The Moscow arbitration court sided with the Central customs administration of the FCS of Russia, rejecting the claim of the Russian division of Apple. “Eppl Rus” tried to challenge the decision of the FCS, after the smart watch Apple Watch were equal with respect to customs classification for the wristwatch.
If to 13 November 2015 the smart watch Apple Watch was seen by the Russian customs as a communication device with zero duty, after that date, the Apple Watch received the classification of a watch with a customs rate of 10%.
From Apple’s perspective, its a smart watch should be classified in accordance with the basic components, and not on functionality. The main component of it considers communication module to send and receive data from your smartphone, and, in fact, the time component in the Apple Watch simply no.
From the point of view of customs officers, the gadget is a multifunctional device and should be classified in the “maximum” function. The main function of smart watches is still time. The exact reasons for the rejection of the claim must be declared by a court at a later date.