India e-commerce rules: E-tailers red-flag clauses on related party, private labels

Bengaluru: The country’s largest e-commerce companies, including Flipkart, Amazon India and Tata Group, have told the government that they are concerned about the “related-party clause” in the draft regulations for the industry that can prevent them from selling on their online platforms, according to people in the know of discussions held between officials and industry executives on Saturday.

Top executives and industry groupings such as FICCI, CII, IAMAI and Assocham also flagged their disquiet over the proposal to not allow an e-commerce platform from using its name in its private brand at the meeting organised by the department of consumer affairs and Invest India, sources said.