India Wants To Restrict People From Buying Online From China

“There are too many 'gifts from China' and the government is vigilant.” According to an article published by the Economic Times of India on the 11th, the Indian government is worried that more and more people from the country will purchase goods online from China, which will adversely affect the local manufacturing industry. Restrictive measures. According to official sources in India, the restrictions include some Chinese e-commerce platforms and applications, and the specific content will be reflected in the upcoming revision of the Indian national e-commerce policy.

According to Indian law, the value of goods purchased from overseas is less than 5,000 rupees (about 480 yuan), which can be used as a "gift" for customs clearance. But in recent years, there have been more and more "gifts" from China. According to the report, the Chinese e-commerce Club Factory said in September that the company has 40 million customers in India, accounting for more than half of its global customers. Another Chinese e-commerce Shein has doubled its business in India in less than a year, serving more than 1 million active users, processing more than 10,000 orders per day, with an average order value of 1,000 to 1,500 rupees. In addition, Indian industry has complained to the government that these Chinese e-commerce abuse the Indian customs import tax exemption policy.