India restricts the imports of computers and laptops from foreign countries
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry introduced new restrictions for the imports of laptops, tablets, and all-in-one personal computers from foreign countries. The license is mandatory if you want to import any devices from foreign countries.
The import of Tablets, laptops, all-in-one computers, small form factor computers, and servers falling under HSN 8741 is restricted. The government has released a notification that only valid licenses can be used for the import of the devices. and if the valid license is not there, then it’s not allowed to bring in the bags.
Why the Indian government released a notification to restrict the import of laptops and tablets
The reason behind the government’s decision to restrict the import of laptops and tablets is to help boost the local manufacturing sector. By importing devices, there is a loss for manufacturing, so the government took the decision soon and implemented it on Thursday. But New Delhi was not given a detailed explanation about the restriction on imports.
In the month of May, the Modi government unveiled a $2 billion scheme aimed at promoting locally built hardware like laptops, PCs, servers, and related edge computer kits. The government is willing to spend $892 million to upgrade the previous program for development.
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According to government data, import values
$32 billion in the year 2019-2020
Electronic goods in India grew 32% to $ 43 billion in the year 2021-2022
The total electronic goods were 64% in 2021to 2022 from 69 % in 2019to 2020
Locally manufactured list
As per Hong Kong market research, 30-35% of laptops and 30% of tablets were manufactured in India.
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