Southeast Asia’s biggest economy has a young, tech-savvy population with more than 100 million people under the age of 30 that tech companies are seeking to capitalise on.
Around 22,000 Google Pixel phones had entered Indonesia this year, according to industry ministry data.
Indonesia’s smartphone market shipment share in the second quarter of the year was dominated by China’s Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo, as well as South Korea’s Samsung, according to Counterpoint Research.
The ministry said last week phones blocked from commercial sale could still be carried into Indonesia as long as they were not being traded.
It said iPhone 16 phones had also not met the 40 per cent local part requirement.
Apple does not have an official store in Indonesia, but chief executive Tim Cook visited in April as the firm explores ways to invest in the country.