Mumbai: Steel user industries like auto, construction and engineering goods sector have welcomed the announcements made by the Finance Minister to slash customs duty on steel products to 7.5% from 12.5%, and exempting duty on import of steel scrap.
Reacting to the Budget proposals, Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) India chairman Mahesh Desai said that slashing customs duty uniformly to 7.5 per cent on key iron and steel items , along with customs duty exemption on steel scrap up to March, 2022 is a big positive.
''It is a great move for Atmanirbhar Bharat and the MSMEs who had been hit hard for an unprecedented increase in the recent months,” Desai said.