Apple Warranty Changes in Russia: Receipt Required for Parallel Imported AirPods and Other Gadgets

AirPods headphones sold in Russia are reportedly entering a new warranty regime: repairs will be possible under warranty only if the buyer can present a receipt proving the device was purchased in the country of sale. This information comes from Rozetked, citing Dmitry Druzhbin, the founder of Fixed.one SC. The development is likely to affect a sizable share of Apple devices that arrived in Russia through parallel import channels, where goods are legally brought in from abroad without official distribution in the local market. For owners who obtained devices from outside the usual official stores, this change could mean navigating a warranty landscape that depends more on the origin of purchase than on the device itself.