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Why Apple Struggles to Shift Production From China to India or Elsewhere

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June 2, 2025
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  • Apple remains deeply entrenched in China’s supply chain, making it challenging to relocate production to countries like India despite geopolitical pressures.
  • The company’s success is closely tied to China’s manufacturing ecosystem, which offers unparalleled scale, efficiency, and skilled labor.
  • Geopolitical tensions, including U.S. calls for reshoring production, highlight the vulnerabilities of Apple’s reliance on China.
  • Moving production at scale to other countries faces hurdles such as infrastructure gaps, workforce training, and supply chain fragmentation.

What Happened?

Apple’s reliance on China for iPhone production underscores the deep economic ties between the U.S. and China. While President Trump has urged Apple to manufacture iPhones in the U.S., and the company has explored diversifying production to countries like India, the shift has proven difficult.

China’s manufacturing ecosystem, built over decades, provides Apple with unmatched advantages, including a highly skilled workforce, efficient logistics, and a dense network of suppliers. These factors have enabled Apple to scale production rapidly and maintain its competitive edge.

Patrick McGee, author of Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company, highlights how Apple’s close relationship with Chinese political leadership and its integration into the local economy have further cemented its reliance on the country.


Why It Matters?

Apple’s dependence on China represents a significant geopolitical vulnerability for the U.S., especially amid rising tensions between the two nations. The company’s inability to relocate production at scale exposes risks to its supply chain, including potential disruptions from trade conflicts or political instability.

Efforts to shift production to India or other countries face significant challenges. India, for example, lacks the infrastructure, supplier networks, and workforce scale that China offers. Training workers and building a comparable ecosystem would require years of investment and coordination.

This situation highlights the broader difficulties multinational corporations face in diversifying supply chains away from China, even as governments push for reshoring or “friend-shoring” to reduce reliance on a single country.


What’s Next?

Apple is likely to continue exploring incremental shifts in production to countries like India and Vietnam, focusing on specific product lines or components. However, achieving significant diversification will require long-term investments in infrastructure, workforce development, and supplier networks in these regions.

Geopolitical developments, including U.S.-China trade policies and India’s efforts to attract foreign investment, will play a critical role in shaping Apple’s production strategy. Investors and policymakers will closely monitor Apple’s progress in reducing its reliance on China while maintaining its operational efficiency and profitability.

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