India authorises Apple, Dell, Lenovo and others to import laptops, tablets -sources

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01/11/2023 12:43

By Shivangi  Acharya
       NEW DELHI, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Apple  AAPL.O , Dell
 DELL.N , HP  HPE.N , Samsung  005930.KS  and Lenovo  0992.HK 
are among 110 firms authorised by India to import laptops,
tablets and personal computers under a new system aimed at
monitoring shipments, two government sources said.
    Acer  2353.TW , Xiaomi  1810.HK , IBM  IBM.N  and ASUS
 2357.TW  have also been issued import authorisations, the two
sources said, under India's new "import management system"
effective from Wednesday.
    India announced the new system for laptops, tablets and
personal computers last month after it rolled back an earlier
plan to impose a licensing regime, following criticism from the
industry and Washington.
    Companies must register the quantity and value of imports on
a portal, with an authorisation valid until September 2024. 
    India's federal trade ministry did not immediately respond
to a request for comment. The sources declined to be named as
details of the authorisations have not yet been made public. 

 (Reporting by Shivangi Acharya; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
 ((shivangi.acharya@thomsonreuters.com))