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Ten days after global launch, Apple starts assembling iPhone 14 in India

Apple effectively pays 26 per cent duty on the free on board (FOB) value of imported phones

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Surajeet Das Gupta New Delhi
Apple Inc on Monday announced that it has started assembling the phones in its latest iPhone 14 series at the Foxconn factory in Tamil Nadu. With this, the company has achieved a significant milestone by narrowing the gap between the days of the phones' global launch (September 7) and their availability in stores (from September 16) and the start of their assembly in India.  

The move to assemble iPhone 14 series devices in India soon after their global launch raises expectations that the Cupertino-based company may reduce the prices of its new models as it does not have to pay

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