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US-based trade bodies, including Apple, Google, Lenovo, Dell and HP among others, have urged the US to push India to retract its IT import restrictions, and to hold a formal consultation with industry stakeholders. The Indian government has placed laptops, tablets and other electronics under the restricted category, meaning companies will need additional licences to bring IT products into the country. Such licensing measures were announced with no prior consultation, said the trade bodies.
Major global information technology and electronics manufacturing giants such as Apple, Intel, Google, Lenovo, Dell Technologies, HP, and others have called on the US government to “use every available forum” to push India to reconsider implementing the import restriction policy on IT hardware and launch a formal stakeholder consultation to solicit recommendations from the industry.
Import Restriction: The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has placed electronics items such as laptops, tablets, all-in-one-personal computers, small form factor computers and servers under the restricted imports category, thereby requiring companies to seek an additional licence to bring these goods into the country.
Earlier this month, the Centre placed restrictions on the import of laptops, tablets, and computers with immediate effect. Later it deferred the deadline for implementing import restrictions to November 1.