But, Apple has not yet announced price reduction for iPhone 11 in India, as the company still sells iPhone 11 mobile handsets that were made in China. However, Apple is planning to increase the production in phases to begin exporting the iPhone 11 from India, and which will likely lead to a price cut locally. Producing the iPhone 11 in India could possibly save Apple about 22% in import duties per device.
Apple previously manufactured the iPhone Xs, iPhone SE (2016) and the iPhone 7 in India. Apple is reportedly looking into beginning production of the new iPhone SE at the Wistron facility in Bengaluru and there are plans to produce the iPhone 11 Pro models in Foxconn, Chennai too. This would mark a significant shift in iPhone production out of China and into India, where Apple is drawn to the benefits of the Government’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme.