It looks like the stalemate between Apple and Indonesia is continuing as despite the tech giant already proposing a USD1 billion in investment in the country, the Indonesian Government is still not allowing for the iPhone 16 Series to be sold in the country. This is because the investment proposal didn’t include manufacturing smartphone components in Indonesia, which is part of the requirement to get the domestic content rule.
According to Reuters, Indonesia’s Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita asserted that Apple has yet to meet its domestic content rules or TKDN. Previously, Apple pledged to build a facility producing Airtag on Indonesia’s Batam island.
However, since this has nothing to do with manufacturing components for the iPhone, Indonesia viewed it as irrelevant to the domestic content rules. Specifically, Agus said that there is no basis for his Ministry to issue a local content certification based on the Airtag factory commitment as it has no direct relation to the iPhone 16 series.
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