Govt wants ‘country of origin’ tag on products sold online by August 1: Report

The government is likely to make the display of ‘country of origin’ on products sold online mandatory beginning 1 August, sources told Mint.

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) held a second meeting on Wednesday that was reportedly attended by representatives of close to 30 ecommerce companies.

The issue was first discussed in detail on June 24 between officials of DPIIT and representatives of e-commerce companies, including Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal, Tata Cliq, Paytm, Udaan and Pepperfry.

According to the report, DPIIT officials made it clear that the government is looking to have ‘country of origin’ available for new listings on e-commerce platforms by 1 August, and for older listings by the end of September.