Import Licensing

Import licensing announcement pushed PC sales in India up 14% in Jul-Sep

HP Inc continued to lead the PC market with a total share of 29.4% during the quarter

After laptops, tablets, govt moots import licence for broadband gear

Senior telecom industry executives said that such a move would make home broadband services more expensive and lead to supply chain bottlenecks

Govt discusses 2 new criteria for import of information technology hardware

Move to link import value of companies' domestic manufacturing and exports

Ctrl+Alt+Import: Apple, Dell, HP among 16 impacted by licensing norms

Execs in America say they expect US' Trade Representative Katherine Tai, who is visiting India from August 23-25, to take up the matter with New Delhi

Explained: Why India restricted computer imports and who needs a licence

India has imposed restrictions on the import of personal computers, laptops, tablets, all-in-one PCs, 'ultra-small form factor' computers, and servers falling under HSN code 8741

Centre to consider delaying import licence order for laptops, tablets

The move was aimed at addressing the trade imbalance with China, another government official, the report said

Rollback time: What didn't work for govts earlier will not work even now

Long discarded policies like deficit monetisation, loan restructuring, higher tariffs and import licensing had not yielded great results even the first time around, points out T N Ninan

A neglected story

Unilateral, multilateral and regional trade liberalisation strands have all played a role in the abolition of import licensing in India