India & the World Trade Organization |
Information Technology Agreement - ITA India was among the participants of the ITA-I and India’s schedule of reduction in tariffs up to the year 2001 has been accepted by consensus by the other participants. In all, India bound 217 tariffs lines at the six digit level - tariffs on 95 tariff lines by 2003, 2 tariff lines by 2004 and the balance 116 lines in the year 2005. India also participated in the ITA-II talks during 1998. The proposals under ITA-II were examined with the concerned Departments in consultation with the industry. India has reservations regarding coverage under ITA-II of certain products which are of strategic and defense importance and certain items which are of dual use or multi-use, as also regarding non-Information Technology consumer products. |