Key-Points<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nDPIIT wants online retailers to display \u2018country of origin\u2019 on products sold on their platforms from 1 August, and for legacy listings by September; to which it faced a push back from the retailers for the short deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two employees of Paytm Mall confirmed a communication around \u2018country of origin\u2019 was sent to sellers when discussions with DPIIT had begun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now Paytm Mall is asking sellers to add product ID and country of origin as part of new listings on the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Flipkart has still to inform its sellers as the e-commerce giant awaits further clarity from the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Myntra has also been begun collecting information from sellers on the country of manufacturing for fashion and apparel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, this was independent of DPIIT\u2019s move and was targeted to understand the demographic of products on its platform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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