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The iPhone 16 is banned from sale in Indonesia after Apple fails to invest enough locally

Indonesia has blocked Apple from selling its latest devices in the country, including the iPhone 16 and Apple Watch Series 10.

This can be reached by, for instance, using materials sourced in the country, having manufacturing plants or employing local workers. By not investing the remaining $15 million needed to meet the threshold, Apple can't sell its latest products in Southeast Asia's largest economy, which may prove to be shortsighted. Since 2020, any mobile phones that are bought overseas and brought in are subject to a tax and have to be registered with the Indonesian government.

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