Apple says Indonesia iPhone sales ban ends in April

A store offers Apple products by displaying the latest models they merchantability to supply a idiosyncratic acquisition successful Jakarta connected February 26, 2025. Photo: GUS NAD / AFP
Source: AFP

Teach elephantine Apple announced connected Wednesday the iPhone 16 volition beryllium disposable successful Indonesia from adjacent month, indicating the income prohibition successful Southeast Asia's biggest economy had been lifted.

The authorities successful October prohibited the selling and merchantability of the exemplary implicit the US tech titan's nonaccomplishment to conscionable regularisation requiring 40 percent of phones beryllium made from section parts.

However, Apple struck a woody with the Indonesian authorities past period to put successful the state of 280 cardinal aft months of deadlock.

"Today, Apple announces that each iPhone 16 series... volition beryllium disposable starting from Friday, April 11," the institution said successful a statement.

The industry ministry did not respond to AFP's petition for comment.

The ministry said this period it had approved section certificates for much than a twelve Apple products.

Last week, The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs said Apple has besides obtained a certificate needed for each telecommunication devices with transmission.

Jakarta rejected a $100 cardinal concern connection from Apple successful November, saying it lacked the "fairness" required by the government.

Apple aboriginal agreed to put $150 cardinal successful gathering 2 facilities -- 1 successful Bandung successful West Java state to nutrient accessories, and different successful Batam for AirTags.

Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said past period that Apple had besides committed to gathering a semiconductor probe and improvement centre successful Indonesia, calling it a "first of its benignant successful Asia".

Despite the prohibition connected iPhone income successful Indonesia, the authorities had allowed the devices to beryllium brought successful if they were not being traded commercially.

Indonesia has besides banned the merchantability of Google Pixel phones for failing to conscionable the 40 percent section parts requirement.

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Source: AFP