Annual registration required for IT hardware importers under new system

Importers of laptops, tablets, and other IT hardware will need to apply for fresh registration annually as part of the government’s new import monitoring system, according to industry sources.

The monitoring system, which is already live, aims to gather advance information about imports, including the country of origin. Importers can apply for registration via the existing DGFT (Directorate General of Foreign Trade) portal. These issues were discussed during a recent stakeholder consultation between the DGFT, the Ministry of Electronics and Information (MeitY), and the industry.