Tech giant Apple has quietly chartered a series of cargo flights from India to the United States, ferrying as many as 1.5 million iPhones in a high-stakes logistical manoeuvre to beat a fresh wave of tariffs imposed by former US president Donald Trump on imports from China, Reuters cited multiple sources as saying.
The unprecedented airlift, involving around 600 tonnes of devices, showed Apple’s behind-the-scenes scramble to shield its lucrative US market from the financial fallout of Trump’s sweeping tariff regime, which has pushed import duties on Chinese electronics to a staggering 125 per cent.
By comparison, iPhone imports from India are currently subject to a 26 per cent tariff, which remains temporarily suspended following Trump’s decision this week to pause most non-China tariffs for 90 days.
