RI Citizens Buy iPhone 15 Abroad, Prepare This Much Money Tech – 4 hours ago

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Apple has just launched the newest iPhone series consisting of the iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Plus, and iPhone 15. For Indonesian citizens who can’t wait to have one first, here is a calculation of the price and cost of buying an iPhone 15 abroad.

Not a few Indonesians are willing to queue at Apple Stores abroad to get an iPhone 15 first without having to wait for Apple’s new cellphone to be officially available in Indonesia.

Nirwala Dwi Heryanto, Director of Communications and Service User Guidance at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, Ministry of Finance, explained that the price of imported goods, including iPhones, is determined by many factors.

However, he emphasized that iPhones purchased abroad can be brought to Indonesia as long as the owner of the goods fulfills his tax obligations.

“How much you pay depends on the import duty rate, but what is clear is that Customs and Excise only calculates import duty, VAT and import PPh,” he said.

There are two possibilities for the iPhone 15 to enter RI before it is officially available. RI citizens can receive iPhone 15 shipments from abroad or go abroad and bring the iPhone 15 home.

“What is clear is that if it is consignment, they will show it wherever possible bro “Where’s the invoice, because it’s used to calculate import duties and all kinds of things depending on the transaction value,” said Nirmala.

If the iPhone 15 is taken home, the owner must also report it because the price is over US$ 500.

“In general, there is an exemption for passenger goods, the value is US$ 500 per person per arrival. Passenger goods, excluding certain items, for example shoes and bags, the rate is 10 percent,” said Nirmala.

According to the official Customs and Excise website, purchases of goods from abroad are subject to various types of taxes and duties. Apart from import duties of 10 percent of the customs value, there is also VAT of 11 percent of the import value.

Apart from that, there are also Income Tax (PPh) obligations. For users with NPWP it is 10 percent of the import value and 20 percent for people who do not have NPWP.

In notes CNBC Indonesia in November 2022, here is an example of calculating HP tax levies. Assuming the cellphone price is US$ 799 and the dollar exchange rate is Rp. 14 thousand.

• Customs Value (NP) = (Cost+Insurance+Freight) x exchange rate
• NP = (799+5+11) x 15,000 = 12,225,000
• Import Duty (BM) = 7.5% x NP
• BM = 7.5% x 11,410,000 = 916,875, rounded up by thousands to 916,000
• Import Value (NI) = NP + BM
• NI = 12,225,000 + 916,000 = 13,141,000
• Value Added Tax (VAT) = 11% x NI
• VAT = 11% x 13,141,000 = 1,445,510, rounded up by thousands to 1,445,000
• The total bill will be BM + VAT = 2,361,000

This means that the cheapest iPhone 15 costs US$799 (around Rp. 11,985,000), duties and taxes reach Rp. 2,361,000.

Price of iPhone 15 series

Apple officially launches iPhone 15. (REUTERS/Loren Elliott)

The following are the prices for the iPhone 15 that have been announced by Apple:

Price of iPhone 15 Pro Max

• iPhone 15 Pro Max 256GB: US$1,199 (Rp. 18.5 million)
• iPhone 15 Pro Max 512GB: US$1,399 (21.5 million)
• iPhone 15 Pro Max 1TB: US$1,599 (24.5 million)

Price of iPhone 15 Pro

• iPhone 15 Pro 128 GB: US$ 999 (Rp. 15.3 million)
• iPhone 15 Pro 256 GB: US$1,099 (Rp. 16.9 million)
• iPhone 15 Pro 512 GB: US$ 1,299 (Rp. 19.9 million)
• iPhone 15 Pro 1 TB: US$ 1,499 (Rp. 23 million)

Price of iPhone 15 Plus

• iPhone 15 Plus 128 GB: US$ 899 (Rp. 13.8 million)
• iPhone 15 Plus 256 GB: US$ 999 (Rp. 15.4 million)
• iPhone 15 Plus 512 GB: US$ 1,119 (Rp. 17.2 million)

iPhone 15 price

• iPhone 15 128 GB: US$ 799 (Rp. 12.3 million)
• iPhone 15 256 GB: US$ 899 (Rp. 13.8 million)
• iPhone 15 512 GB: US$ 1,099 (Rp. 16.8 million)

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