India, March 1 -- Tech giant Apple's suppliers from India have reportedly started exporting electronic components of MacBooks, AirPods, Watch, Pencil and iPhones to China and Vietnam for the first time.

The suppliers include Motherson Group, Jabil, Aequs and Tata Electronics, who manufacture mechanics from scratch, including the enclosures for all of Apple's gadgets except iPads, ET reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

The report further said that these components are shipped to international locations for assembling and utilised in making the finished product.

"In its bid to deepen domestic value addition and build a local ecosystem (in India), Apple is expanding domestic procurement beyond iPhone and its key components,"...