Apple said to be flying iPhones from India to US to avoid Trump tariffs [View all]

Source: Guardian

Apple is reportedly chartering cargo flights to ferry iPhones from its Indian manufacturing plants to the US in an attempt to beat Donald Trump’s tariffs.

The tech company has flown 600 tonnes of iPhones, or as many as 1.5m handsets, to the US from India since March after ramping up production at its plants in the country, according to Reuters.

Trump’s threatened tariffs of 26% on Indian imports are on hold for about three months after the US president called a 90-day pause, but he has announced that tariffs on goods from China – where Apple assembles most of its iPhones – will be subject to a levy of at least 145%.

A source familiar with the planning behind the move told Reuters Apple “wanted to beat the tariff”. India must still pay import taxes under Trump’s measures but at the reduced rate of 10%.

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