Chinese phone makers evaded Rs 9,000-cr tax: Government

 NEW DELHI: Chinese smartphone makers, including Oppo Mobile, Vivo India and Xiaomi, have been found evading taxes to the tune of Rs 9,000 crore in India, the government has said in Parliament.

The data shared by Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar in Rajya Sabha pointed out tax evasion of around Rs 9,000 crore, comprising customs duty and GST -- detected between 2018-19 and 2022-23.

The Minister has said that major Chinese mobile handset brands which are operating in India are Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, Transsion (which operates three brands in India, viz. Itel, Tecno and Infinix), Realme and Oneplus. "These companies manufacture the mobile handset either by themselves or through contract manufacturers. Their cumulative turnover in 2021-22 was estimated to be Rs 1.5 lakh crore in India. The total direct employment generated by them in their manufacturing operations is more than 75,000. They also have sales and operational workforce of around 80,000 workers," he said. (IANS)

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