Indonesia bans sales of not only iPhone 16 but also Google Pixel
Indonesia, which banned the sale of the iPhone 16 for failing to meet the required domestic procurement rates for labor and parts procurement, has now banned the sale of the Google Pixel for the same reason.
Indonesia blocks Google Pixel sales after ban on iPhone 16 | TechCrunch
Indonesia bans sales of Google phones days after blocking Apple's iPhone 16 | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/technology/indonesia-bans-sales-google-smartphones-days-after-blocking-apples-iphone-16-2024-11-01/
Google Pixel joins iPhone 16 in Indonesia sales ban - PhoneArena
https://www.phonearena.com/news/indonesia-bans-sales-of-google-pixel_id164354
Indonesia requires smartphone manufacturers to source 40% of their labor and parts domestically. In October 2024, the Indonesian government banned the sale of the iPhone 16 in the country for not complying with the rules and called on Apple to comply with the obligations.
Local content rules require manufacturers to invest in local manufacturing, development and innovation to meet a product-specific Total Kilobytes (TKDN) threshold. Companies can meet this requirement in a variety of ways; for example, Samsung and Xiaomi have complied by setting up local manufacturing facilities.
According to the Indonesian government, Apple has pledged to invest 1.71 trillion rupiah (about 16.5 billion yen) to set up a research and development facility in Indonesia, but the investment is apparently insufficient.
Indonesia's iPhone 16 sales illegal due to lack of Apple investment in the country - Officials
Indonesia has also banned the sale of Google Pixel phones for failing to meet the 40% procurement requirement.
Febri Hendri Antoni Arif, spokesman for Indonesia's Ministry of Industry, said: 'Google cannot resume sales unless it receives local content certification. The local content rule and related policies aim to create added value and deepen the industrial structure.'
According to Indonesia, the iPhone 16 and Google Pixel are only prohibited from being sold locally, but it is okay to buy them in other countries, pay customs duties, bring them into the country and use them there.
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