According to a source, Apple is set to begin the development of the iPhone SE (2020) in India. It is said that the Cupertino giant took this step to avoid a 20 percent tax needed to import the country's new iPhone model. Apple's Taiwanese contract manufacturer Wistron is reportedly in the process of receiving components for smartphone production in India.
Apple began manufacturing some of its iPhone models in India in 2017 to avoid import taxes and cater for the country's increasing demand. The company, however, has only produced older iPhone models domestically so far.
From July onwards, at least one Apple supplier in China was asked to start shipping components for the iPhone SE (2020) to Wistron in India, citing a person familiar with the issue. The move would help Apple avoid the tax on imports it would otherwise have to pay to bring the country's new iPhone model.
The iPhone SE (2020), the successor of the original iPhone SE, bears a starting price of Rs. 42,500. This translates to about $558, which is $159 higher than the US market price of $399 (roughly Rs. 30,400).
In April, Apple launched the iPhone SE (2020) in India-along with its global market debut. The new model is designed to take different price segment Android phones on.
Note that the iPhone SE (2020) units currently available in India are made in China. Nevertheless, the government recently launched its production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme to begin pleasing domestic assembly and mobile phone manufacturing in the country. Manufacturers including Foxconn and Wistron, who both supply Apple with finished devices, have already stepped up their local production.
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