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The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on Friday announced that its decision to restrict the import of certain laptops and computers under HSN 8471 will come into effect from November 1, 2023...
DGFT in its notification stated, "Import consignments can be cleared till October 31, 2023, without a licence for restricted imports."..
Earlier, the government body had announced its decision to restrict the import of laptops, tablets, all-in-one personal computers and ultra-small form factor computers and servers without a license..
The government's recent decision to restrict imports came with the aim to push Indian manufacturers to fill the gap, since electronics imports, including laptops, tablets, and personal computers, accounted for $19.7 billion between April and June 2023, expanding at a rate of roughly 6% each year...
It has extended the deadline for companies to apply for its $2 billion manufacturing incentive scheme to attract big-ticket investments in IT hardware manufacturing, which covers products like laptops, tablets, personal computers and servers...
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