Apple Wants More IPhone Production In India, But It's Difficult For China

JAKARTA The trade rate war between China and the US has affected a number of companies, one of which is Apple. In order to avoid this conflict, Apple wants to move the supply chain in China to India.

Unfortunately, this transfer effort did not go easy because it was blocked by Chinese authorities. According to people familiar with the matter, quoted from The Information, the Chinese authorities did not allow any of Apple's suppliers to export machines to India.

In fact, the equipment that wants to be exported is needed to test the production of the iPhone 17. Reportedly, this rejection has been carried out since the beginning of the year. It is unclear what underlies this export refusal, but the actions of this authority are detrimental to the company.

Chinese Authority Deliberately Delays Exports

Some people directly involved in the iPhone production process say that Chinese authorities often delay exports of equipment shipments to India. In fact, it is not uncommon for them to make blocking efforts without explanation.

According to the results of Foxconn's monitoring, a Taiwanese company that produces iPhones, the timing of approval given by Chinese authorities to export equipment continues to slow down. From what previously took only two weeks to four months.

Not infrequently, the authorities reject several export applications without any explanation. To outsmart this, the supplier finally took a more creative action, namely establishing a company that could become an export intermediary.

A company in front of Southeast Asia was established to buy machines from China. After entering Southeast Asia, all incoming equipment will be delivered to a factory in India operated by Foxconn.