The department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) on Wednesday held a second meeting on the matter after the initial consultation two weeks ago, attended by close to 30 e-commerce players. <\/h2>\n
\t\t\t\t\tbusiness<\/span> The government is keen to make it mandatory to display \u2018country of origin\u2019 of products sold on e-commerce platforms starting August 1, but online retailers have pushed back saying the deadline may not be feasible.<\/p>\n The department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) on Wednesday held a second meeting on the matter after the initial consultation two weeks ago, attended by close to 30 e-commerce players. DPIIT made it clear that it is looking to have \u2018country of origin\u2019 available for new listings on e-commerce platforms by August 1, and for legacy listings by the end of September, two officials of e-commerce companies present in the meeting told Mint<\/u><\/i> under condition of anonymity. \u201cWe heard the views of the e-commerce players. A date for implementation of the \u2018country or origin\u2019 proposal has not been finalized yet. We will consult with the department of consumer affairs before taking a final call as packaging is their domain,\u201d a DPIIT official said requesting anonymity.<\/p>\n Larger players like Amazon and Flipkart requested a timeline of three months to execute the proposal. \u201cAmazon stated that it has lakhs of sellers, and it will be difficult to convince them to mention \u2018country of origin\u2019 for every product, asking for a timeline of 3 months. Flipkart shared the same sentiment, and said that it needs to train the sellers and rejig its technology platform,\u201d said a representative of online retailer present in the meeting. Two individuals Mint<\/i> spoke to confirmed that Amazon and Flipkart haven\u2019t reached out to its sellers yet on the request to mention \u2018country of origin\u2019 on listings. <\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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