The Apple Inc. executive leading talks with Indonesia to lift the country’s iPhone 16 sales ban departed Jakarta on Wednesday, after a late stage about-face from a minister scuttled a deal, according to people familiar with the matter.

Industry minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita derails negotiations with Apple and keeps the iPhone 16 sales ban imposed last October  Minister not swayed by

Indonesia banned iPhone 16 sales after Apple failed to meet requirements that smartphones sold domestically should comprise at least 35% locally-made parts.

Indonesia kept a ban on the sale of Apple Inc.’s iPhone 16s, saying its $1 billion plan that includes building an AirTag factory is insufficient to meet local investment requirements.

The Indonesian government says it will not lift its ban on sales of the iPhone 16 despite Apple committing to $1 billion in manufacturing within the country.

Apple’s U.S. $1 billion proposal to set up a local factory for AirTags – tracking devices linked to an app – has failed to sway the Indonesian government, leaving the iPhone 16 banned in Southeast Asia’s largest economy.

Apple is still barred from selling iPhone 16 models in Indonesia despite agreeing to build a local production facility there, as it has not

Minister says proposed AirTag factory would not help US tech giant meet local content rules on smartphone sales

Apple is in negotiations with an increasingly demanding Indonesia to get its iPhone 16 ban lifted, while Huawei plans to shortly launch its smartphone in the country.

Jakarta seems determined to use the leverage it enjoys as the world’s fourth-largest smartphone market to extract maximum benefits from the U.S. tech giant.

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