They splash the iPhone prices after the tightening of the US duties. The Apple is among the companies intended to suffer more rates policy mutual launched by the President of the United States Donald Trump. Cupertino’s customers in the world will be expected, also in Italy.
If, in fact, the Big Tech is based in Silicon Valley, its top product, theiPhone is produced in ChinaVietnam and India. Among the countries most affected by the gabelles, respectively 54% (34 + 20 already in force), 46% and 26%.
The impact of the US duties on Apple
An advance of the effects on Apple of the new US rates was seen the day after Trump’s announcement. The actions of the technological giant are over 9.25% collapsed. The worst thud recorded since March 2020, bringing the company to Burn 300 billion of capitalization in the last two seats on the stock exchange.
When in his first term of 2018 the Tycoon had introduced rates on the products from China, the TIM Cook CEO had tried to run for cover, moving some production lines to India and Vietnam. Countries that today include in turn among the “Worst offenders”, with the heaviest duties imposed by the head of the White House.
Apple thus ended up getting on the counterattack, discovering the weakness of the dependence of one’s production chain on Asian countries. But moreover, report the production in the USA it would be one strategy impracticable: “In China we could fill entire stages of process engineers. In the USA we struggle to fill a meeting room,” Tim Cook said at the time, complaining about the absence in the United States of specialized workforce for the realization of its devices.
How much the price of an iPhone can rise
This is how an iPhone can cost $ 500 more, due to the duties imposed by Trump, Up to 2,300 dollars.
According to the estimates of analysts of the New York financial institute Rosenblatt Securities, in fact, the price of the various models should climb by 43% Compared to the current one: the cheapest iPhone 16 model, iPhone 16e, with a list price in the US $ 599, could rise to $ 856, while the most expensive of the new smartphones The iPhone 16 Pro Max (version with 6.9 -inch display and 1 terabyte of storage space), expected in September, could go from $ 1,599 to almost $ 2,300 if the 43% increase should be entirely transferred to consumers.
Apple prices in Italy would then become more salty. In our country we must first add to the American price lists theVAT at 22%. In addition, other taxes must also be considered that contribute to letting costs rise, such as the fair compensation SIAE.
In this way, taking the new prices due to US duties for good, an iPhone 16 Pro Max sold in the United States at 2,300 dollars in Italy could exceed 2,500 euros, of which 462 of VAT.
