About 36% to 37% of the smartphone components Oppo buys for its Indonesian factory in Tangerang come from domestic suppliers, including batteries, packaging materials, adapters and USB cables, according to Jeffry Firman de Haan, director of the center of Indonesian manufacturing from Oppo.

The proportion of parts places it slightly above the 35 percent threshold Indonesia requires for smartphone makers under its National Component Level Policy (TKDN). Compliance with the mandate is necessary for brands to sell phones in the country, which has Southeast Asia’s largest economy.

However, Oppo wants to go further, according to de Haan. “We are looking for good suppliers for all our components, and we communicate and cooperate closely with the Ministry of Industry and local governments to find the right suppliers and sellers for us,” he said during a Tuesday media tour of the factory. that the company sponsored.