The Apple Inc. executive leading talks with Indonesia to lift the country’s iPhone 16 sales ban departed Jakarta on Wednesday, after a late stage about-face from a minister scuttled a deal, according to people familiar with the matter.

Industry minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita derails negotiations with Apple and keeps the iPhone 16 sales ban imposed last October  Minister not swayed by

Indonesia banned iPhone 16 sales after Apple failed to meet requirements that smartphones sold domestically should comprise at least 35% locally-made parts.

Indonesia on Wednesday upheld a ban on iPhone 16 sales despite Apple's $1 billion pledge to invest in the country after a negotiation deadlock, citing the company's failure to meet domestic market requirements.

Apple is in negotiations with an increasingly demanding Indonesia to get its iPhone 16 ban lifted, while Huawei plans to shortly launch its smartphone in the country.

Apple’s U.S. $1 billion proposal to set up a local factory for AirTags – tracking devices linked to an app – has failed to sway the Indonesian government, leaving the iPhone 16 banned in Southeast Asia’s largest economy.

Jakarta seems determined to use the leverage it enjoys as the world’s fourth-largest smartphone market to extract maximum benefits from the U.S. tech giant.

The Indonesian government says it will not lift its ban on sales of the iPhone 16 despite Apple committing to $1 billion in manufacturing within the country.

Minister says proposed AirTag factory would not help US tech giant meet local content rules on smartphone sales

Indonesia's industry minister met representatives of Apple on Tuesday to discuss the company's potential investment in the country, a prerequisite for the tech giant to sell its latest iPhone 16 locally,