Approval for import of PCs, laptops must, nod in minutes

After laptops, PCs and tablets were put on the ‘restricted list’ necessitating licensing or approval for imports, the government on Thursday unveiled a new regime to permit shipments of these items in a “matter of minutes” through an online mechanism, as it sought to push global giants to manufacture in India. Though there is no move to restrict imports from any country, the decision is expected to impact Chinese imports the most as nearly 60% of the products come from the neighbouring country.