India waives basic customs duty on key electronics components, 85 capital goods to deepen value chain
MeitY Secretary S Krishnan says BCD cuts on lithium-ion cells, display assemblies and wireless charging parts—alongside 85 exempted capital goods—will lower production costs and strengthen India's consumer electronics, smartphone and EV supply chains.
Government waives basic customs duty on key components and 85 capital goods for electronics manufacturing—lithium-ion cells, display assemblies, wireless charging—lowering production costs and strengthening India's consumer electronics, smartphone and EV supply chains.
Why this matters
The duty waivers extend India's electronics manufacturing push as the Centre also weighs prolonging the Rs 40,995 cr mobile PLI scheme ahead of its March 2026 sunset.
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