Notebook makers seek Govt aid to avert ‘existential crisis’

Notebook makers seek Govt aid to avert ‘existential crisis’

The All India Notebook Manufacturers Association said that a combination of duty-free entry due to India’s FTA with ASEAN, along with the unintended consequences of the GST rate revisions last year, are severely hurting the sector

Notebook makers urge govt to impose MIP; getting hurt from ASEAN imports

The association said the product attracts nil customs duty under the India-ASEAN free trade agreement that came into force in January 2010

Notebook Makers Seek MIP as ASEAN Imports Squeeze Domestic Industry

"An MIP on imported notebooks would prevent foreign suppliers from leveraging the zero per cent BCD (basic customs duty) and zero per cent IGST corridor to weaken Indian MSMEs,\" it said.