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India scraps import duties to boost local aerospace industry

New Delhi has scrapped import duties to accelerate domestic aerospace and defence industry development. The measure is positioned to strengthen local manufacturers, including Hindustan Aeronautics, and to accelerate OEM localisation, supply‑chain investment and onshore production over the coming years at scale.

Discovered 2026-02-15T19:39:48.842375-08:00 | 2026-02-15T19:39:48.842375-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The move removes a major cost barrier to onshoring components and assemblies, materially accelerating OEM localisation and supply‑chain investment in India ([source:e55d31d3-6b42-4cf6-9b63-3231e386fe85]).
  • It strengthens prospects for domestic and state-owned aerospace firms, including Hindustan Aeronautics, and complements recent HAL R&D commitments and commercial assembly partnerships that aim to expand India’s production base ([source:208848ce-e783-44b5-898d-8b2b8946749f], [source:61c6bb3b-8d76-448a-b89e-e875166c696b]).

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