As Apple deals with tariffs, Foxconn sends 97% of its iPhones from India to the United States

According to customs data, almost all of Foxconn’s iPhone exports from India were headed for the US between March and May. This is far more than the average of 50% for 2024 and demonstrates Apple’s attempts to get around the heavy U.S. tariffs placed on China.

According to the numbers, Apple shifted its shipments to India in order to supply the U.S. market almost exclusively. Previously, the gadgets were distributed more widely to nations including the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic.

According to commercially accessible customs data acquired by Reuters, Foxconn sold iPhones worth $3.2 billion from India between March and May, with an average of 97% sent to the U.S., compared to an average of 50.3% in 2024.

According to the data, Foxconn delivered about $1 billion worth of iPhones from India to the United States in May 2025, which was the second-highest amount ever after a record $1.3 billion in March.

Following an agreement between the two nations to lower tariffs, which had reached triple-digit levels, subject to both leaders’ approval, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that China will be subject to 55% tariffs.

Apple’s increased production in India prompted a sharp rebuke from Trump in May. “We’re not interested in them building in India; India can take care of itself, they’re doing just fine; we want them to build here,” Trump recalled telling CEO Tim Cook. In the first five months of this year, Foxconn already shipped $4.4 billion worth of iPhones from India to the U.S., compared to $3.7 billion for all of 2024.