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DoT holding up nod for import of wifi-enabled devices from China
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DoT has held back approvals for import of Wi-Fi-enabled devices from China for over six months now, industry executives said, delaying the launch plans of mobile phone companies including Apple, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo, laptop makers HP, Dell and Lenovo, and telecom equipment vendors Nokia and Ericsson, they said.

After the customs department and the Bureau of Indian Standards, the Department of Telecommunications is said to be the latest arm of the government creating pressure on electronic and telecom imports from China.

DoT has held back approvals for import of Wi-Fi-enabled devices from China for over six months now, industry executives said, delaying the launch plans of mobile phone companies including Apple, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo, laptop makers HP, Dell and Lenovo, and telecom equipment vendors Nokia and Ericsson, they said.

Wireless products such as Bluetooth devices, mobile phones, printers and headphones can be imported into India after obtaining an equipment type approval (ETA) certification based on self-declaration by the importer. However, the wireless planning and coordination (WPC) wing of DoT has stopped issuing these certificates since November and has been unresponsive to calls by companies to resolve the matter, the executives said.

“There are no approvals involved. The portal just generates an automated certificate after the fee is processed within 7-10 days,” one company executive told ET. “DoT must break the silence on whether they are looking for additional checks and balances… But halting the process altogether is stopping hi-tech products coming into the market, especially when consumers most necessarily need these gadgets.”

The Cellular Operators’ Association of India and the India Cellular & Electronics Association have reached out separately to DoT, requesting immediate release of applications, which have piled up to over 80 now. Lenovo alone has more than 40 such applications pending, one person said.

“This is a non-trade barrier that WPC is leveraging to create unnecessary pressure on Chinese companies, which will eventually hurt the consumers who are being deprived of the latest hi-tech launches,” another company executive said. “The government must realise these measures will not lead to the immediate decoupling from China that they are aiming for.”
DoT did not respond to ET’s email seeking comment on the matter. Apple, Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, HP, Dell, Lenovo, Asus, Nokia and Ericsson did not respond to ET’s queries.

Since geopolitical tensions erupted between India and China after the Galwan Valley clash in May 2020, New Delhi has been forcing companies, especially electronics majors, to cut dependence on Chinese imports.

In July 2020, the customs department halted approvals for all Chinese cargo, creating a backlog of almost 15 days at major ports. Chinese phone companies including Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo and Realme cancelled import orders.

In November, BIS, India’s quality control body, stayed applications for import of almost 230 models of mobile phones, laptops, notebooks, tablets, smartwatches and earphones - all mainly made in China – from a range of companies.

DoT this week kept Chinese telecom equipment makers Huawei and ZTE out of India’s 5G trials.

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