ENA Sectors 2022-06-10 09:12:34 <p><strong>New Delhi, June 10 (KNN)</strong> Local refrigerator manufacturers to get a boost as government plans to restrict imports to promote Indian manufactured goods.</p> <p>India is considering restricting imports of refrigerators to promote local manufacturing. It is working to potentially freeze out shipments from Samsung Electronics Co and LG Electronics Inc in the USD 5 billion market, as per Reuters source.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMJSHqwswkZLDAw/sections/CAQifkNCSVNXRG9pWjJGeVlXMXZibVJmY0hWaWJHbHphR1Z5WDNObFkzUnBiMjVmWldScGRHbHZia0lhWjJGeVlXMXZibVJmY0hWaWJHbHphR1Z5WDNObFkzUnBiMjV5RmdvVUNoSkhRVkpCVFU5T1JGOUdWVXhNWDA1QlRVVW9BQSoQCAAqBwgKMJSHqwswkZLDA1AB?ceid=IN:en&amp;oc=3"><img alt="FOLLOW US on GOOGLE NEWS" src="https://knnindia.co.in//uploads/gallery/GoogleNews.jpg" style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; height:95px; margin:1px; width:299px" /></a></strong></p> <p>The government was considering mandating that importers seek a licence from the authorities, replacing the existing free-import regime.</p> <p>That could be followed by a ban on imports of refrigerators with refrigerant already added, to create opportunities for value-added operations in India.</p> <p>The move is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make in India programme to boost local manufacturing and discourage imports. <em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></p> 29440 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/import-restrictions-on-refrigerators-in-consideration-to-boost-local-industry 2022-06-10 09:12:34 knnindia.co.in