Deputy Industry Minister Faisol Riza said on Wednesday that the ministry hoped Apple would commit to putting the plan in place.

The ban on the sale of iPhone 16 in Indonesia will directly attract the giant company Apple to build its factory in the homeland.

Following Indonesia's ban of the iPhone 16 because Apple has not invested enough in the country, the company has reportedly offered $10 million.

Apple Inc. has proposed investing almost $10 million to make additional goods in Indonesia, according to people familiar with the matter, as it seeks to have the country’s ban on sales of its latest iPhone removed.

Indonesia said it has banned sales of smartphones made by Alphabet's Google due to rules requiring the use of locally manufactured components, days after blocking sales of tech giant Apple's iPhone 16 for the same reason.

Indonesia blocks Apple’s iPhone 16, citing failure to meet local content rules. Learn why Apple’s latest device faces hurdles in Southeast Asia’s largest economy.

Tech giant Apple Inc will not be allowed to sell its iPhone 16 smartphones in Indonesia because they have not met the country's rules on the use of locally made components, the industry ministry said.

Apple (AAPL) has proposed to invest about $10M to make additional goods in Indonesia, to have a ban on the sales of its new iPhone 16 models lifted.

Indonesia’s iPhone ban is an example of the pressure Prabowo Subianto’s government is putting on multinationals to boost local manufacturing.

Indonesia announced it has prohibited the sale of smartphones produced by Alphabet's Google, citing regulations mandating the use of locally manufactured components. This move comes just days after it imposed a similar ban on sales of Apple's iPhone 16.