Foreign E-commerce Investment Rules

Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has demanded that the government should immediately withdraw permissions given to e-commerce companies Amazon and Flipkart-Walmart to operate in India as they are "blatantly contravening rules."

A top lobby group that is part of the US Chamber of Commerce believes India's proposed new e-commerce rules are a cause for concern and will lead to a stringent operating environment for companies, according to an email.

Amazon asked the Indian government not to change e-commerce foreign investment rules until investigations into its business practices had been concluded, two sources familiar with the discussions said.

Amazon has said it "does not give preferential treatment to any seller on its marketplace," and that it "treats all sellers in a fair, transparent, and non-discriminatory manner".

India is looking into its foreign investment rules governing the e-commerce sector to ensure that the industry follows the spirit of the regulations and maintains a level playing field for all sellers on the platforms, the Commerce and Industry Ministersaid.

India is considering revising the rules after traders in the country accused Amazon's Indian division and Walmart's Flipkart of creating complex structures to bypass investment regulations

A US lobby group that represents firms including Amazon and Walmart has urged India not to tighten foreign investment rules for e-commerce companies again.

A trader group representing millions of brick-and-mortar retailers said it has received government assurances that stringent changes will be made to foreign investment rules for e-commerce, a move that could hit Amazon.

India is considering revising its foreign investment rules for e-commerce in a move that could compel players including Amazon to restructure their ties with some major sellers.

India is considering revising its foreign investment rules for e-commerce, three sources and a government spokesman told Reuters, a move that could compel players, including Amazon.com Inc, to restructure their ties with some major sellers

Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart were last hit in December 2018 by investment rule changes that barred foreign e-commerce players from offering products from sellers in which they have an equity stake.

India has told foreign e-commerce firms such as Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart that they must ensure compliance with new foreign investment rules aimed at deterring them from providing steep online discounts, three sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters.

At the heart of the problem is India's view on the two e-commerce models that exist today: marketplace and inventory.

India's revised e-commerce rules caused widespread disruption on Amazon's India website when they kicked in on Friday.

In late December, the government modified rules around foreign direct investment in e-commerce, creating additional hurdles for the retail giants.

Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has demanded that the government should immediately withdraw permissions given to e-commerce companies Amazon and Flipkart-Walmart to operate in India as they are "blatantly contravening rules."

A top lobby group that is part of the US Chamber of Commerce believes India's proposed new e-commerce rules are a cause for concern and will lead to a stringent operating environment for companies, according to an email.

Amazon asked the Indian government not to change e-commerce foreign investment rules until investigations into its business practices had been concluded, two sources familiar with the discussions said.

Amazon has said it "does not give preferential treatment to any seller on its marketplace," and that it "treats all sellers in a fair, transparent, and non-discriminatory manner".

India is looking into its foreign investment rules governing the e-commerce sector to ensure that the industry follows the spirit of the regulations and maintains a level playing field for all sellers on the platforms, the Commerce and Industry Ministersaid.

India is considering revising the rules after traders in the country accused Amazon's Indian division and Walmart's Flipkart of creating complex structures to bypass investment regulations

A US lobby group that represents firms including Amazon and Walmart has urged India not to tighten foreign investment rules for e-commerce companies again.

A trader group representing millions of brick-and-mortar retailers said it has received government assurances that stringent changes will be made to foreign investment rules for e-commerce, a move that could hit Amazon.

India is considering revising its foreign investment rules for e-commerce in a move that could compel players including Amazon to restructure their ties with some major sellers.

India is considering revising its foreign investment rules for e-commerce, three sources and a government spokesman told Reuters, a move that could compel players, including Amazon.com Inc, to restructure their ties with some major sellers

Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart were last hit in December 2018 by investment rule changes that barred foreign e-commerce players from offering products from sellers in which they have an equity stake.

India has told foreign e-commerce firms such as Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart that they must ensure compliance with new foreign investment rules aimed at deterring them from providing steep online discounts, three sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters.

At the heart of the problem is India's view on the two e-commerce models that exist today: marketplace and inventory.

India's revised e-commerce rules caused widespread disruption on Amazon's India website when they kicked in on Friday.

In late December, the government modified rules around foreign direct investment in e-commerce, creating additional hurdles for the retail giants.