Apple airlifted 600 tons of iPhones from India to beat Trump tariffs

At least six cargo jets were used in the operation which one source described was a way to "beat the tariffs".

The airlift was to ensure sufficient inventory in one of its biggest markets on concern Trump's tariffs would push up costs.

Apple's main India suppliers Foxconn and Tata shipped nearly $2bn (€1.8bn) worth of iPhones to the United States in March, an all-time high, as the US company airlifted devices to bypass President Donald Trump's impending tariffs, customs data shows.

The smartphone maker stepped up production in India and chartered cargo flights to ferry 600 tons of iPhones to the United States to ensure sufficient inventory in one of its biggest markets on concern Trump's tariffs would push up costs.