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India pulls solder wire QCO to ease electronics production
Mint Mumbai
|January 14, 2026
India has scrapped a crucial quality control order (QCO) on flux-cored solder wire, used in electronic items such as televisions, mobile phones, chargers, and earphones, to support domestic manufacturing and boost exports.
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