Apple increases the production of India amid the uncertainty of China, meeting $ 22 billion worth iPhones in a year | Mint

Apple has increased the production of iPhone in India by 60%and worth $ 22 billion over the past year. Currently, 20% of iPhones are made in India, with $ 17.4 billion export. Apple encourages suppliers to establish manufacturing units in India, which improves the local offer ecosystem. Apple has iPhones worth $ 22 in a single year ended March 2025 (AFP) Apple has continued its reliance on India to diversify from China as it has been compiled to iPhones for the past twelve months of $ 22 billion, according to a Bloomberg report. The Tim Cook-led enterprise has increased the manufacture of iPhones in India by about 60%, and now 20% of the overall made iPhones in the country is compiled. Prior to this report, IT and Electronic Minister of Electronics, Ashwini Vaishnaw, also revealed earlier this week that Apple performed £ 1.5 trillion (about $ 17.4 billion) in iPhones in India during the financial year ending, where are iPhones in India? Apple currently has three iPhone mounting plants in India, two in Tamil Nadu and one in Karnataka. One of the plants in Tamil Nadu is operated by Foxconn, while Apple’s other two plants are run by the Tata group. Apple has also encouraged its suppliers from China, Japan, Taiwan and other countries to set up manufacturing units in India. The best suppliers that started producing in India include Sunwoda (battery packs), Foxlink (cables) and AEQUS (casings). Apple has been expanding its Indian offer ecosystem over the past few years. Previous report suggests that Apple’s local value added for different models was about 5-8% when it started producing in India in 2020 at the beginning of the Production Incentive Scheme (PLI), but it has now risen sharply to about 20% for different models. The technical giant compiled the Vanilla iPhone 15 variant in India, but last year it doubled the production of India and also started the composition of iPhone 16 Pro models. Impact of Trump tariffs: According to the Bloomberg report, Apple’s iPhone shipments have risen from India to the US after US President Donald Trump announced “reciprocal” rates. The Cupertino-based technical giant is also expected to prioritize iPhones of its Indian supply chain for its US clients. Meanwhile, the Trump administration announced the release of smartphones, computers and other electronic devices of its reciprocal rates on Saturday. This means that iPhones made in India will not have extra rates now, while iPhones in China will also get a postponement with a lower rate of 20% compared to the total rate of 145% charged by the US government. First published: 13 Apr 2025, 11:20 am Ist