Sales of the iPhone 16 have been banned in the country due to Apple's failure to meet the government's local investment requirements.
Writes UNN with reference to FT.
In Indonesia, authorities have banned the sale of the iPhone 16. Apple's latest smartphone does not meet the Southeast Asian country's requirement of 40 percent local content in phones and tablets, the Ministry of Industry said.
The iPhone 16 imported by registered importers cannot be sold in the country, as PT Apple Indonesia has not yet fulfilled its investment obligations to obtain a certificate of “local content level” in innovation
The ministry added that about 9,000 units of the iPhone 16 series have entered Indonesia through passenger luggage since they went on sale last month.
These phones were imported legally, but would be illegal if sold in Indonesia
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