Reliance Jio does not try to import its JioPhone devices from the outside

Reliance clarified that he is not trying to import his JioPhone and JioPhone 4G from outside the country. The company added that it was manufacturing the devices in the interior of the country in response to the claims of The Mobile Association (TMA). According to a report by The Economic Times the association claimed that Reliance was trying to evade import duties by importing the JioPhone and the next JioPhone 2 devices through Indonesia. According to the report, Indonesia "is part of a bloc of 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)". This is important because India has concluded a free trade pact with the country.

Bhupesh Raseen, chairman of the TMA Mobile Advisory Committee added, "JioPhone devices are not made in India, and to our understanding, JioPhone devices are all imported from China." The telecommunication service provider (Jio ) is now planning to import large volumes via Indonesia to benefit from 0% tariffs. "TMA added that this would hurt the" Make in India "program where" local companies have invested heavily " . For people who do not know, India imposes 20 percent of basic tariffs on "fully-built smartphones" that are shipped from other markets that are not part of the block [19659003] Watch: Moto E5 Series First Look

As part of the clarification, Reliance added: "JioPhone 2 will be available at an introductory price of Rs 2,999 from August 15, 2018, is manufactured in India. JioPhone is also locally produced in India now. "These claims come weeks after Reliance announced the JioPhone 2 at its 41st annual AGM The company plans to increase the user base of JioPhone from the current 25 million to 100 million.

TMA continued adding that if Jio was allowed to offer the feature phone "at a much lower price", it is likely to make other brands "uncompetitive" and not viable overnight. "It may also force Indian brands to stop manufacturing and even close commercial operations altogether.