India, March 26 -- Giving a further boost to electric vehicle manufacturing in India, the government has removed import duties on several goods and raw materials used in manufacturing EV batteries and mobile phones.

The Centre is taking measures to counter the impact of US President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs, which are set to take effect from April 2.

"We aim to boost domestic production and enhance export competitiveness by reducing duties on raw materials," said finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman ahead of a vote to pass Finance Bill 2025 in parliament.

India will exempt from import duty 35 items used to make EV batteries and 28 items used in mobile phone manufacturing, she said.

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