New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- India has scrapped a crucial quality control order (QCO) on flux-cored solder wire, which is used in everyday electronic items such as televisions, mobile phones, chargers, and earphones, to support domestic manufacturing and boost exports.

The move is expected to directly benefit Chinese suppliers, who dominate India's imports of flux-cored solder wire, which is is used to join electronic components and wires by melting to form reliable electrical connections.

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), through an order, withdrew the Flux Cored Solder Wire (Quality Control) Order, 2023, after discussions with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), stating that the move was necessary in publ...