Amazon and Flipkart may make it compulsory to reveal country of origin

E-commerce players such as Amazon’s local unit and Walmart’s Flipkart will consider asking sellers on their platforms to list the country of origin on products, three sources familiar with the matter said.
The discussion was part of a meeting of online retailers held via video-conferencing, hosted by the federal commerce ministry’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), two of the sources said.
The move comes amid India’s efforts to single out Chinese-made products and cut down on their import following a clash between the two neighbours at a disputed Himalayan border site that left 20 Indian soldiers dead.
The definition of “country of origin”, however, remains vague with some products assembled in countries including India but with their components or raw material sourced from another nation, and companies have asked the government to clarify its stand, the sources said.