Amazon is expected to seek exemption from paying fine for the ‘country of origin’ non-compliance
In November, Amazon was slapped with a penalty of INR 25K for not following the rules
Last month, Delhi HC had asked the govt to verify ecommerce companies were displaying the ‘country of origin’
After having received multiple notices from the Indian government for violating the ‘country of origin’ norms, the ecommerce giant Amazon’s executives are expected to meet with the government officials from the Consumer Affairs Ministry early next week (January 11), seeking an exemption from paying the fine for not following the rules.
This development comes after Delhi HC last month had asked the centre to verify if the ecommerce players like Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal were displaying the ‘country of origin’ for products.
In November, consumer affairs ministry had also issued notices to ecommerce companies for not displaying mandatory information, including the country of…