India to produce majority of iPhones sold in US in june quarter: Tim Cook

Srinagar, May 3: Apple CEO Tim Cook has affirmed that for the June quarter, they expect the majority of the iPhones sold in the US will have India as their country of origin but he also could not give a longer-term view than that due to the evolving trade war between the United States and China.

Cupertino-based Apple has revealed its plan to source the majority of iPhones sold in the United States from India during the June quarter. 'I wanted to give you clarity for the June quarter, though can’t predict future' says Cook, adding that Vietnam will produce almost all iPads, Mac computers and AirPods sold in the US.

According to reports, in March 2025 alone, India exported 3.1 million iPhones, a 219 per cent increase over prior months, as Apple sought to pre-empt higher import duties. This is a near-term confirmation for Apple’s increasing reliance on India, as China gets hit with the hardest tariff rates from the US.

Last month Apple was caught in the crosshairs of the retaliatory tariff action by US President Donald Trump, where China was among the worst hit. According to the analysis, 97.6 per cent of Apple’s Indian exports were shipped to the US in March, up from 81.9 per cent in the three months ending February 28, 2025.