Handset makers can save costs due to GST-customs portal integration

NEW DELHI: Mobile  phone  makers can save custom compliance costs on imports of devices and components as the government has linked two mammoth databases by integrating  GST  portal with the  customs  portal.  The data uploaded for bills of entry filed up to August 6, 2020 by SEZ (special economic zone) units “has been done on a trial basis to give a feel of the…