The financial times confirmed from several sources close to the company
Apple plans to dramatic in the global manufacturing strategy.
The technology giant has been based on China for nearly two decades as the backbone of its iPhone manufacturing, as it is currently being sold in the United States About 80 percent of 60 million devices are made.
They flee to India
However, duties of up to 145 percent were forced to accelerate the diversification of its production. India has become the center of this strategic change, as the company gradually increased its presence in the field of manufacturing since 2017 In cooperation with Tata Electronics and Foxconn Partners.
In order to achieve the new goal, the Apple must double the Indian iPhone production, from 40 million a year to more than 80 million units, which requires a significant investment and expansion in local facilities. To prevent the impact of duties, the company has already started to transfer the IPHONE devices that were assembled in India in April, according to some reports
1.5 million devices were transferred to the country before the customs increase.
However, the switch is not an empty problem
Indian manufacturing costs are estimated 5-10 percent higherAs in China, this is partly due to the need to import the imports of upper components and the components that were previously assembled by China. In addition, it is difficult to meet some Indian factories of the Apple quality requirements.
Although smartphones are temporarily exempt from the highest duties, Chinese imports still apply to a 20 percent tariff, and additional increases are threatened. India’s export has also undergone 26 percent duty, although it was suspended for 90 days for commercial negotiations. Apple’s decision to transfer the iPhone to the United States to India is one of the most important reractions of the company’s production date.
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