Apple, one of the largest technology companies in the world, faced millions of dollars in additional taxes in Japan. A report shared by Nikkei Asia shows that the Japanese division of the company will have to make this payment due to bulk sales of iPhone and other products.

According to the report, Tokyo authorities, Apple Japan 98 million dollars asked him to pay additional taxes. The reason for this would be that iPhones and other devices are sold en masse to tourists and these people are wrongly exempted from consumption tax.

No tax was levied on tourists who bought the devices in bulk.

Foreign customers who stay in Japan for less than six months do not have to pay the 10% excise tax on the products they buy. What officials in Tokyo realized is that customers buying hundreds of devices from Apple stores in Japan for resale and not paying the required tax. So you will understand; normally those making such purchases must pay the 10% tax regardless of how long they spend in Japan.

In the information obtained in the report, one person at a time hundreds of mobile phones Although it was reported that he was discovered to have purchased the products, the store was seen to avoid collecting taxes from this individual, who likely bought the products to sell. The US company apologized for what happened when it said in its statements to Nikkei Asia that it does not allow duty-free shopping in stores.