Later the company set up a manufacturing subsidiary, called Swedwood.
At the moment, it doesn't, so Apple is looking to set up a manufacturing plant in India, which would satisfy the restriction but the country's government is still trying to quantify Apple's commitment to its economy.
But the Unite union said the latest cuts, which come on top of about 680 job losses at Bombardier Belfast last year, were "another hammer blow" to Northern Ireland's manufacturing base, and called on the Northern Ireland executive to set up a manufacturing taskforce.
Ultimately, Dyson was able to set up a manufacturing operation of his own in order to sell his machine in Britain, and the first vacuum cleaner entirely of his own design, the Dual Cyclone DC01, went on sale in the summer of 1993.
The company has high hopes for new products such as its internet radio, and has also set up a manufacturing operation in the north of China to produce its television stands which go to the likes of Argos, Comet and Currys.
For example, as the country's formal retail shops were closing down after the political and economic crisis in 2013, and more transactions were taking place in small, informal street shops and stalls, Unilever set up a manufacturing facility in Zimbabwe.
She set up a manufacturing unit with an Irish partner, and it became India's largest enzyme company.
A wind turbine company has pulled out of plans to set up a manufacturing plant in Kent which was to have created about 1,600 jobs.
I spoke to Karnataka's information technology minister, Priyank Kharge, who said there was a fierce competition among Indian states to woo Apple to set up a manufacturing facility.
