Due to disputes over investment, Indonesia bans iPhone sales
iPhone 16 Banned: Indonesia's Industry Ministry said in a statement on October 25 that the iPhone 16, launched in September, cannot be sold domestically due to not meeting the 40% domestic content requirement set for smartphones and tablets by local unit PT Apple Indonesia.
Indonesia has now banned the sale of the new iPhone, which is the iPhone 16, after a lot of leaked reports. Since Apple Inc. hasn't yet met local investment requirements, the iPhone 16 has banned the business from selling the device.
In a statement on October 25, Indonesia's Industry Ministry stated that while Apple's older iPhone models and other products can still be sold in Indonesia, the iPhone 16, which was released in September, cannot be sold domestically because it does not meet the 40% domestic content requirement set for smartphones and tablets by local unit PT Apple Indonesia.
Indonesia has a $1 trillion economy and more than 350 million active mobile phones at last count - well above the country's population of 270 million. The industry ministry earlier said Apple had invested only 1.5 trillion rupiah ($95 million) in Indonesia, which is less than its commitment to invest 1.7 trillion rupiah.
Besides setting up a local manufacturing facility, Apple has established four developer academies in the country, but CEO Tim Cook in April said that the company was studying possibilities in that direction.
