The company became the first company to export phones worth $1 billion from India, followed by Samsung

iPhone maker Apple has become the first company to export smartphones worth $1 billion (Rs 8,100 crore) in a month from India, a report said. India had the highest mobile phone exports in December, worth Rs. 10,000 crore was over.

Apple and Samsung have been the leading mobile exporters, with Samsung at the top. But in November, Apple overtook Samsung to become the largest exporting company from India. It currently manufactures the iPhone 12, 13, 14 and 14+ in India. The phone is manufactured by three contract manufacturers Foxconn, Wistron and Pegatron. Some other small exporters also export iPhones, the report added.

Both Foxconn and Pegatron's manufacturing facilities are located in Tamil Nadu. Wistron's facility is in Karnataka. These are participants in the Centre's Production-Linked Incentive Scheme. Government officials told ET that total exports would have been higher if Samsung's production unit was operating at full capacity. It was closed for about 15 days in December for routine maintenance.

This achievement is being seen as a success of PLI scheme

"Mobile exports are a beacon of the government's visionary PLI plans. Starting from the next Union Budget, reduction in input tariffs is critical to keep India's smartphone exports competitive and grow. India Cellular and Electronics Association Chairman Pankaj Mohindru told ET, Requesting similar plans for hearables and wearables.According to Commerce Ministry data, exports of electronics goods reached $16.67 billion in April-December 2022, up 51.56 percent from $10.99 billion during the previous year.

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