A broad coalition of America’s largest companies from Apple Inc. to Intel Corp. protested the abrupt means through which India launched tech import restrictions this month, saying the shock transfer will harm New Delhi’s ambitions to develop into a world manufacturing hub and hurt shoppers.

In a letter to US officers this week, eight American commerce teams comprising the most important gamers in know-how and manufacturing requested the Department of Commerce, US Trade Representative and authorities extra broadly to induce India to rethink the coverage. The South Asian nation plans to impose a brand new license requirement for tech imports from Nov. 1, spanning every little thing from laptops and tablets to servers and parts for datacenters.