Almost all iPhones exported from Foxkin from India went to the United States between March and May, Customs data shows, which is more than 2024 on average 50 %, and Apple’s efforts to ignore US high -revenue on China are a clear indication of Apple’s efforts.
For the first time, the number reported by Reuters, Apple has almost acknowledged its Indian exports for the US market service, when these devices were earlier distributed more widely in countries, including the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom.
According to commercial customs available by Reuters, during March, Foxkin exported iPhones worth $ 3.2 billion (about 27.547 crores) from India, while on average 97 % was shipped to the United States, while 2024 is 50.3 percent, with an average of 50.3 percent.
Statistics say that India’s iPhone delivery by Foxkin in the United States in May 2025 was about $ 1 billion (about Rs 8,608 crore), which is the second largest after a record of $ 1.3 billion (about Rs 11,191 crore) sent in March.
Apple refused to comment, while Foxkin did not respond to Reuters’ request for comment.
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that China would face 55 percent of revenue when the two countries agreed on a plan, which, under the approval of the two leaders, to reduce levies reaching triple digits.
India, like most US trade partners, is also subject to a baseline 10 % tariff and is trying to negotiate an agreement to stop 26 % of the “mutual” levy, which Trump announced and then stopped in April.
Apple’s growing production in India in May made a strong harassment by Trump. “We are not interested in building India in India, India can take care of it, they are working very well, we want you to build here,” Trump told CEO Tim Cook.
In the first five months of this year, Foxkin has already sent iPhones to India $ 4.4 billion (about 37,878 crores) in India compared to $ 3.7 billion (about 31,844 crores) in 2024.
Apple is taking steps to accelerate production to ignore prices from India, which will send phones from China to the United States. In March, it chartered aircraft for the iPhone 13, 14, 16 and 16 e -models, worth approximately $ 2 billion (about Rs 17,213 crore) worth about $ 2 billion.
According to Reuters, Apple has also lobbied Indian airport officials to reduce the time needed to clean the customs at Chennai airport in the southern state of Tamil Nadu for 30 hours to six hours. The airport is an important center for iPhone exports.
“We expect Prachair Singh, a senior analyst at CounterPoint Research, said,” We expect that in 2025, 25 percent of global iPhone delivery, from 25 percent to 30 percent, is calculated by Made in Indian iPhones, while in 2024, compared to 18 percent, “
Customs data suggests that Apple’s second small iPhone supplier in India, Tata Electronics, sent about 86 86 percent of his iPhone production during March and April. His May data was not available.
Statistics say that the company, a part of the Tata Group of India, began exporting iPhones in July 2024 alone, and only 52 % of its shipment went to us during 2024.
Tata refused to comment on the numbers.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promoted India as a smartphone manufacturing hub in recent years, but high duties on importing mobile phone components compared to many other countries mean that manufacturing equipment in India is still expensive.
Apple has historically sold more than 60 million iPhones in the United States every year, with about 80 percent in China.
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