In the first two quarters of this year the number of cell phones imported to Azerbaijan amounted to 467.700 which is down by 42.7% from the same period of the last year.

Legal deliveries of smartphones reduced from all major supplier countries, the State Customs Committee said. In January-June this year, cell phone imports from Vietnam declined from 246,800 (first half of 2021) to 144,900 units. China purchased 270,300 cell phones which is down 41.5% from the first half of the last year. 51.900 cell phones were supplied from India to Azerbaijan during this period (-19%).

According to the State Statistics Committee, the declared value of mobile telecommunication means for the first quarter of this year amounted to $92.6 million which is down by 26% from the last year. Chinese-made phones were declared at an average price of $197.6 ($145.9 for January-June 2021), Vietnam – $187.1 ($155) and India – $220.9 ($200.8) per unit.

Note that in 2021, Azerbaijan imported 1 million 508.800 cell phones (+0.3%) with a total declared value of $235.7 million.

Source: Turan News Agency