New electric vehicle scheme links lower import duty with FDI
Business Standard|March 25, 2024
The government has notified the scheme to promote manufacturing of electrically operated passenger vehicles (EVs) in India and issued two notifications 19/2024Customs and 20/2024Customs both dated March 15, 2024, exempting the social welfare surcharge and reducing the basic customs duty (BCD) to 15 per cent on imports of EVs falling under the heading 8703 of the Customs Tariff subject to certain conditions.
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The government hopes the scheme will attract foreign direct investment in the manufacture of EVs.

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