In a social media post on his Truth Social, US President Donald Trump wrote, "I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone's that will be sold in the United States of America will be manufactured and built in the United States, not India, or anyplace else”
Earlier on May 15, while speaking in Doha, Donald Trump said he had spoken with Apple’s CEO Tim Cook and asked him to limit the company’s expansion in India. File pic
United States (US) President Donald Trump on Friday again sought to put pressure on telecom giant Apple over its decision to increase production of its iPhone in India, news agency ANI reported.
The President said that Apple will have to pay a 25 per cent import tariffs if its mobile handsets sold in US are not produced in the boundaries of the country.
In a social media post on his Truth Social, US President Donald Trump wrote, "I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone's that will be sold in the United States of America will be manufactured and built in the United States, not India, or anyplace else,"
"If that is not the case, a Tariff of at least 25% must be paid by Apple to the U.S. Thank your for your attention to this matter," he further added in the post.
Earlier on May 15, while speaking in Doha, the US President had stated that he had spoken with Apple’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tim Cook and asked him to limit the company’s expansion in India.
Recently, the tech giant took some steps to expand its iPhone production in India, setting up assembly plants operating in the country. Two of these plants are located in Tamil Nadu, while one is in Karnataka.
For these plants, Apple has signed a contract with manufacturers such as Foxconn and Tata Group to set up production units.
In the last fiscal, Apple had produced USD 22 billion worth of iPhones in India, which is a huge 60 per cent jump from the financial year before that.
Apple manufactured approximately 40-45 million iPhones in India in 2024, accounting for 18-20 per cent of its global output. Of this, about 15 million were exported to the US, 13 million to other international markets, and about 12 million were sold in the Indian market.
In January, the tech giant achieved an 11th consecutive quarterly revenue record in India, with iPhone sales estimated at USD 10 billion in 2024.
India stands as the Apple's fourth-largest market globally in 2024, after the US, China, and Japan.
As reported last month, driven by the escalating trade tensions and high reciprocal tariffs announced by both China and US against each other, in a strategic move Apple decided to transition all production of iPhones destined for the US market to India from China.
(With ANI inputs)
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