Laptop, Tablet Imports Exceed USD 4 Billion: India's New System
By Rediff Money Desk, New Delhi Sep 03, 2024 16:24
India's import management system for laptops and tablets has seen over USD 4 billion in imports this fiscal, with most coming from China. The system, implemented last year, aims to monitor inbound shipments without affecting market supply.
New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI) With the deadline for review of import management system for laptops and other IT products nearing, the companies which have received authorisations have imported these products worth over USD 4 billion so far this fiscal, an official said.
These imports stood at USD 8.4 billion in 2023-24 and most of these imports were coming from China, the official said.
In October last year, the government rolled out an import management/ authorisation for imports of laptops, personal computers and certain other IT hardware products. The system is aimed at monitoring inbound shipments of these items into the country without hurting market supply.
The importers are allowed to apply for multiple authorisations and those authorisations would be valid up to September 30, 2024. The authorisations will be issued for any number of consignments for imports till September.
On November 1, 2023, the government cleared over 100 applications, including those of Apple, Dell and Lenovo, which sought permission for imports of these IT hardware products worth nearly USD 10 billion, on the first day of implementation of the new system.
"Last year, the imports stood at USD 8.4 billion out of the USD 10 billion worth of approvals. So far this fiscal, the imports stood at about USD 4-5 billion," the official said.
When asked about the plans after the end of the validity on September 30, the official said the commerce ministry will entirely go with the Meity's (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) view on that.
The new licence regime is applicable to laptops, personal computers (including tablet computers), microcomputers, large or mainframe computers, and certain data processing machines to ensure India's trusted supply chain.
The country has imported personal computers, including laptops, worth USD 5.33 billion in 2022-23 compared to USD 7.37 billion in 2021-22.
The main countries from where these goods were imported in 2022-23 included China (USD 5.11 billion), Singapore (USD 1.4 billion), Hong Kong (USD 807 million), the US, Malaysia, Taiwan, Netherland and Vietnam.
These imports stood at USD 8.4 billion in 2023-24 and most of these imports were coming from China, the official said.
In October last year, the government rolled out an import management/ authorisation for imports of laptops, personal computers and certain other IT hardware products. The system is aimed at monitoring inbound shipments of these items into the country without hurting market supply.
The importers are allowed to apply for multiple authorisations and those authorisations would be valid up to September 30, 2024. The authorisations will be issued for any number of consignments for imports till September.
On November 1, 2023, the government cleared over 100 applications, including those of Apple, Dell and Lenovo, which sought permission for imports of these IT hardware products worth nearly USD 10 billion, on the first day of implementation of the new system.
"Last year, the imports stood at USD 8.4 billion out of the USD 10 billion worth of approvals. So far this fiscal, the imports stood at about USD 4-5 billion," the official said.
When asked about the plans after the end of the validity on September 30, the official said the commerce ministry will entirely go with the Meity's (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) view on that.
The new licence regime is applicable to laptops, personal computers (including tablet computers), microcomputers, large or mainframe computers, and certain data processing machines to ensure India's trusted supply chain.
The country has imported personal computers, including laptops, worth USD 5.33 billion in 2022-23 compared to USD 7.37 billion in 2021-22.
The main countries from where these goods were imported in 2022-23 included China (USD 5.11 billion), Singapore (USD 1.4 billion), Hong Kong (USD 807 million), the US, Malaysia, Taiwan, Netherland and Vietnam.
Source: PTI
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