India-UK trade deal: India's Smartphones, optical fibre cables, inverters to attract zero duty in BritainIndia UK Trade Deal: The Indian electronics sector is set to experience a significant surge, fueled by the free trade agreement with Britai...
24 Jul, 2025, 06.44 PM IST
Meity in touch with commerce ministry to find way around Trump tariffsIndia’s electronics ministry is discussing reducing smartphone import duties for the US to avoid reciprocal tariffs. Industry groups suppor...
07 Mar, 2025, 06.01 AM IST
Team India seeks zero duty, business continuity amid US tariffsIndian government and companies are collaborating urgently to mitigate the impact of US President Trump's tariff threats by potentially red...
07 Mar, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Apple’s ‘Make in India’ gains under threat from potential Trump reciprocal tariffsApple could face significant hurdles if the Trump administration imposes reciprocal tariffs on electronics and smartphone imports from Indi...
24 Feb, 2025, 04.16 PM IST
India’s electronics export hopes dim as Trump eyes tariffsUS President Donald Trump plans to impose reciprocal tariffs on trade partners, which could disadvantage Indian exports of electronic produ...
15 Feb, 2025, 12.52 AM IST
Duty cut on smartphone parts to hit electronics ecosystem, trigger job loss: GTRIReducing customs duties on smartphone parts may harm India's local component ecosystem, discourage investment, and cause job losses. Curren...
07 Jan, 2025, 12.08 PM IST
GTRI urges govt not to cut import duty on smartphone components in BudgetGTRI advises government to maintain current import tariffs on smartphone components to sustain growth in India's manufacturing sector. Expe...
22 Jul, 2024, 04.24 PM IST
Govt slashes import duty on mobile partsThe Indian government has cut import taxes on some components of mobile phones in a bid to make the local industry more competitive. The mo...
31 Jan, 2024, 10.32 PM IST
Govt cuts import duty for components used in making mobile phones to 10%The government announced a reduction in the import duty for components used in the manufacturing of mobile phones. The duty has been slashe...
31 Jan, 2024, 09.55 AM IST
Govt should not cut import duties on parts used in making smartphones in Budget: GTRIThe Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) advised against reducing import duties on electronic components for smartphones in the upcoming...
22 Jan, 2024, 01.50 PM IST
Budget 2024: ICEA moots import duty cuts on inputs to boost smartphone exportsA key demand of the handset industry from Budget FY25 is zero tariffs on all lines that significantly increase costs, converging them with ...
11 Jan, 2024, 12.02 PM IST
Will 'Make in India' showpiece crash into a roadblock after WTO ruling?Smartphone exports were only Rs 1,300 crore in 2017-18, which then moved up sharply to Rs 11,200 crore in 2018-19, and thereafter to Rs 27,...
21 Apr, 2023, 03.16 PM IST
Proposed duty levy on components to hit Indian handset makers most: IndustryThe government has proposed that with effect from April 1, BCD on import of printed circuit board assembly (PCBA), camera modules and conne...
03 Feb, 2021, 11.05 AM IST
Investments of up to Rs 15,000 crore likely in phone manufacturing in next 2 years“The three areas in the ESDM sector which can be brought to India in two years’ time are PCBAs (printed circuit board assembly), display an...
05 Jun, 2020, 12.46 PM IST
Govt may unveil Rs 36 K-cr plan to get more phones made in IndiaIndian Cellular & Electronics Association, which has Apple, Foxconn, Xiaomi and Flextronics among its members, has flagged subsidy for mach...
16 Jan, 2020, 11.24 AM IST
Government plans higher duty sops to lure phone companies to Make in IndiaGovt has set a target to increase smartphone exports to $110 billion by 2025 from $3 billion now.
24 Dec, 2019, 07.08 AM IST
MeitY urges Finmin to bring back 4% exports sops on smartphonesMeity has warned that unless govt restores sops for phone exports, the $3 bn industry would collapse.
14 Dec, 2019, 11.51 AM IST