2023-08-03 15:45:00
It started to take effect India a determination that requires licensing for imports of laptops, tablets and computers — a measure that can affect companies such as Apple, Dell e Samsung, forcing them to increase local manufacturing. To the information is from Archyde.com.
Until then, India allowed companies to import these products freely — unlike smartphones, which have a 20% import tax, which ended up encouraging local production.
The requirement for such licensing, therefore, may result in longer deadlines for importing new devices, which would not be so positive for manufacturers. Although the Indian government has not given reasons for the change, the interest of the Prime Minister’s administration is already known, Narendra Modiin encouraging local industry.
The spirit of the change is to bring manufacturing to India. It’s not a poke, it’s a push.
—Ali Akhtar Jafriex-diretor geral do Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology
In addition to boosting local manufacturing, the measure aims to reduce supplies from China, as India has concerns regarding the safety of such products, according to an anonymous source for the report. That same person also said that the last shipments of these products will be allowed — without a license — until August, 31.
So far, Apple is investing heavily in production of iPhones in Indian territory, but the company is already considering expanding its manufacturing lines in the country to include iPads — something that has also been encouraged, of course, by the Indian government.
via AppleInsider
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