Budget 2022: Customs Duty Concessions Announced to Boost Domestic Manufacturing of Mobiles, Other Electronics

Concessions on custom duty were announced on parts of mobile phones, chargers and other electronics.

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 1 February 2022 13:01 IST

Budget 2022: Customs Duty Concessions Announced to Boost Domestic Manufacturing of Mobiles, Other Electronics

Concessions have been announced on custom duty levied on mobile phone parts

Highlights

Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2022 on February 1
"Electronic manufacturing has been growing rapidly," she said
Duty concessions are being given to parts of transformer of chargers

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Union Budget 2022 speech has announced concessions on the customs duty levied on mobile phone parts and other electronics to boost domestic manufacturing.

"Electronic manufacturing has been growing rapidly. Customs duty rates are being calibrated to provide a graded rate structure to facilitate domestic manufacturing of wearable devices, hearable devices and electronic smart meters. Duty concessions are also being given to parts of transformer of mobile phone chargers and camera lens of mobile camera module and certain other items. This will enable domestic manufacturing of high growth electronic items," Sitharaman said.

Among other announcements made during the Union Budget session, a cryptocurrency tax of 30 percent was also introduced. "There has been a phenomenal increase in transactions in virtual digital assets. The magnitude and frequency of these transactions are made it imperative to provide for a specified tax regime accordingly, for the taxation of virtual digital assets, I propose to provide that any income from transfer of any virtual digital asset shall be taxed at the rate of 30 percent," said Sitharaman.

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"No deduction in respect of any expenditure or elements shall be allowed while computing such income except the cost of acquisition for loss from the transfer of virtual digital assets cannot be set off against any other income," she added.

Sitharaman announced that India will get its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) this year, which will be regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Sitharaman also said that e-passports with embedded chip and futuristic technology will be rolled out in 2022-23 to help citizens in their overseas travel.

Additionally, a Drone Shakti initiative was also announced. It will help commercialise the use of drones in different industries and will be promoted with the help of startups.

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