Apple shipped 1.5 million iPhones from India due to US duties

The American corporation Apple has ordered a charter flight to transport 600 tons of iPhones (1.5 million units) from India to the United States in order to avoid being subject to duties imposed by US President Donald Trump, the Reuters news agency reported on April 10, citing sources.

As one of the sources familiar with the company's plans noted, Apple "wants to circumvent the duty."

Analysts said that iPhone prices in the United States could rise sharply, given Apple's high dependence on imports from China, the main center of device manufacturing, which is subject to Trump's highest tariff rate of 125%.

It clarifies that Apple has increased production of its products in India in an attempt to circumvent Trump's duties against China, where the company's main production facility is located. In the last week of March, Apple sent five planes from India to the United States with iPhones and other gadgets.

"The weight of the packaged iPhone 14 and its charging cable is about 350 grams (12.35 ounces), which means that the total cargo of 600 tons included about 1.5 million iPhones, including the weight of the package," the agency noted.

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Earlier, on April 3, the price of Apple shares fell by 9.55% per day and amounted to $202.52 per unit after Trump imposed import duties. At the end of 2024, it had 15.116 billion shares outstanding.

On April 2, the American leader announced the introduction of base duties of 10% on products imported from other countries. For the European Union (EU), this figure was raised to 20%, and for the People's Republic of China (PRC) — to 34%. On April 4, China imposed duties of 34% against the United States on the same day. Later, the United States raised duties against China to 104%, to which Beijing responded by increasing its fees to 84%.

Later, on April 9, Trump postponed the introduction of duties for 75 countries for 90 days due to panic among Americans — the president described the situation on the markets after the introduction of tariffs as "quite gloomy." At the same time, he also announced an immediate increase in duties on products from China to 125%.