Dispute with China causes Indian officials to halt the export of 27,000 Vivo phones

7 Dec 2022 , 10:14 AM

The Chinese company’s intention to transfer smartphones from India to neighboring nations and its markets has been hampered by Indian authorities’ refusal to allow Vivo to export some 27,000 cell phones for more than a week.

A division of the Finance Ministry, revenue intelligence unit of India, is delaying the shipment of smartphones made by Vivo Communications Technology Co.’s India unit at the airport in New Delhi due to an alleged error in declaring the models and prices of the devices, according to multiple people with knowledge of the situation.

The package, according to one of the insiders, is valued at close to $15 million.

Undoubtedly, Vivo shipped its first shipment of smartphones built in India to countries like Saudi Arabia and Thailand around the beginning of November. However, the most recent setback may cast doubt on Vivo’s future in the second-largest smartphone market in the world, where the business is already being investigated for possible money laundering.

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