India delays shock curb on imports of laptops, tabletsBloombergIndia on Friday backtracked on its sudden plan to curb laptop and tablet imports without a license, giving companies three months to secure the permits. India’s trade regulator surprised the world’s biggest PC makers when it made licenses mandatory for imports of electronics from small tablets to all-in-one PCs. Customers look at Apple Inc laptop computers at the Apple Saket store during its opening in New Delhi on April 20. However, on Friday, India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued a new order saying companies can import electronic goods such as laptops, tablets and other PCs without a license until Oct. 31. It is also part of a wider state push to boost local production and create a world-class tech manufacturing industry in India.
