India challenges WTO panel ruling on ICT import duties at appellate body
The Hindu
India has appealed against a ruling of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) trade dispute settlement panel which stated that the country’s import duties on certain information and technology products are inconsistent with the global trade norms.
India has appealed against a ruling of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) trade dispute settlement panel which stated that the country's import duties on certain information and technology products are inconsistent with the global trade norms.
“India appeals, and requests the Appellate Body to reverse, modify, or declare moot and of no legal effect, the findings, conclusions, rulings and recommendations of the panel,” WTO has said.
It said India has sought a review by the Appellate Body of the “errors of law” and legal interpretation by the panel in its report.
India rules out immediate hit of WTO panel ruling on IT tariffs, exploring “options”
The dispute panel of WTO on April 17 said in its report that import duties imposed by India on certain information and technology products violate global trading norms.
The ruling followed a dispute filed by the European Union (EU), Japan and Taiwan against these duties in WTO. The appeal was filed by India in the WTO's appellate body, which is the final authority on such trade disputes.
The EU on April 2, 2019 had challenged the introduction of import duties by India on a wide range of ICT products, for instance, mobile phones and components, base stations, integrated circuits and optical instruments.