印尼政府警告，将对销售这些手机的网上和实体店采取行动，并停用它们的IMEI识别码，使这些设备无法在当地电信供应商处注册。在国外购买的手机允许个人使用，但必须在入境时申报并支付高额费用。The government of india recently announced that due to Google's failure to meet domestic content requirements, the sale of Google Pixel phones in the country has been banned.
The Indonesian government recently announced that due to the inability to meet domestic content requirements, the sale of Google Pixel phones has been banned in the country. $Alphabet-C (GOOG.US)$An Indonesian Ministry of Industry spokesperson, Febri Hendri Antoni Arief, pointed out at a press conference that although about 22,000 units of Pixel phones have entered Indonesia through personal shipments or personal carry-ons this year, trading these phones in Indonesia is still illegal.
Prior to this, $Apple (AAPL.US)$ The company faced an iPhone 16 sales ban by the Indonesian government for failing to fulfill investment commitments. Apple has sought a meeting with the Indonesian Minister of Industry, Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, to discuss the ban, but the meeting date has not been determined yet. He emphasized that Indonesia is formulating local content rules and related policies to treat all investors fairly and promote the added value and deepening of the domestic industry structure.
The government of india has warned that actions will be taken against online and physical stores selling these phones, and their IMEI identification codes will be disabled, making these devices unable to be registered with local telecom providers. Phones purchased overseas are allowed for personal use, but must be declared upon entry and incur high fees.
india implements restrictive policies on foreign companies to ensure more investment. Smart phone and tablet manufacturers must meet up to 40% domestic content requirements, with the specific percentages depending on their business scale in india. Companies can meet these requirements by manufacturing equipment in india, developing firmware, or investing in innovation.
The Ministry of Industry of india stated that the investment in the developer academy established by Apple in the country amounts to 1.5 trillion Indonesian Rupiah (about 95 million USD), lower than the promised 1.7 trillion Indonesian Rupiah. Meanwhile, competitors such as Samsung Electronics and Xiaomi have already established factories in the country.
It is understood that the size of the economy in india has reached 1 trillion USD, making it a potential growth market. Government data shows that the country has over 0.35 billion active phones, exceeding its population of over 0.27 billion. Last year, Google and Apple did not make it into the top five smartphone brands in the country. These policies and actions reflect the attention of the government of india to the investments and compliance requirements of foreign companies in the local market, as well as its determination to promote domestic industry development.
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