Draft e-commerce policy: Investments by large players may take a hit

Currently, online retailers such as Amazon and Flipkart are the dominant players in this space, capturing around two-thirds of the market share, experts said

Big e-commerce firms may have increased compliance requirements in comparison to smaller ones, depending on their turnover, market size, active users, registered sellers, sale of merchandise value, among others, according to a draft e-commerce policy prepared by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).

“... distinction would be made separately for e-commerce operators of significance who may be required to have additional compliance requirements,” the draft policy said. Business Standard has seen a copy of the draft. The draft, however, did not spell out the finer details of the compliance requirements.

Currently, online retailers such as Amazon and Flipkart