India restricts import of laptop, computers to push local manufacturing

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NEW DELHI: India has restricted imports of laptops, tablets and personal computers with immediate effect, according to a government notice on Thursday (Aug 3), in a bid to push local man

In April to June, electronics imports, which include laptops, tablets and personal computers, were US$19.7 billion, up 6.25 per cent year-on-year. Electronics imports range between 7 per cent to 10 per cent of the country's total merchandise imports.

India has been trying to push local manufacturing by giving production-linked incentives in over two dozen sectors, including electronics. The incentive scheme is key to India's ambitions to become a powerhouse in the global electronics supply chain, with the country targeting annual production worth US$300 billion by 2026.

Laptops, tablets and personal computers compose about 1.5 per cent of the country's total annual imports and nearly half of those are bought from China, according to government data.

 

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