Thailand, Indonesia raise concerns at India’s QCOs on leather, textiles, restrictions on copper, tyres
World Trade Organization (WTO) India’s quality control orders (QCO) on various products including medical textiles, footwear and viscose staple fibre, and certain measures which restrict its import of copper, wooden boards and tyres. These issues came up at a meeting on market access in WTO on Wednesday.
Last year, Canada, Japan, the UK and the EU had raised concerns at India’s QCOs terming them protectionist.
“Some new trade concerns pertaining to India’s QCOs were raised at the meeting,” said a Geneva-based official.
Indonesia also raised concerns at QCOs on plywood and wooden flush door shutters, viscose rayon cut staple spun yarn, and dyed knitted or crochet fabric made from synthetic fibres.
To encourage local manufacturing, India has issued QCOs on many products such as toys, aluminium products, lighters, sports goods, potable water bottles and insulated flasks, resin-treated compressed wood laminates and wooden furniture. By bringing these goods under quality norms, New Delhi aims to curb substandard imports.
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