Indonesia has banned the iPhone 16 for non-compliance produced by the American technology company Apple and declared its advertising and sale illegal.
According to the report of the British journal Guardian, Indonesia’s Ministry of Industry says that Apple has been banned from advertising and selling the new iPhone model for failing to meet local investment requirements.
It should be noted that Indonesia is the country with the largest youth population in Southeast Asia, where 100 million young people under the age of 30 are passionate about modern technology, but Apple has not yet opened its official store here, due to which users resale platforms. They are forced to buy Apple products
A spokesman for Indonesia’s Ministry of Industry says that imported iPhone 16 models introduced in September cannot be sold locally because Apple’s local company is required to use 40 percent local raw materials in the production of the phone. I have failed.
The iPhone 16 imported by registered importers cannot be sold locally, as Apple Indonesia has not fulfilled investment commitments to obtain certification, Fabri-Hendry spokesman Antony Arif said on Friday.
According to local media reports, in order to reach the desired rate, Apple must invest in Indonesia and use local materials in the production of iPhone components.
According to Bloomberg, Apple had promised to invest 1 trillion 70 billion rupiah (109 million dollars) in Indonesia to promote local goods and infrastructure, but by the beginning of this month, the company had 1 trillion 50 rupiah (about 95 million dollars). Millions of dollars) has been invested.
The Ministry of Industry further said that the new Apple phones can be taken to Indonesia until their commercial trade starts. However, their sale is illegal in the country.
In the past, Indonesia has imposed such restrictions to encourage local products with mixed results, with Apple previously warning that the ban on 4,000 items, including laptops and raw materials, in March this year would result in the country losing laptops. Due to the ban, many companies have closed their operations in the country.
It should be noted that as a result of years of restrictions on the import of mineral metals, prices in the domestic battery sector in Indonesia have risen sharply.
According to Counterpoint Research, the second quarter of this year in Indonesia’s smartphone market was dominated by South Korean company Samsung, along with Chinese manufacturers Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo.
The rest of Asia is missing a significant opportunity for the company to succeed by not being in Indonesia, which according to Bloomberg has 350 million active mobile phones, which is more than its current population.
