Parallel imports of IT products declines up to 20 pc
Parallel imports , that is imports of a non-counterfeit product imported from another country without the permission of the intellectual property owner, of IT hardware products has declined to 20 per cent.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: Parallel imports , that is imports of a non-counterfeit product imported from another country without the permission of the intellectual property owner, of IT hardware products has declined to 20 per cent due to falling prices of these products and constant awareness drive by the vendors, a trend that augurs well for the industry.
Growing parallel import was a threat few years ago but now that has reduced to 10-20 per cent due to domestic price reductions and companies education drive, Manufacturers' Association of Information Technology (MAIT) Executive Director Vinnie Mehta said.
"Parallel imports are not a permanent feature. It is exploited by opportunists. At Canon, around 20 per cent of the cartridges market is occupied by parallel importers," Canon India Senior Vice-President Alok Bhardwaj said.
In case of reconditioned copiers, almost half of the business for this industry is lost due to parallel imports. In India, Kolkata and Chennai are big centres for these imports, he added.
"Generally, consumables are often imported from the overseas market. Consumables include products like paper, pens, file folders, computer disks, toner or ink cartridges," Mehta said. In the IT hardware products, printers, laptops and networking products are imported. "Networking products, laptops of HP and Sony, printers of Samsung are also purchased from abroad," added Mumbai-based distributor Hitesh Modi.
According to the industry, parallel imports are mostly coming from China (laptop bags), Malaysia (IT furniture), Singapore (pen drives, memory cards), Korea (battery, cells), Thailand (computer cabinet).
Growing parallel import was a threat few years ago but now that has reduced to 10-20 per cent due to domestic price reductions and companies education drive, Manufacturers' Association of Information Technology (MAIT) Executive Director Vinnie Mehta said.
"Parallel imports are not a permanent feature. It is exploited by opportunists. At Canon, around 20 per cent of the cartridges market is occupied by parallel importers," Canon India Senior Vice-President Alok Bhardwaj said.
In case of reconditioned copiers, almost half of the business for this industry is lost due to parallel imports. In India, Kolkata and Chennai are big centres for these imports, he added.
"Generally, consumables are often imported from the overseas market. Consumables include products like paper, pens, file folders, computer disks, toner or ink cartridges," Mehta said. In the IT hardware products, printers, laptops and networking products are imported. "Networking products, laptops of HP and Sony, printers of Samsung are also purchased from abroad," added Mumbai-based distributor Hitesh Modi.
According to the industry, parallel imports are mostly coming from China (laptop bags), Malaysia (IT furniture), Singapore (pen drives, memory cards), Korea (battery, cells), Thailand (computer cabinet).
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