'Made in India iPhones will still be cheaper in US, even with Trumps 25% tariff: GTRI Report

"Made in India IPhones Will Still Be Cheaper in US, Even with Trump's 25% Tariff: GTRI Report

Get latest articles and stories on Business at LatestLY. Even if the United States were to impose a 25 per cent tariff on iPhones manufactured in India, the total production cost would still be much lower if compared with manufacturing the devices in the U.S, according to a report by Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI). Business News | "Made in India IPhones Will Still Be Cheaper in US, Even with Trump's 25% Tariff: GTRI Report.

'Made in India iPhones will still be cheaper in US, even with Trumps 25% tariff: GTRI Report

Even if the United States were to impose a 25 per cent tariff on iPhones manufactured in India, the total production cost would still be much lower if compared with manufacturing the devices in the U.S, according to a report by Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI).

It's still cheaper to import iPhones with 25% tariffs, than assemble in the US

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says, perhaps obviously, that Trump's new 25% tariff on Apple shouldn't make the company move manufacturing to the US, because it's still far cheaper to import.A lack of robots are not the the only thing preventing iPhone manufacture in the USTrump announced his 25% tariff on Apple's iPhones — for once specifically naming a US business instead of nonsensically claiming foreign countries would pay — on Friday, May 23, 2025. I…

Apple Would Rather Absorb A 25% iPhone Tariff Than Move Production To The US, Says Analyst: '...No Guarantee They Won't Face Repeated Tariff Threats During His Term'

On Friday, President Donald Trump demanded that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) manufacture iPhones sold in the U.S. domestically, or face a 25% tariff. Now, top Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that the company is unlikely to move its assembly lines back to the U.S., even under political pressure. What…

Apple won’t budge: more profitable to bear iPhone tariffs than shift production to the U.S.

Analyst says Apple would rather endure tariffs than manufacture the iPhone in the U.S.

Kuo: Tariffs Would Cost Apple Less than US iPhone Production

Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo on Friday said Apple would be better off financially by simply absorbing a threatened 25% import tariff on iPhones sold in the United States rather than moving its iPhone assembly operations to the US. Kuo, who has a well-deserved reputation for forecasting Apple’s product releases and other activities, posted his […]Read More...