[afinlayson]

It’s cheaper to travel to Canada or Mexico than to buy it at that price.

[alephnerd]

Most people aren't buying a 1TB iPhone Pro Max - which is the model described by analysts.

Realistically, Apple will eat much of the cost, but increase prices by 10-15%. Most other retailers are thinking the same.

This was noted in the Reuters article [0] this macrumors article stole content from:

> the company will have a tough time passing on more than 5% to 10% of the cost to consumers.

> "We expect Apple to hold off on any major increases on phones until this fall when its iPhone 17 is set to launch, as it is typically how it handles planned price hikes."

[0] - https://www.reuters.com/technology/will-trump-tariffs-make-a...

[jpeter]

> Realistically, Apple will eat much of the cost

No

[Symbiote]

If the US increases customs checks, and if the person is caught, that risks seizure of the phone and a fine starting at $300.

[Tadpole9181]

You think customs will check if you're using the same phone that you left with? What, will there be a national registry?

[afinlayson]

“If” is doing a lot of work there. Do you think they’ll slow down airports and port of entries to check everyone’s personal phone? Maybe if you buy 3+ to sell. But there’s congressmen who fly with guns on their carryon. Let’s tackle serious threats first.

[rsynnott]

I mean, if the Trump tariffs hold up, I assume the US will have to get a lot stricter on customs; you’d absolutely expect smuggling on a massive scale otherwise.

[ttyprintk]

There are already Trump NFT tokens, those could serve as tariff stamps whenever a phone crosses jurisdictions or during spot checks.