Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget speech on July 23, announced a cut on basic custom duty (BCD) to 15% on mobile phones, mobile printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) and mobile ...

The government’s move to increase the basic customs duty (BCD) from 10% to 15% on printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) on specified telecom equipment will help increase local value addition and lead ...

The Indian government announced a significant reduction in the basic customs duty (BCD) on mobile phones, printed circuit board assembly (PCBA), and mobile chargers, lowering it from 20 percent to 15 ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman, in her Budget speech 2024 on July 23, proposed increasing the basic customs duty (BCD) from 10% to 15% on printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) on specified telecom ...

Experts, however, said the reduction in BCD on these key components is unlikely to have a major impact on smartphone prices although they estimate a price cut of 1-2% on average resulting from the ...

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an additional reduction in basic customs duty (BCD) rates on several mobile phone components during her presentation of the Union Budget ...