It is widely known that the Indian government wants to manufacture more advanced hardware directly on the subcontinent. Since it is already working well with Apple’s iPhone, the “Make in India” program will now be promoted for PC production as well. To achieve this, the country is prepared to impose curbs on companies: as Reuters reports, this could happen There will be import restrictions in the near futureGovernment sources made this announcement.
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Carrot and stick for Apple & Co.
Import cuts could begin as early as January – and should include not only laptops and notebooks but also desktop PCs and tablets. According to informed circles, this is clearly about inducing companies like Apple to produce these device categories on the subcontinent. The industry is currently expected to generate sales of between 7.4 to 9.2 billion euros per year in India and is now facing cutbacks. In return, New Delhi is ready to provide subsidies of up to 1.85 billion euros for local PC production.
However, apparently a final decision has not been taken yet. It said “consultations with all parties” would begin this month and the import ban could be delayed “by a few months.” Manufacturers such as HP, Dell, Apple, Samsung and Lenovo currently dominate the market. Two-thirds of the demand is met by imports, mainly from China. The entire IT hardware market is said to be valued at around 18.5 billion Euros, of which only 4.6 billion Euros currently comes from Indian production. Apple’s strategy of manufacturing top devices like the iPhone 16 Pro in India had already brought massive sales growth in the country. It was said that in the last 50 years no company has grown as much domestically as Apple.
Trade agreements make import restrictions tougher
Obviously the cheapest PC products should not be manufactured in India. It said work is underway on “minimum quality standards” for laptops, notebooks and tablets to be produced in the country. Import restrictions should also be made in line with international trade agreements concluded by India. It prohibits certain tariffs. However, there should still be “some options” to at least restrict imports.
The Indian government is at least knocking on an open door for Apple: the company is still very interested in shifting more production out of China. Apart from India, Vietnam is also an increasingly important production market. As always, Apple combines manufacturing with sales – it did it recently in India New flagship store in Mumbai Opened. This group depends on the rapidly growing middle class.
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