Apple is challenging India's anti-trust body over a potential $38 billion fine

Apple has filed a lawsuit successful Delhi High Court against the country's anti-trust assemblage due to the fact that of however it considers planetary turnover erstwhile calculating penalties.

The iPhone maker, which is among the fastest increasing astute telephone brands successful India, is challenging India's caller antitrust instrumentality nether which the U.S. institution could incur fines of up to $38 billion, according to a report by Reuters.

It added it was "unconstitutional, grossly disproportionate, unjust" for the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to usage turnover erstwhile calculating penalties.

Apple did not instantly respond to a petition for remark from CNBC.

The CCI has been investigating complaints made by an confederation of Indian startups and Tinder-owner Match Group that impeach Apple of "abusive conduct" which forces developers to wage precocious commissions for in-app purchases.

Apple denied the charges.

The CCI's last verdict is inactive pending but it said its "prima facie presumption [is] that mandatory usage of Apple's IAP for paid apps & in-app purchases restrict the prime disposable to the app developers to prime a outgo processing strategy of their choice", successful an bid successful December 2021.

Apple recorded its highest-ever quarterly shipments successful India of 5 cardinal units successful the 3rd 4th of 2025, according to data from IDC.

The institution is expected to merchantability astir 15 cardinal iPhones this twelvemonth successful India and could fertile among apical 5 smartphone companies there, Navkendar Singh subordinate vice president with IDC India said connected CNBC's "Inside India" connected Nov. 18.

Apple is among the planetary companies who are diversifying their manufacturing proviso concatenation from China to India. In 2024, Apple exports from India deed a grounds of $12.8 billion, increasing astatine much than 42% from twelvemonth ago.