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Buying Ipad from USA

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  • 04-09-2013 11:18pm
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    peace2804
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    I hope I am posting in the right section.

    A friend of mine is going to New York in 2 weeks time, as far as I know he has no plans on buying any electronic goods, if I ask him to get me an Ipad mini will he have any issues in the airport, any taxes to be paid? Will I be able to use the Ipad here with no issues? How does it work for warranty then?

    Cheers folks.


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    bbbbb
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    Ipad mini New York = $329
    Sales tax @8.875% = $29.20
    convert @1.312 = €273.06
    so about a €56 euro savings (minus what ever you give your friend...)
    The power adaptor will be the wrong type, but you can buy one for €25, or use the usb cable for charging.
    You are supposed to declare to customs, so you'll end up paying 2 sets of taxes or risk getting caught.
    Alternatively you could get a refurb model (with 1 yr warranty) for €289
    http://store.apple.com/ie/browse/home/specialdeals/ipad/ipad_mini/wi_fi


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    hfallada
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    If your friend buys it on amazon in the us he might be able to avoid the NYC sales tax. So automatically you save about 9%.


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    GarIT
    Registered Users Posts: 8,671 ✭✭✭GarIT


    peace2804 wrote: »
    I hope I am posting in the right section.

    A friend of mine is going to New York in 2 weeks time, as far as I know he has no plans on buying any electronic goods, if I ask him to get me an Ipad mini will he have any issues in the airport, any taxes to be paid? Will I be able to use the Ipad here with no issues? How does it work for warranty then?

    Cheers folks.

    Legally you have to pay 23% tax on it bringing it here, whether they stop you is a different story. You should be able to use the iPad fine as long as it is not the model that uses a sim card. You would have no legal rights in Ireland if anything goes wrong, Apple may or may not choose to honour the warranty in Ireland.


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    GarIT
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    hfallada wrote: »
    If your friend buys it on amazon in the us he might be able to avoid the NYC sales tax. So automatically you save about 9%.

    How is he supposed to buy on amazon while on holiday? And say he did get it delivered to the hotel Amazon will charge the relevant sales tax for the state it is in, if it is delivered in New York he will pay New York tax.


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    goz83
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭goz83


    ipad mini is €305 at Dublin Airport. Plenty of saving there.


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