Ban iPhone 16 in Indonesia persists, even after Apple's $1 billion investment offer and factory construction.
📰 According to Reuters, Indonesian Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita met with Apple's Vice President of Global Government Affairs Nick Ammann on January 7 to discuss Apple's investment proposal.
🏭 It is known that the planned factory in Indonesia will be designed for the assembly of AirTag and will begin operations next year. When discussing Apple's $1 billion investment in the local industry, Indonesia's industry minister couldn't get enough:
There is no basis for the ministry to issue a local content certification as a way for Apple to have the permission to sell iPhone 16 because (the facility) has no direct relations. The ministry would only count phone components.
– he said.
📱 Thus, Apple will not be allowed to sell the iPhone 16 (and newer models, apparently, too) in Indonesia until it realizes local production of iPhone components, as well as secures an industry investment of at least $115 million/year. These are the requirements of the local regulator, which Apple has been trying to fight since the end of 2024.
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