Notebook makers seek Govt aid to avert ‘existential crisis’
The All India Notebook Manufacturers Association has petitioned the government for urgent intervention to save the domestic industry from an existential crisis caused by cheap imports. They cite the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement and recent GST revisions as primary factors undermining local production.
Why it matters
The situation illustrates the tension between trade liberalization policies and the protection of domestic manufacturing jobs in the face of global competition.
The All India Notebook Manufacturers Association has appealed to the government for support to prevent the domestic notebook industry from facing an “existential crisis.”
In its letter to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, the association said the crisis had been triggered by two developments: India’s free trade agreement (FTA) with Southeast Asian countries and the government’s revision of Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates in September 2025.
As a solution, the Association has proposed that the Government introduce a Minimum Import Price (MIP) for notebooks, initiate anti-dumping investigations into notebook imports from Indonesia, streamline export refund mechanisms, and investigate alleged anti-profiteering by domestic paper mills.
It said these measures are essential to aid in the survival of the domestic industry, which it added comprised 1,500 units across the country, and employed 1.25 lakh people.
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