Dealing with Trump’s tariffs: Apple exports 97.6% of iPhones to US from India to preempt higher tariffs on imports from China

Apple’s iPhone exports from India to the US constituted 97.6% of total iPhone exports in March 2025, rising from 81.9% in the December-February 2025 period. This shift aimed to avoid increased tariffs on Chinese imports.

According to an S&P Global Market Intelligence report quoted by ET, there was a substantial 219% surge in iPhone exports during March, as Apple expanded its Indian production facilities amid Donald Trump’s looming tariff announcements and trade uncertainties.