Decision on import management system for laptops, tablets to be given post-September after evaluating data: Official

The government will take a decision after September on the existing import management system on certain IT hardware products such as laptops and tablets after evaluating the import data, which it is monitoring, an official said. In October last year, India put in place an import management system under which importers of these products have to seek authorisation from the government.

The system is aimed at monitoring shipments of laptops, tablets and computers into the country without hurting market supply or creating a cumbersome licensing regime.