The Technological Giant Apple charters freight flights to carry iPhone From his factories in India, USA, in an attempt to avoid Donald Trump’s duties.
Apple has transported 600 tonnes of iPhones or 1.5 million mobiles to the US from India since March after increasing production in its factories in the country, according to Reuters. The 26% of Indian import duties have been suspended for about three months, after the US president has called for a 90 -day pause, but announced that customs duties from China – where Apple assembles most of its iPhones – will be at least 145%.
According to sources in Reuters, Apple “wanted to prevent duties”. India should still pay taxes on imports under Trump’s measures, but at a reduced rate of 10%.
Analysts have warned that iPhone prices could be launched after the US highest duty on imports from China, with UBS investment bank estimates that the price of an iPhone 16 Pro max with a $ 256GB storage could increase by more than $ 2/3, $ 925 ($ 925). pass a significant part of the cost of the duty.
Reuters said Apple aimed to increase production by 20% in iPhone factories in India. This succeeded by increasing the number of employees and temporarily expanding the operation of Foxconn’s largest plant in India in Chenai for Sundays (which is holidays). This factory in Chenai produced 20 million iPhone last year, including the latest iPhone 15 and 16 models. Foxconn and Tata, its two main suppliers there, have a total of three factories, and two more are manufactured.
Apple has spent about 8 months to design and install the rapid customs clearance in Chenai, and Prime Minister Narendra Monti’s government has asked officials to support Apple, an Indian official said.
Foxconn’s shipments from India to the US jumped to $ 770 million in January and $ 643 million in February, compared to the range of $ 110 million to $ 331 million in the past four months, as it shows. More than 85% of Foxconn’s airline missions in January and February were unloaded in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco.