The Indian government has released new criteria for evaluatingimports from China of LED (light-emitting diode) lights. The new release is nota tariff, but may end up adversely impacting Chinese exporters.
In addition, the importers on this side of the Indo-Chinaborder may also be affected. The importers and Indian retailers of the LEDs mayhave reasons to be concerned as China provides supply for a large percentage ofthe product for household and otherwise usage in India. Also, LED lightingsolutions are a key contributor to the income of electronics businesses.
As per an official notification, samples will be picked upon random basis from randomly selected consignments and will be sent to BIS (Bureauof Indian Standards)-recognized labs for testing.
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It is interesting to note that the timing coincides with thefestival of lights, Diwali, when every household and commercial entity in Indiawill be lighting its premises.
"Further, for such consignments, clearance would begiven by Customs to only those consignments where the randomly selected samplehas complied with the requirements of standards for the definedparameters," it said.
If the sample fails to meet the requirements of standard,the concerned consignments will be sent back or will be destroyed at the costof the importer.
Amid the tensions in the border and volatile diplomaticrelations, this is one among the series of measures by the Indian government interms of imports, which would directly or indirectly impact China.