Apple runs a Trump tariff and sends iPhone devices from India

Technological giant apple Flights killer to transport 600 tons of iPhone devicesOr up to 1.5 million units, to the United States of India, after increasing production there in an attempt to avoid the president’s tariff Donald TrumpThe sources told Reuters.

Details of this maneuver provides a vision of the special strategy for American smartphone company To adapt to Trump’s tariff and assemble the stock of popular iPhone devices in the United States, one of its largest markets.

Analysts have warned that the prices of the United States Los iphone They can shoot, given Apple’s high dependency Among the imports of China, the main manufacturing center of hardware, which is subject to the highest tariff from Trump, by 125 %.

This number exceeds he tariff 26 % for imports from IndiaBut this is now in a state of suspense after Trump called this week a 90 -day break that excludes China.

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They go through the “green corridor”

Apple “wanted to avoid tariff”One of the familiar sources said with planning.

The source added that the company pressed the Indian airport authorities to reduce the time required to pass customs at Chennai Airport, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, in front of 30 hours, added the source.

he The “green corridor” of the Indian Production Center airport simulates the model that Apple uses in some China airportsAccording to the source.

They said that the source and representative of the Indian government, about six shipping aircraft with a capacity of 100 tons, have flew since March, one of them, only when the new definitions entered into force, the source and representative of the Indian government said.

he IPhone 14 weight and download cable about 350 gramsAccording to Reuters measurements, which means that the total shipment of 600 tons includes about 1.5 million iPhone devices, once the package is calculated.

Apple and the Indian Ministry of Aviation did not respond to the comments. All sources asked not to be identified because the strategy and conversations were private.

Apple sells more than 220 million iPhone devices annually all over the worldResearch of the corresponding points estimates that the fifth total imports from iPhone to the United States now comes from India and the rest of China.

Trump systematically increased American customs duties to ChinaTo put them on Wednesday in 125 %, compared to the previous 54 %.

With a 54 % tariff rate, the cost of $ 1,599 of iPhone 16 Pro Max High in the United States could have reached $ 2300, according to accounts based on Rosenblatt Securities.

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