Apple will be able to resume its Smartphone 16 sales in Indonesia after both sides reached an agreement, the Ministry of Industry said during a press conference on Wednesday for a Reuters report.
The detention rose five months after Indonesia blocked the US iPhone manufacturer from the sale of his iPhone 16 phones in Indonesia for violating the country’s adjustment forcing intelligent phones and tablets sold within the country must contain at least 40% component produced in place.
In December, Apple was committed to investing $ 1 billion in its initial factory in Indonesia. The facility will produce components for smartphones and other Apple devices. Indonesia refused Apple’s $ 100m investment proposal in November due to insufficient funds for the country to authorize the sale of company intelligence.
Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, the Minister of Industry of Indonesia, stated that the American technology giant is in the process of obtaining a local content certificate to trade its equipment in the country.
Apple did not immediately respond to a Techcrunch request for comment.
Last year, Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, visited Indonesia and said the company would explore the possibility of production in the country.
In her birthplace, Apple announced this week that it will invest $ 500 billion over the next four years in high -level production, engineering and education, with a specific focus on artificial intelligence and creation of chips for workloads He.
In recent years, Apple has expanded its supply chains to reduce its confidence in China. The iPhone 16 is currently being manufactured in Brazil, India and China, while various patterns of airpods are collected in Vietnam.
Jakarta has stopped the sale of Google Pixel phones from the alphabet due to a similar issue – Google was not using enough local components in October. According to one report, the best brands of the Smartphone in Indonesia during the third quarter of 2024 are OPPO, Xiaomi, Transition, Samsung and Vivo.
