In an effort to support the domestic tech sector, India is considering tightening import restrictions, which may prompt two of the largest PC manufacturers in the world to increase production there this year.

According to statements made to Nikkei Asia, Taiwan's Acer and Asustek regard indigenous manufacturing in India as a long-term trend.

According to Acer Chairman Jason Chen, the business intends to increase sales of consumer notebook computers in India this year. India is now the company's second-largest market by shipments and revenue, behind the United States.

As per the chairman, Acer is in discussions with its Indian manufacturing supplier and other Taiwanese suppliers to enhance domestic production in India, given the policy direction of the Indian government in the future.

Chen told reporters on the fringes of a recent industry gathering in Taipei that their partnership with the Indian supplier, which started in 2023, was going really well and that they now wanted more models and more volume. He went on to say that the Indian market was expanding so quickly that its potential should not be overlooked.

In response to the Indian government's long-term push for more local manufacturing, Asustek Computer Co-CEO Samson Hu told reporters during the same event that the company is working "aggressively" with its suppliers.

Hu stated that although their suppliers primarily perform final assembly in India at the moment, they are actively considering asking for increased component-level production in the nation as the next step in their strategy.

According to Hu, Asustek has spent the last two years strengthening its consumer notebook brand in India, and the nation will now rank among the company's top priorities for the expansion of its commercial notebook division.

A block of land in Karnataka, India has been secured by a third company, Wistron, a contract notebook manufacturer, for the construction of a maintenance and after-sales service center for its notebook business. The local giant Tata purchased the company's iPhone assembly unit in the nation lately.