A major tech company agreed to submit India-focused financial records to the Competition Commission of India as part of an antitrust probe into its app distribution rules.
Apple agreed to submit the financial records of its India unit to the Competition Commission of India, a step that moves the long-delayed antitrust probe nearer to a potential penalty decision.
The concession follows a dispute over whether the CCI could demand global turnover data and comes as iPhones have grown to about 9% of India’s smartphone market from roughly 2% five years ago.
A judge last month told Apple to "cooperate" with the process, the hearing transcript shows.
A confidential CCI order reviewed by Reuters said Apple’s lawyer asked the commission at a May 21 hearing for a final extension until June 25 to file “India-specific financial information” and the commission granted the request.
Apple has resisted providing financial details since 2024 and sought to pause the case while it challenges a new Indian law that allows penalties based on global turnover, arguing the CCI had sought worldwide figures that could underpin a fine of up to $38 billion.
The CCI has said it only required India financials to begin penalty calculations and accused Apple of using a parallel court challenge to delay the process.
The case, opened in 2021 by a mix of startups, a non-profit and Match, targets Apple’s App Store rules and an investigation finding from 2024 called the App Store an "unavoidable trading partner"; Apple denies wrongdoing and plans to contest the findings.
Apple is due to file the India-specific financial information by June 25.
