Apple's Manufacturing in India Gets Boost From New Tariff Exemptions

Apple stands to gain from India's decision to eliminate import duties on a range of components used in smartphone manufacturing, in a move that could further lower costs for the company's rapidly growing India-based supply chain.





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According to a report from https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/india-removes-import-duty-some-electronics-smartphone-parts-2026-07-09/">Reuters, the Indian government has done away with tariffs of 7.5% and 5% that had applied to inputs for wireless charging hardware, automotive and medical device screens, and lithium-ion battery cells.

The exemptions are set to remain in effect through to March 31, 2029.





The wireless charging component exemption, in particular, feeds directly into the https://www.macrumors.com/guide/magsafe/">MagSafe ecosystem used across the iPhone lineup.

With import costs on that hardware now removed, Apple's India-based assembly partners have a clearer path to sourcing and building charging components domestically rather than importing them at a markup.





Apple has leaned heavily on India as it works to shift iPhone production away from China, with assembly partners https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/10/apple-makes-one-four-iphones-india/">now building roughly a quarter of all iPhones in the country and https://www.macrumors.com/2025/08/19/apple-iphone-17-manufacturing-expands-india/">producing the entire iPhone 17 lineup there for the first time, including the higher-end Pro and Pro Max models.

Foxconn, one of Apple's main assemblers, https://www.macrumors.com/2025/05/19/foxconn-pours-1-billion-into-india/">poured $1.5 billion into expanding its India operations earlier this year, and Tata Electronics has grown into an equally central manufacturing partner alongside it.

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