Apple airlifted 600 tons of iPhones to the U.S. to try to beat Trump’s tariffs as customers scramble to secure devices before possible price increases
Story by Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez • 3h •
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Apple moved 600 tons of iPhones to the U.S. from India to shore up its supply in anticipation of tariffs. The company produces most of the supply of its marquee product, the iPhone, in China, but has recently increased production in India.
With tariff threats looming over Apple’s popular iPhone, the company has taken proactive measures to secure its supply, including airlifting literal tons of its signature product to the U.S. and upping its production in India.
As high tariffs were set to hit some of its biggest suppliers, including China, India, and Vietnam, Apple chartered cargo flights to fly 600 tons, or about 1.5 million iPhones, to the U.S., Reuters reported, citing anonymous sources.
Since March, about six planes with 100-ton capacities have flown iPhones from India to the U.S., according to an anonymous source and an Indian government official, Reuters reported.
The company also lobbied Indian airport authorities to cut down customs to six hours from a usual 30 hours at Chennai International Airport in southern India to speed up the airlift, one source added.
Apple “wanted to beat the tariff,” the source told Reuters.
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