Companies have not told in which country the goods are made, then a fine of 1 lakh will be imposed.

The entire country has united against China after the India-China border dispute. There is a continuous boycott of Chinese companies and Chinese products across the country. You can guess the boycott of Chinese goods in the country by the fact that the e-commerce companies working in the country have decided to make the name of the country producing them with all the products sold on their platforms. . If the companies do not show the name of the country that produced them on the goods, then they can be fined up to one lakh rupees and can also be sentenced to one year in jail.

It may be known that the Ministry of Consumer Affairs has set up the Central Consumer Protection Authority to take action against such companies, which can take action against such companies by taking suo motu or on the direction of the Central Government. In this context, Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said that he has written to all e-commerce companies and state governments that it is mandatory to mention the Country of Origin on the product under Packaged Commodities Rules.

Consumer Affairs Ministry Secretary Leena Nandan said that if a company does not follow the rules, then for the first time it will face a fine of Rs 25,000. For the second time a fine of Rs 50 thousand will have to be paid and after this the company may face a fine of one lakh rupees or one year jail or both.

At the same time, Amazon and Flipkart have asked the government for advice on products that are made in India but their components are imported from China or any other countries, although Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal have not yet released any base statement on the matter. not done.