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Apple airlifts more than 1 million iPhones out of India to avoid Trump tariffs, Reuters reports

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Apple's move to avoid China tariffs had been in the works for months, according to report citing Indian government officials.

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  1. Quartz

    India could be a key part of Apple's damage-control plan for tariffs (opens Quartz)

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    Apple depends on factories in China to make its iPhones. Trump's tariffs threaten to turn its meticulous supply chain into a liability

  2. Quartz

    Apple flew more than a million iPhones out of India to beat tariffs, report says (opens Quartz)

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    The phones were manufactured in India and rushed out of the country to beat expected tariffs

  3. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Apple airlifts 600 tons of iPhones from India to beat U.S. tariffs | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    NEW DELHI >> Tech giant Apple chartered cargo flights to ferry 600 tons of iPhones, or as many as 1.5 million, to the United States from India, after it stepped up production there in an effort to beat President Donald Trump’s tariffs, sources told Reuters.

  4. The Guardian

    Apple said to be flying iPhones from India to US to avoid Trump tariffs (opens The Guardian)

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    Tech firm has reportedly flown 600 tonnes of handsets from Indian factories as Chinese goods face huge tariffs

  5. CBS News

    Apple airlifts more than 1 million iPhones out of India to avoid Trump tariffs, Reuters reports (opens CBS News)

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    Apple's move to avoid China tariffs had been in the works for months, according to report citing Indian government officials.

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