The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has slashed customs duty on imported mobile phones by 60 per cent, aiming to maintain consumer affordability and accelerate digital inclusion.
Under a notification issued on Tuesday (SRO No. 15-Law/2026/Customs), the customs duty on fully built mobile phone imports has been reduced to 10 per cent from 25 per cent. As a result, the applicable import duty on mobile phones has come down sharply, the revenue authority said in a press statement.
To protect domestic mobile phone assemblers from adverse competition following the duty cut on finished imports, the NBR has also reduced customs duty on the import of components used by local assembling companies.
In a separate notification (SRO No. 16-Law/2026/Customs), the duty on such components has been lowered to 5 per cent from the existing 10 per cent, marking a 50 per cent reduction. According to the NBR, the two measures are expected to have a direct impact on retail prices.
The price of each imported fully built mobile phone priced above Tk 30,000 is likely to fall by around Tk 5,500, while the price of each locally assembled handset in the same price segment may decline by approximately Tk 1,500.
The government expects that the significant reduction in duties on mobile phone imports and on components for the local assembling industry will help keep prices of all types of mobile phones within the reach of general consumers.
This, in turn, is expected to make access to digital services easier for citizens.
The NBR said the government's efforts to keep mobile phone prices affordable for consumers will continue in the future.
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