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Chinese mobile maker Oppo India evaded customs duty worth Rs 4,389 cr: DRI

During the investigation, searches were conducted by DRI at the office premises of Oppo India and residences of its key management employees

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The searches led to recovery of incriminating evidence, indicating ‘wilful misdeclaration’ in the description of certain items imported by Oppo India for use in the manufacture of mobile phones, the finance ministry said on Wednesday.

Shrimi Choudhary New Delhi
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has slapped a Rs 4,389-crore show-cause notice on Oppo India for allegedly evading Customs duty by wrongfully availing of exemption benefits.

Oppo India is a subsidiary company of China-based Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corporation and deals in mobile phone brands, including Oppo, OnePlus, and Realme.

The duty evasion was detected during searches conducted by the DRI — an anti-smuggling agency under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs — on the office premises of Oppo India and at the residences of its key management.

The searches led to recovery of incriminating evidence, indicating ‘wilful misdeclaration’ in

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