Updated On: 21 August, 2025 06:23 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The company has steadily shifted a bulk of its US-focused iPhone output from China to India to reduce tariff exposure. The latest expansion covers Tata Group’s plant in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, and Foxconn’s new facility near Bangalore Airport, both of which have recently gone online

The latest expansion covers Tata Group’s plant in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, and Foxconn’s new facility near Bangalore Airport, both of which have recently gone online. PIC/ X
Apple Inc. is scaling up iPhone production in India, with five factories, including two newly opened plants, now manufacturing devices bound for the United States. For the first time, all four upcoming iPhone 17 models, including the premium Pro versions, will be produced in India ahead of their global debut next month, according to people familiar with the matter, according to the news agency Bloomberg.
The company has steadily shifted a bulk of its US-focused iPhone output from China to India to reduce tariff exposure. The latest expansion covers Tata Group’s plant in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, and Foxconn’s new facility near Bangalore Airport, both of which have recently gone online. Over the next two years, Tata’s facilities alone are expected to account for up to half of India’s total iPhone production, the people said.
India’s role in Apple’s supply chain has grown sharply. Between April and July this year, the country exported 7.5 billion dollars worth of iPhones, compared with 17 billion dollars across the whole of the previous fiscal year, as per Bloomberg.