India Curbs PC Imports as Modi Pushes for Local Production
- The requirement encompasses tablets, laptops, all-in-one PCs
- The measures should help spur local electronics production
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India is requiring licenses for the import of computers from laptops to tablets, the latest in a series of government measures intended to encourage local electronics production.
Purchasers need to seek permission to import laptops, tablets, all-in-one personal computers and ultra-small computers and servers with immediate effect, according to a notification from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade. Certain types of PCs that are designated “capital goods” may be exempt, the agency said without elaborating.