iPhone. Recently the president Donald Trump stated that he intends to eventually introduce sanctions against China, which will lead to an increase in prices for certain products manufactured there and imported into the USA. Trump stated that a 10% increase will be applied to the iPhone, MacBook, and other products sold by the company Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),, saying that the Americans will be able to absorb this increase without any problem after the sanctions are applied.
iPhone. Although the price increase following the imposition of sanctions is something that will affect Apple's sales, the difference between the current price and the new one is still much smaller than the one that Apple would have to charge if it produced its phones in the US. According to an analyst, the iPhone price should increase, on average, by approximately 20% - 35% if the phones were produced in the USA, up to 3 times more than the increase brought by the imposition of sanctions against China.
iPhone. Here's how EXPENSIVE it would be with Production in the USA
iPhone. Although Apple's phones are assembled in China, by a Taiwanese company, most of the components come from completely different sources, few being actually bought from China. Apple said that it would like to produce its iPhones in the USA, but that it is impossible for it to do so because of the fact that it would have big problems with the logistics of transporting all the components in the country, apart from the very high price increase for its products.
If they [Apple] did make the smartphones in the US, it would add somewhere between 20% to 35% more to the final consumer prices of the phones sold to the public. If push comes to shove, 25% on a $1,000 phone is not a joking matter, regardless if Apple absorbs some of that or if it's largely passed onto the consumer. It would further threaten global supply chains, leading to higher prices for the electronic devices people rely on every day and even the loss of American jobs.
iPhone. Tim Cook completely refused to support Donald Trump's plan that would bring sanctions against some products imported from China, and for now it is not even known whether it will be applied or not. Even if it were applied, theoretically, the prices of iPhone phones should not increase in Europe, or other regions, but the greed of those from Apple can bring us many unpleasant surprises, so anything can happen.
