Indonesia, Apple Agreement reaches the end of sales ban on iPhone 16

The Ministry of Industry said during a press conference on Wednesday, according to a press conference on Wednesday, according to Reuters report.

The ban has been lifted five months After Indonesia prevented the American maker from selling iPhone 16 phones in Indonesia For a violation of the organization of the country, which is imposed on the fact that smartphones sold locally and tablets must contain at least 40 % local components.

In December, Apple adhered to invest in one billion dollars in Its first factory in Indonesia. The attachment will manufacture ingredients for smartphones and other Apple devices. Indonesia refused to propose Apple investment of $ 100 million In November due to insufficient funding for the country To delegate the sale of smartphones to the company.

Agus Gumiwang Kartasmita, Minister of Industry in Indonesia, stated that the American technology giant is in the process of obtaining a local content certificate to market its devices in the country.

Apple did not immediately respond to the Techcrunch request for comment.

Last year, Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, He visited Indonesia He said that the company will explore the possibility of manufacturing in the country.

In her homeland, Apple Declared this week It will invest 500 billion dollars over the next four years in manufacturing, engineering and high -end education, with a special focus on artificial intelligence and making chips of artificial intelligence work.

In recent years, Apple has expanded supplies to reduce its dependence on China. IPhone 16 is currently manufactured BrazilIndia and China, while the various AirPods models are assembled in Vietnam.

Jakarta has Block sale of Google Pixel phones from Alphabet Because of a similar problem – Google did not use enough local ingredients in October. According to a reportThe best brands for smartphones in Indonesia during the third quarter of 2024 are Oppo, Xiaomi, Transmission, Samsung and Vivo.