Samsung claimed its Galaxy S7 was not a "telephone for cellular networks"

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Samsung claimed its Galaxy S7 was not a "telephone for cellular networks"

Samsung has failed to convince the North Gauteng High Court that its Galaxy S7 smartphone is not a “telephone for cellular networks”.

Samsung brought the case against the commissioner for the South Africa Revenue Service (SARS) to withdraw some import tariffs for its smartphones.

The mobile manufacturer was charged for importing “telephones for cellular networks” which it argued did not apply to its Galaxy S7 devices.
 
WTF "telephone for cellular networks" even mean?
 
how old is this case? The S7 was released 5 years ago? In smartphone terms that's a dinosaur.
 
Hanno Labuschagne said:
Samsung claimed its Galaxy S7 was not a "telephone for cellular networks"

Samsung has failed to convince the North Gauteng High Court that its Galaxy S7 smartphone is not a “telephone for cellular networks”.

Samsung brought the case against the commissioner for the South Africa Revenue Service (SARS) to withdraw some import tariffs for its smartphones.

The mobile manufacturer was charged for importing “telephones for cellular networks” which it argued did not apply to its Galaxy S7 devices.
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What year was this written in, or have we gone back in time???
Samsung is on the S21 now.
 
konfab said:
Why the hell are there import tariffs for smartphones? Is that to protect our gigantic cellphone industry?
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There are import tariffs on most electronics, not sure why. But the funniest is on monitors cause you could possibly use them to watch TV. I mean you could somehow.
 
Swa said:
WTF "telephone for cellular networks" even mean?
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They meant it was to replace a telephone. Connect up your Telkom copper line to this and use at home.
Are these guys dealing with idiots that won't believe the S7 was a cell phone or what?
 
konfab said:
Why the hell are there import tariffs for smartphones? Is that to protect our gigantic cellphone industry?
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The irony is SA is actually very capable of manufacturing electronics. Our biggest problem has been the workforce and financial support.

JohnStarr said:
They meant it was to replace a telephone. Connect up your Telkom copper line to this and use at home.
Are these guys dealing with idiots that won't believe the S7 was a cell phone or what?
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The issue is these nonsensical namings. Just use the normal term cellular phone and there's no confusion.
 
konfab said:
Why the hell are there import tariffs for smartphones? Is that to protect our gigantic cellphone industry?
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Lupus said:
There are import tariffs on most electronics, not sure why. But the funniest is on monitors cause you could possibly use them to watch TV. I mean you could somehow.
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Import tariffs exist purely has a means of government-endorsed extortion. The answer is simply "because they can".
 
They did not claim "it was not a telephone". They tried to claim that it's primary use was not as a phone but as a computer which puts it under a different code that doesn't have a 9% tax on it.
 
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