DoT approaches Customs for help on illegal imports; Some telecom companies found bypassing rules

The department of telecommunications (DoT) has sought the support of the Customs department to strengthen the mechanism to check import of telecom equipment.

This is because despite the rationalisation of the Customs Tariffs Act to plug loopholes, some companies are able to import telecom equipment in the non-trusted category by manipulating product codes.

The risks of this are two-fold. First, products from China with malware can enter the country.