Apple begins shipping India-made iPhones to European markets
Apple has begun exporting India-made iPhones to parts of Europe in a move beneficial to both Apple and India as a whole.
![India-made iPhones exported to European markets](https://photos5.appleinsider.com/gallery/31938-54071-apple-india-l.jpg)
According to sources familiar with the situation, Apple has shipped iPhones to some European markets from India. The move was confirmed by Foxconn's CEO Terry Gou earlier this year -- but Gou wasn't clear on the timetable.
Apple has contracted Wistron Corp, who had originally begun assembling the iPhone SE in India in 2017. The phones are being exported from its facility in Bengaluru.
The move is mutually beneficial for both Apple and India. For Apple, it allows them to benefit from using sources outside of China, cutting tariff costs imposed by the Trump administration on Chinese-made goods.
Apple has asked Wistron, Foxconn, and Pegatron to look towards moving 30% of their production to locations outside of China.
India stands to benefit as well, as it would highlight their plausibility as a foreign investment for exported goods.
According to an article at IndiaTimes, the iPhones are currently being exported in quantities of under 100,000 units a month. The data was provided by Neil Shah, research directior at Counterpoint Research.
According to senior executives in the industry, the export volumes were 70% to 80% of the total capacity of Wistron's capabilities.
"For Foxconn, the China market for iPhones is saturated, and labor costs are three times higher compared with India," Counterpoint Research analyst Karn Chauhan said previously in regards to the development. "India is still an emerging smartphone market, it has a lot of potential domestically and could serve as an export hub for the region."
Local manufacturing of the iPhone could also help Apple get a foot in the door for opening its own stores in India.
![India-made iPhones exported to European markets](https://photos5.appleinsider.com/gallery/31938-54071-apple-india-l.jpg)
According to sources familiar with the situation, Apple has shipped iPhones to some European markets from India. The move was confirmed by Foxconn's CEO Terry Gou earlier this year -- but Gou wasn't clear on the timetable.
Apple has contracted Wistron Corp, who had originally begun assembling the iPhone SE in India in 2017. The phones are being exported from its facility in Bengaluru.
The move is mutually beneficial for both Apple and India. For Apple, it allows them to benefit from using sources outside of China, cutting tariff costs imposed by the Trump administration on Chinese-made goods.
Apple has asked Wistron, Foxconn, and Pegatron to look towards moving 30% of their production to locations outside of China.
India stands to benefit as well, as it would highlight their plausibility as a foreign investment for exported goods.
According to an article at IndiaTimes, the iPhones are currently being exported in quantities of under 100,000 units a month. The data was provided by Neil Shah, research directior at Counterpoint Research.
According to senior executives in the industry, the export volumes were 70% to 80% of the total capacity of Wistron's capabilities.
"For Foxconn, the China market for iPhones is saturated, and labor costs are three times higher compared with India," Counterpoint Research analyst Karn Chauhan said previously in regards to the development. "India is still an emerging smartphone market, it has a lot of potential domestically and could serve as an export hub for the region."
Local manufacturing of the iPhone could also help Apple get a foot in the door for opening its own stores in India.
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You'll be able to draw a new one soon with all the countries that Donnie has insulted and/or started a trade war with. Probably one with countries that he's heard of too, that'll be limited.
I just wish the US would implement reciprocal duty and tariffs which are automated as soon as another country puts tax, duty, tariff or VAT on any product or service the US matched exactly what they do for any of their product coming to the US. The US had been talking about doing reciprocal trade practices but have not. If they did then it no longer political and it an automatic reaction to when another country try make money of US goods and services. Yes I know US citizens pay the tax, but if other country will not profit from the US, they will think twice about playing their games. Today they know the US has always been slow to react to any thing related to trade so they do it anyway and hope to get away with as long as they can.
I feel bad for any customer getting product coming out of India, at least China made huge investments in their infrastructure and work force training. India did not and their quality is no where close to China at this point.
nevertheless, what he’s doing is having more of a deleterious effect on our economy than theirs, which figures. And, fun fact, it’s negatively affecting red states more than blue ones.
Interesting point, and one for which I have not really seen any substantive empirical evidence (but it may exist).
Can you elaborate?
while Trump said that tariffs on Chinese steel will allow steel makers here to sell more, they’ve just raised their prices instead. That raises costs for everyone.
and the lie that China will pay the tariffs is nonsense, as economists have been saying. While some Chinese companies will discount a little from their already marginal profits, most will be paid by US companies and importers when the products come in the country. They will raise prices, and we will pay them. This is a tax that can reach 25%. We kid about VAT taxes elsewhere, this will be just as high, on average, but it will be hidden as price increases. Most people will get mad at the companies, and if Trump can convince his naive and gullible followers that it’s not his doing, they’ll vote for him again.
I'm just going to link to one article right now, but be assured that there are dozens.
https://www.businessinsider.com/gdp-trump-tariff-trade-war-us-china-2018-10
I will agree no one in India is buying $30,000 Harley, but Harley owned other motorcycle brand which were much lower costs but India would not allow them to be sold in India the market was closed for the most part. India knew if higher quality manufactured bikes showed up on the market their own brands would suffer. The fact you focus on the more expensive Harley brands show the media did their job of making people feel sorry for India and Harley is this big bad company.
Look at what India did to Amazon and Wal Mart, they are not allow them to sell any product which are unique to Amazon or Wal Mart which an Indian competitor could not also offer. yeah this is playing by the rules. The rules are simple in a free trade and capitalist market, those who can compete in the most cost effective way win and those who cannot fade away. India does not have products anyone really wants to buy around the world so they can not allow things to come into their country which would put Indian companies out of business since they can not compete. They want all the benefits without any of the risk. China figure out how to compete, too bad it required them stealing the know how from US and EU companies.