Apple challenges India’s anti-trust body over potential $38 billion fine
The iPhone 15 smartphone goes on sale on September 22, 2023 in Mumbai, India.
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Apple filed a case against the country’s anti-trust agency in the Delhi High Court over its consideration of global turnover while calculating penalties.
The iPhone maker, which is among India’s fastest-growing smartphone brands, is challenging India’s new antitrust law under which the US company could be fined up to $38 billion. report by Reuters.
He added that the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) use of turnover in calculating penalties was “unconstitutional, grossly disproportionate and unfair”.
Apple did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
CCI being investigated Complaints filed by an alliance of Indian startups and Tinder owner Match Group Those who accuse Apple of “malicious conduct” by forcing developers to pay high commissions for in-app purchases.
Apple denied the accusations.
CCI’s final decision is still pending but it has expressed its “prima facie” opinion [is] Mandatory use of Apple’s IAP for paid apps and in-app purchases restricts app developers’ option to choose a payment processing system of their choice,” an order issued in December 2021.
Apple recorded its highest ever quarterly shipments of 5 million units in India in the third quarter of 2025. data From IDC.
The company is expected to sell around 15 million iPhones in India this year and could be among the top five smartphone companies in India, IDC India vice president Navkendar Singh said on CNBC’s “Inside India” program on November 18.
Apple is among the global companies that have diversified their manufacturing supply chains from China to India. Apple will export in 2024 from india It grew by more than 42% compared to the previous year and reached a record of 12.8 billion dollars.
