Overview

• Officials say about one in five iPhones are now built in India as production scales across the country.
• The 2025 iPhone 17 lineup and iPhone Air were assembled in India from day one for the first time.
• Apple’s vendor network now includes Tata Electronics, Aequs, Jabil, Salcomp, Bharat Forge, Hindalco, Wipro PARI and others spanning Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana.
• Expansion accelerated after the 2020 Production Linked Incentive scheme, which also drew in more than 20 Indian MSMEs.
• Smartphone shipments led by iPhones have become India’s top export, up from 167th place in 2014–15.