Country of origin

Subject: Economy

Context:

Amazon India has made it mandatory for sellers on its platform to disclose the ‘country of origin’ of new and existing product listings by August 10.

Concept:

• The development comes at a time when the government is negotiating with e-commerce companies to ensure that all products listed on their apps and websites carry the country of origin tag.
• The move is being viewed as part of India’s strategy to curb foreign imports.
• Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) had asked e-commerce companies to display the country of origin of all new listings on their platform by August 1 and for all legacy listings by October 1.