Apple Customers Rush to Buy iPhones Amid Fears Tariffs Could Cause Price Hikes

Ahead of erstwhile caller reciprocal tariffs spell into effect connected April 9, Apple customers are scrambling to bargain devices earlier prices spell up. Multiple Apple employees that spoke to Bloomberg said their stores person been packed with customers "panic-buying" iPhones. "Almost each lawsuit asked maine if prices were going to spell up soon," 1 Apple idiosyncratic was quoted arsenic saying.


The unreserved astatine retail stores was comparable to the busyness of a vacation season, with Apple providing nary guidance connected what employees should archer customers. Apple's retail stores reportedly experienced higher income connected April 5 and 6 than they person successful anterior years during the aforesaid clip period.

Apple has been preparing for the tariffs and has stockpiled iPhones and different devices successful the United States. According to The Times of India, Apple shipped 5 planes afloat of iPhones and different devices from India to the U.S. during the last week of March, portion besides bringing successful iPhones from China during what is traditionally a dilatory time. The reserves, which could past for respective months, volition let Apple to debar terms increases successful the adjacent term.

Earlier today, The Wall Street Journal said that Apple would mitigate immoderate of the tariff interaction by importing more iPhones to the U.S. from India, arsenic India has a little tariff complaint than China. Apple could conscionable arsenic overmuch arsenic 50 percent of U.S. iPhone request with devices sourced from India. Apple has to wage a 26 percent tariff connected goods from India, but China's complaint is astatine 54 percent.

Apple banal has fallen astir 20 percent since past Wednesday, but Apple has not commented publically connected the tariff situation. The institution has an net telephone planned for May 1, which is erstwhile we could perceive much astir Apple's mitigation plan.
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