Centre Clears 110 Of 111 Applications For Imports Of Laptops, IT Hardware

The new license regime is applicable to laptops, personal computers (including tablet computers), microcomputers, large or mainframe computers, and certain data processing machines to ensure India's trusted supply chain.

The government has cleared about 110 applications of the 111 requests received for allowing imports of laptops, computers and other IT hardware products so far, an official said.

The companies that received approvals include Dell International Services India, Appl India, HP India Sales Pvt Ltd, Lenovo (India), ASUS India, IBM India, Samsung India Electronics, Xiaomi Technology India, Cisco Commerce India, Siemens Ltd and Bosch Ltd, the official said.

As many as 111 applications were received so far seeking authorization for the import of IT products, the official added.