Mumbai — Apple has increased the prices of most of its iPhone models sold in India after the government last week raised taxes on imported phones in a bid to boost domestic manufacturing. Barring its locally assembled iPhone SE model, Apple raised prices of iPhone handsets by an average 3.5%, according to a price sheet reviewed by Reuters. Its priciest iPhone X model now costs 105,720 rupees ($1,646.61) for a 256 GB variant, according to Apple’s India website, an increase of 3.6%. The price of a 256 GB iPhone 8 has risen by 3.1% to 79,420 rupees. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government strives to boost manufacturing of phones in India — the world’s second-biggest market by mobile subscriptions and among the top three countries by annual smartphone sales — it last week raised the customs duty on phones to 15% from 10%. That was set to make imported phones, including Apple iPhones, costlier. Some other top phone brands, such as Samsung Electronics and Xiaomi, assemble the majorit...
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