Govt expected to extend import management system for laptops, tablets

The government is expected to extend the existing management system for imports of certain IT hardware products including laptops and tablets for three months, an official source said.

The deadline for review of the system is September 30.

The official said that these imports stood at $8.4 billion in 2023-24 against the authorisation of about $9.5 billion. Most of these imports were coming from China.