Catenaa, Friday, June 13, 2025- India exported almost all of the iPhones made by Foxconn to the US between March and May, Reuters reported on Friday, citing Customs data, bypassing US tariffs imposed on China.
The numbers, reported by Reuters for the first time, show that Apple has realigned its India exports to almost exclusively serve the US market, whereas previously the devices were more widely distributed to countries including the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, and Britain.
Data showed that the latest figures were far above the 2024 average of 50%, and a clear sign of Apple’s efforts to bypass high US tariffs imposed on China.
The report said that during March-May, Foxconn exported iPhones worth $3.2 billion from India, with an average of 97% shipped to the US.
India iPhone shipments by Foxconn to the US in May 2025 were worth nearly $1 billion, the second-highest ever after the record $1.3 billion worth of devices shipped in March, the data showed.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said China will face 55% tariffs after the two countries agreed on a plan, subject to both leaders’ approval.
India is subject, like most US trading partners, to a baseline 10% tariff and is trying to negotiate an agreement to avert a 26% “reciprocal” levy that Trump announced and then paused in April.
In the first five months of this year, Foxconn has already sent iPhones worth $4.4 billion to the US from India, compared to $3.7 billion in the whole of 2024.
Apple has been taking steps to speed up production from India to bypass tariffs, which would make phones shipped from China to the US much more expensive. In March, it chartered planes to transport iPhone 13, 14, 16 and 16e models worth roughly $2 billion to the US.
