iPhone 16 sales ban: Apple$100 million is not enough for Indonesia 135 comments
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After Apple’s commitment to invest around 100 million US dollars in the short term in Indonesia to lift the ban on the sale of the iPhone 16, the relevant ministry is hesitant: it would like a higher sum. A spokesperson also gives the US company some ideas on where Apple’s money could flow.
Current iPhone sales ban in Indonesia
The sale of the iPhone 16 (Pro) test is currently prohibited in Indonesia because the sales market for foreign companies allows an exchange: sales are allowed on the condition that companies reinvest a portion of their domestic sales into local value creation. Indonesia considers the 40 percent quota violated and removed the new iPhones from the market shortly after their release. However, there are no restrictions for tourists, only trade is prohibited. Apple offered the Indonesian government initially 10, then now 100 million US dollars as an investment.
Read more about the previous iPhone 16 ban in Indonesia: Apple wants to fix things with $100 million. Unrealized investments: Indonesia bans the sale of the iPhone 16
The amount is (probably) not enough
But as reported by Antara, the Indonesian national news agency, the Ministry of Industry “of course” wants to be offered a “larger” investment amount, as spokesperson Febri Hendri Antoni Arif points out.
From the government’s point of view, of course we would like this investment to be greater
Ministry of Industry
This is not a total rejection of Apple’s $100 million offer from the start of the week, but as the responsible minister had handled the proposal internally a few hours earlier, as Antara had previously reported, the idea is clear: Apple please invest more domestically.
The group’s previous proposals became known
The internal meeting also made public for the first time the projects that the American company had proposed to the Minister of Industry, because the 100 million US dollars must ultimately be invested within two years.
Apple’s investment plans New influx for research and development AirPods Max mesh straps to be produced in Indonesia starting July 2025. Apple is building a second one in addition to the existing one in Jakarta Apple Academy in Bali where developers can receive continuing education.
Further details are not known.
Ministry gives public advice
These suggestions probably don’t quite match Indonesia’s vision, as President Arif presents new advice just two hours later. Apple to the public. He suggests the company manufacture accessories like chargers in Indonesia or help develop the local semiconductor industry. Arif also pointed out that Apple could create an AI research center to participate in Industry 4.0.
Although we are not yet able to produce semiconductors, if Apple requires it, they could source components from domestic suppliers. Of course, we would be eager to support this. This would create a multiplier effect, particularly in terms of labor absorption in Indonesia.
Ministry of Industry
The amount must be “fair”.
The ministry repeatedly emphasizes that Apple’s investments not only in isolation, but also in relation to other foreign companies in Indonesia and their spending in other countries must be “fair.” He has yet to publicly announce the precise amount the country wants – but Apple and the world now know: “Of course”, there has to be more.
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