Budget 2021: Government raises import duty on parts of mobile phones, chargers The finance minister announced withdrawal of duty exemption on components used for mobile chargers and imposed 10 percent duty on them with effect from 2 February. Feb 01, 2021 17:07:59 IST The government on Monday proposed to impose import duty on components of mobile phones and chargers, to enhance local value addition, a move that may marginally impact handset prices. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced review of 400 exemptions in customs duty including those applicable on the mobile devices segment. "For greater domestic value addition, we are withdrawing a few exemptions on part of chargers and sub-parts of mobiles. Further, some parts of mobile rate will move from nil rate to moderate 2.5 percent," Sitharaman said.