Written by Ravi Dutta Mishra
New Delhi | Updated: May 25, 2024 13:02 IST
New Delhi in its reply on December 12 last year also said that the issuance of license will be “automatic in nature” and that India has no plans to expand the use of import management system beyond the listed products as of date.
Japan and China have formally raised concern over India’s laptop import licensing measure which was announced in August last year but was soon reversed, a statement released by World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) Committee on Import Licensing (CIL) that met on May 21 showed.
India’s move to restrict laptop imports had earlier too gathered attention particularly from the US as United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Katherine Tai raised the issue during the G20 meet in India. Tai had urged India to ensure that the end-to-end online system currently in operation and related policies do not restrict trade going forward.