JAKARTA:  , Indonesia approved local certificates for more than a dozen Apple products on Friday ( Mar 7 ), the industry ministry said, moving the tech giant a step closer to having a ban lifted on iPhone sales in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.
Apple struck a deal with Indonesia last month to invest in the state of 280 million after decades of deadlock over the tech giant’s failing to meet laws requiring devices to be built with at least 40 per cent of parts made directly.
” We have issued local content condition credentials for 20 Apple materials”, Industry Ministry spokeswoman Febri Hendri Antoni Arief said in a statement.
It did not specify the items that were certified but local media reported they included the latest phone 16 type.
Apple today needs to obtain a series of credentials and certifications from several ministers, the statement said.