Government to Give New Approvals for Laptop and Tablet Imports From Next Year

From next year, companies will have to take re-approval from the central government to import laptops and tablets in the country. Guidelines for this will be issued soon. Import management system was started in the country about two years ago. In this, companies have to register the quantity and value of their laptops and tablets imports with the government.

The government had said that this data would be used to monitor imports. This system is going to end this month. It has been extended till the end of the year. A government notification states, “Importers will have to apply for re-approval from the beginning of next year. Detailed guidelines for this will be issued soon.” The new system for laptops, tablets, personal computers and servers was implemented after the old licensing system was withdrawn. This policy was part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to increase manufacturing in the country and create a reliable supply chain.

Reuters in March Report It was said that after lobbying by US officials, the government had withdrawn the licensing policy related to laptops. People in the know say that America’s concern had increased due to the delay in implementing restrictions on laptop imports. Between April and July this year, the import of laptops and personal computers in the country was about 1.7 billion dollars.

Applications from some companies, including Dell, were approved last year under a government subsidy scheme for manufacturing laptops, tablets and personal computers. This is expected to lead to manufacturing of products like personal computers, servers, laptops and tablets worth about Rs 3.35 crore in six years. Samsung, one of the largest consumer electronics companies, will start manufacturing laptops in the country by the end of this year. The company’s factory is in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Samsung smartphones are manufactured in the country. Along with the sale of these smartphones, they are also exported. The company’s laptops are manufactured in China and Vietnam. Computer devices maker HP has also partnered with technology company Google to make Chromebook laptops.

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