Apple rushes to import iPhones from India

The number of iPhone shipments imported into the US from India has doubled compared to the same period last year. Photo: AppleInsider .

According to some insiders, Apple plans to move iPhone assembly operations for export to the US market to India as early as 2026. This comes after President Donald Trump put trade pressure on China, forcing Apple to come up with a plan to move assembly plants to markets with lower tax rates.

Currently, this transfer activity is showing signs of significant acceleration. Business Standard on May 13 cited a supplier report sent to the Indian government revealing that the number of Apple shipments exported has doubled. Specifically, in April, the export value of Apple products from India reached more than 2 billion USD , an increase of 116% compared to the same period last year.

The increase is consistent with other reports of iPhone imports from the country to the US. The Times of India reported on May 1 that 97.6% of total iPhone exports from India in March went to the US.

The Financial Times said Apple’s latest move is based on a strategy to diversify its supply chain. In particular, the iPhone factory is implementing its plan faster than investors expected. They aim to import all of the more than 60 million iPhones assembled in India to the US market. To realize this ambition, Apple will ask its partners in the South Asian country to double their assembly capacity.

After nearly two decades of spending heavily in China to create the world's leading manufacturing base, the company has grown into a $3 trillion tech giant. The country, which manufactures the majority of iPhones through companies like Foxconn, has been hit with steep tariffs from President Donald Trump.

Following the announcement of the new tariffs, Apple's market value quickly dropped by $700 billion , leading the company to quickly export its India-made iPhones to the US to avoid the additional costs.

In recent years, Apple has steadily boosted its manufacturing capacity in India through partners such as Tata Electronics and Foxconn. However, it still assembles the majority of its smartphones in China.

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