 2014 12:36 PM

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Jun 13, 2014 12:40 PM in response to NikitaCPV

The Apple warranty is only valid in the country of purchase, and Apple will NOT accept shipment from outside the country.


Also, the LTE/4G frequencies are not universal, you will not have that coverage back in your country.


You also have to pay state and local sales taxes, vary fro 5 to 10% of the price of the item.


Plus whatever import duties you will have to pay taking the iPhone into your country.

Jun 13, 2014 12:42 PM in response to NikitaCPV

There is no international warranty on the iPhone. The warranty is only good in the country of purchase. The only difference is a purchase made in the EU. That is considered one country.


If you purchase a phone in the US, the warranty is only good in the US. You cannot ship it to the US either, you would have to bring it. Another problem would be that the phone purchased in the US would not support the LTE bands in Europe.


The amount of tax you pay on the device is dependent on the area. Sales tax in the US can be depended on the location, differs from state to state, and can even differ from city to city in the same state.

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