Another report on iPhone-17 price increase | Heise online

Apple presents new iPhones in probably less than a month. The fact that these become more expensive is generally designed. Now a well-known analyst has reaffirmed this again: supposedly $ 50 to $ 100 can be expected per device. How much money this will ultimately become in Europe remains unclear – but Apple tends to enforce price increases in its most important product worldwide. Interestingly, thanks to clever negotiations with the Trump administration and billion dollar investments in the USA, Apple will probably not have to pay additional tariffs on Indian goods-although a large part of the devices for the American market will come from the subcontinent in the future.

Apple warns of additional costs

Apple recently announced that the new tariffs cost the group $ 800 million in the last quarter. However, that was $ 100 million less than expected. According to its own statements, the group has again set up $ 1.1 billion for the current third quarter – for customs and “trading effects”. Nobody knows yet whether the sum is exhausted, it comes from the start of the current round of negotiations with the US government.

Like the Jeff PU from GF Securities from Hong Kong in one Report to investors communicated that Macrumors is present, be it “probably” that the iPhone-17 devices in the USA would be more expensive than the iPhone 16 series. PU itself sees the price increases as the result of the tariffs. At the moment there are 20 percent for goods from China on the piece, although this could change quickly – the situation is and remains fluid. The Wall Street Journal writes that Apple had already “made it” years ago “to produce iPhones in India and thereby one “Lead” towards negative customs developments achieved.

Preparations since 2017

Already in the first Trump government from 2017 to 2021 there was the threat of collecting tariffs to Chinese iPhones-later massive production problems were added for corona. Both are said to have accelerated Apple’s plans for India. Now the group does not have to pay any fees for “Made in India” devices, this should be due to the current one Conflicts about Russian oil between Washington and New Delhi do not change at short notice.

Although only the final assembly of the iPhones takes place in India – for components from China, Apple only has to pay tariffs for the devices that remain in the country. If the iPhones are exported, they do not fall. In the twelve months to March, the value of iPhone exports is said to have increased to $ 17 billion.