Govt to offer ‘transition period’ on new laptop import rules following industry concerns

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The clarification comes a day after a government notification imposed a licencing requirement for the import of laptops, tablets, all-in-one personal computers, and ultra-small form factor computers and servers. The government had said this would be with “immediate effect”. The Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said in a Twitter post: “There will be a transition period for this to be put into effect which will be notified soon.” New Delhi: The government Friday said it will not immediately curb the import of IT hardware, including laptops, personal computers and tablets, following concerns raised by the industry...