Foxconn exports surge 48% from India

Foxconn’s exports from India rose 48% year over year in 2025, as Apple pushed more iPhone production in the country toward overseas markets. (digitimes.com) (communicationstoday.co.in) Counterpoint Research said India-made smartphone shipments grew 8% in 2025, driven by a 28% jump in exports and just 1% growth in domestic sell-in. Exports accounted for about one-third of all smartphones manufactured in India. (communicationstoday.co.in) (thehindubusinessline.com) Foxconn Hon Hai was the biggest beneficiary of that export shift, with strong Apple shipments driving the increase. Counterpoint also said Tata Electronics added to the export push, while Samsung’s export contribution grew 4% from 2024. (communicationstoday.co.in) (gsmarena.com) The numbers show how India’s smartphone factories are moving beyond serving local demand and into export manufacturing. In 2025, domestic growth was modest, but export growth carried the sector. (thehindubusinessline.com) (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) That shift is closely tied to Apple’s effort to diversify assembly outside China, with India taking a larger role in iPhone production through Foxconn and Tata. Industry and policy support, including India’s production-linked incentive programs, helped build that base over the past few years. (ibef.org) (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) The manufacturing gains are landing as Apple faces a separate fight in India over its App Store rules. The Competition Commission of India has set a final hearing for May 21, 2026, in its antitrust case over in-app payments, commissions and control of app distribution. (business-standard.com) (medianama.com) Apple has denied wrongdoing and has argued that it has a limited share of India’s smartphone market, where Android devices dominate. Business Standard reported the case could expose Apple to penalties tied to global turnover under India’s amended competition law. (business-standard.com) (electronicsforyou.biz) For now, the export data and the antitrust timetable point in the same direction: Apple is becoming more economically important in India even as Indian regulators become more willing to challenge it. (digitimes.com) (business-standard.com)