Apple Begins Discontinuing iPhone SE and iPhone 14 in EU Ahead of USB-C Requirement

Starting today, the third-generation iPhone SE, iPhone 14, and iPhone 14 Plus are listed as out of stock on Apple’s Swiss online store. Regulation This will require newly sold smartphones with wired charging capabilities to be equipped with a USB-C port in the European Union (EU).

Switzerland is not a formal member of the EU, but the country participates in the bloc’s single market and is therefore subject to EU trade law.

While all iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 models come with USB-C ports for wired charging, the iPhone SE, iPhone 14, and iPhone 14 Plus still come with Lightning ports, so Apple appears to be addressing the upcoming regulations. The law applies to any iPhone devices sold after the deadline, even if they are older models.

French website i generation It was reported last week that iPhone SE, iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus will no longer be sold The regulation comes into effect from December 28 and can be purchased through Apple’s online store and retail stores in EU countries. However, the report said that these three iPhone models were to be removed from the Swiss Apple online store about a week ago, and now it has happened.

Now that the Swiss report has now been proven to be accurate, Apple may stop selling affected iPhones next week in all 27 countries in the EU, including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, etc. Although the UK left the EU in 2020, Northern Ireland continues to participate in the EU single market.

According to the report, Apple’s authorized dealers in the EU will be able to continue selling iPhones until remaining inventory is exhausted.

Apple is expected to announce Fourth-generation iPhone SE equipped with USB-C port in Marchso the device should be returning to the EU soon. Meanwhile, if USB-C regulations don’t exist, the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus may be discontinued in September, so sales of these devices in the EU will end about nine months earlier.