Here I have explained in a simple way why smartphone is cheaper in Dubai than India.
In India you will buy any smartphone, you will have to pay 18% GST on the smartphone. BeforeJuly 2020, if you used to buy any smartphone, you had to pay 12% tax there, but afterJuly 2020, you will have to pay 18% tax to buy any smartphone, but Dubai imposes very low taxes on smartphones. There was no tax on smartphones before 2018 in Dubai. But after 2018 Dubai has started imposing 5% Vat (tax) on smartphones. Still, Dubai charge far less tax on smartphones than India. Smartphones are value the same in both countries. Tax measures like the price of smartphone in India is very high and the price of smartphone in Dubai is very useful.
Example
iPhone 14 Pro price in india ₹1,29,999 after 18% GST
iPhone 14 Pro price in dubai (United Arab Emirates Dirham)AED 4799 (convert to Indian currency 1,04,505.51 Indian Rupee)
Should buy phone from India to Dubai
No, If you are going to visit Dubai then it will be right to buy. Otherwise It’s so stupid to go to dubai just to buy a phone Because the flight cost from India to Dubai is around 11000 and if you have to come back from Dubai to India then 11000 + 11000 will cost you 20,000 or 25,000 only for transport. If you are going to Dubai you will have to pay accommodation, food separately, around ₹15,000. Now it will cost around ₹35000 to go from India to Dubai. That’s why it would be the most stupid to go to Dubai from India and buy a phone. If you buy any phone from Dubai, you will take the original warranty bill, So that if there is any problem in the phone after coming to India, you can claim the warranty by showing the international bill.
Where to Buy Cheap Smartphones in Dubai
If you have gone to Dubai or live in Dubai, there are many smartphone stores (apple stores, mi stores, oneplus stores, samsung stores) you can go shopping there,
you will get it in very low price, then you can go to many smartphone shops in dubai and buy the phone.
Can you buy multiple phones and bring them from Dubai to India?
You can buy only one phone in Dubai for yourself, if you want to buy many phones together and bring them from Dubai to India, you will have to pay a lot of custom duty at the airport, which will be similar to the price in India.
Most people buy iPhone from Dubai and bring it to India. You can easily order iPhone from Amazon and Flipkart in India from your home.