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Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Apple's iPhone 16 Still on Hold in Indonesia Despite Key Certification Win
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has cleared a major hurdle in Indonesia, securing local content certificates for 20 products, including the iPhone 16. But before the devices hit shelves, the company still needs a few more approvals, Reuters reported, citing an industry ministry spokesperson. The certificates cover 11 phone models and nine tablets, granted after Apple met local content requirements, said ministry spokesperson Febri Hendri Antoni Arief. However, the company now needs the green light from Indonesia's communications and trade ministries before it can officially start selling. This comes after months of back-and-forth between Apple and Indonesia. Last year, the country blocked iPhone 16 sales, saying Apple hadn't met local investment rules. The tech giant initially proposed a $100 million investment, later increasing it to $1 billion in December. Now, with a $300 million commitment in placeincluding manufacturing and R&D plansit looks like Apple is finally close to sealing the deal. This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Sign in to access your portfolio
Iraqi News
07-03-2025
- Business
- Iraqi News
Apple step closer to seeing end of Indonesia iPhone sales ban
Jakarta – Indonesia approved local certificates for more than a dozen Apple products on Friday, the industry ministry said, moving the tech giant a step closer to having a ban lifted on iPhone sales in Southeast Asia's biggest economy. Apple struck a deal with Indonesia last month to invest in the country of 280 million after months of deadlock over the tech titan's failure to meet regulations requiring phones to be built with at least 40 percent of components made locally. 'We have issued local content requirement certificates for 20 Apple products,' Industry Ministry spokesperson Febri Hendri Antoni Arief said in a statement. It did not specify the products that were certified, but local media reported they included the latest iPhone 16 model. Apple now needs to obtain a series of certificates and approvals from various ministries, the statement said. Jakarta rejected a $100 million investment proposal from Apple in November, saying it lacked the 'fairness' required by the government. Apple later agreed to invest $150 million in building two facilities — one in Bandung in West Java province to produce accessories, and another in Batam for AirTags. Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said last month that Apple had also committed to building a semiconductor research and development centre in Indonesia, calling it a 'first of its kind in Asia'. Despite the ban on iPhone sales in Indonesia, the government had allowed the devices to be brought in if they were not being traded commercially. Indonesia has also banned the sale of Google Pixel phones for failing to meet the 40 percent local parts requirement.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Apple gets local content certificates in Indonesia, still needs more permits
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia has issued local content certificates for 20 Apple products, including the iPhone 16, an industry ministry spokesperson said on Friday, although the company still needs permits from other ministries before it can sell the phones. The issuing of the certificates follows last month's announcement of more than $300 million investments by Apple in Indonesia, including on plants making components for its products and a research and development centre. Indonesia banned iPhone 16 sales last year due to Apple's failure to meet requirements on locally-made components. Apple was granted certificates for 11 phone models and 9 tablets because it had met the requirements, ministry spokesperson Febri Hendri Antoni Arief said. The company now needs permits from the communications and digital ministry and the trade ministry to be able to sell its products in the country, Febri added. Apple, Indonesia's communications ministry, and the trade ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Indonesia's industry minister had said the months-long negotiations with Apple had been "tricky." Apple was outside the top five smartphone brands in Indonesia in the third quarter of last year, according to research firm Canalyst. Sign in to access your portfolio
