India has banned import of second hand computers
November 15th, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) India has banned the import of second-hand computers and computer peripherals from May 2010, parliament was told Monday.
“As per Ministry of Commerce, import of second-hand computers including personal computers/ laptops and refurbished/reconditioned spares is restricted,” Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply.
Earlier, the import of second-hand computers, including personal computers/laptops and computer peripherals including printers, plotter, scanners, monitors, keyboards and storage units as donations by certain categories of donors, was freely permitted, he added.
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