Lok Sabha Question No. 3577 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-17
Subject: Import of Lithium
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3577

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2021

## IMPORT OF LITHIUM

3577. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of countries from which India has been importing lithium during each of the last ten years, country and quantity-wise;
- (b) whether it  is  true  that  India  has  entered  into  an  agreement  with  Argentina  to explore and exploit lithium from Argentina;
- (c) if so, the details of the agreement;
- (d) the  manner  in  which  this  agreement  helps  in  the  light  of  Tesla  announcing entering into Indian market;
- (e) whether it is true that the Ministry is also exploring its options in countries like Chile and Bolivia; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINES, COAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a): The details of countries from which India has been importing lithium, lithium ion batteries and lithium compounds during the last ten years, country and quantity-wise

(b) to (d):    Yes, Sir. Three CPSEs namely NALCO, HCL and MECL under Ministry of Mines have formed a Joint Venture company namely 'Khanij Bidesh India Limited Non-Disclosure Agreements  with  three  state  owned  organizations  of  Argentina  for  sharing  of information about Lithium Mineral Acreages so that due diligence can be taken up for are given in Annexure-I. (KABIL)'. KABIL has signed Non-Binding MoUs along with investment decisions.

(e) & (f):  Yes, Sir. Under the aegis of Ministry of Mines, KABIL, the JV Company of three CPSEs namely NALCO, HCL and MECL is exploring possibilities in countries like Chile and Bolivia. Engagements are underway with the state owned enterprises of  Chile  for  signing  the  preliminary  Non-Binding  MoUs  along  with  Non-Disclosure Agreements for sharing of information about Lithium Mineral Acreages so that due diligence can be taken up for investment decision.

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Country-wise Import of Lithium (HSCode:85065000) ANNEXURE-I Quantityinthousands;Unit:NOS

| 2010-2011           | 2010-2011                         |                                | 2012-2013                              | 2013-2014 2014-2015                | 2013-2014 2014-2015                          | 2016-2017                           | 2016-2017                         |                                      | 2018-2019 2019-2020   | 2018-2019 2019-2020   |                    |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |
|---------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Country             | Quantity Country 5,802.1 CHINAPRP | Quantity Country               | Quantity Country                       | Quantity                           | Country Quantity Country                     | Quantity Country                    | Quantity Country                  | Quantity                             | Country               | Quantity              | Country            | Quantity            | Quantity            | Quantity            | Quantity            | Quantity            | Quantity            | Quantity            | Quantity            | Quantity            | Quantity            |
| HONGKONG CHINAPRP   | 6 3 5,265.4 SINGAPORE             | 3,658.5 CHINAPRP               | 33,858.4 CHINAPRP                      | 35,998.4 0 KOREA RP                | 13,165.1 6 CHINAPRP 17,102.6                 | 37,540.5 CHINAPRP 11,750.0 KOREA RP | 31,944.8 2 CHINAPRP 7,352.4 KOREA | 90,405.8 5 HONGKONG 3,598.7 CHINAPRP | 47,248.0              | 6 16,867.7            | HONGKONG           | 38,547.2 8 14,987.6 | 38,547.2 8 14,987.6 | 38,547.2 8 14,987.6 | 38,547.2 8 14,987.6 | 38,547.2 8 14,987.6 | 38,547.2 8 14,987.6 | 38,547.2 8 14,987.6 | 38,547.2 8 14,987.6 | 38,547.2 8 14,987.6 | 38,547.2 8 14,987.6 |
| KOREA RP            | 1 3 2,915.7 HONGKONG              | 2,143.5 VIETNAMSOCRE P         | 3 2,397.0 0 KOREA RP 1,152.1 INDONESIA | 12,237.0 3 CHINAPRP 8,739.7 ISRAEL | 8 KOREA RP 543.9 HONGKONG                    | 3,005.6 VIETNAMSOCRE                | 0 RP 1,663.2 HONGKONG             | 0 14,538.8 SINGAPORE                 | 7 4,929.1             |                       | CHINAPRP SINGAPORE | 5 5,077.2           | 5 5,077.2           | 5 5,077.2           | 5 5,077.2           | 5 5,077.2           | 5 5,077.2           | 5 5,077.2           | 5 5,077.2           | 5 5,077.2           | 5 5,077.2           |
| USA                 | 7 2 92.9 VIETNAMSOCRE             | 1,142.8 JAPAN 1,366.8 KOREA RP | 2 3,836.1 USA                          | 7 350.2 INDONESIA                  | 1 10,998.6 INDONESIA                         | 2 P 12,656.3 INDONESIA              | 6 12,941.4 INDONESIA              | 6 15,450.5 KOREA                     | 9 RP                  | 3,256.5 INDONESIA     | 7                  | 9,062.5             | 9,062.5             | 9,062.5             | 9,062.5             | 9,062.5             | 9,062.5             | 9,062.5             | 9,062.5             | 9,062.5             | 9,062.5             |
| GERMANY             | 1 P 1 124. KOREA RP               | 1,621.2 HONGKONG               | 4 1,224.3 SINGAPORE                    | 3 2,001.3 JAPAN                    | 9 158.9 ISRAEL                               | 463.3 ISRAEL                        | 7 514.8 ISRAEL                    | 0 520.6 INDONESIA                    | 4                     | 11,275.7 KOREA        | 5 RP               | 2,779.6             | 2,779.6             | 2,779.6             | 2,779.6             | 2,779.6             | 2,779.6             | 2,779.6             | 2,779.6             | 2,779.6             | 2,779.6             |
| MALAYSIA            | 4 9 109.7 UK                      | 18.8 SINGAPORE                 | 3 1,609.1 ISRAEL                       | 4 274.4 USA                        | 2 40.9 USA                                   | 8 107.3 HONGKONG                    | 1 6,480.3 VIETNAMSOCRE            | 6 478.5 ISRAEL                       | 3                     | 185.8 USA             | 2                  | 85.0                | 85.0                | 85.0                | 85.0                | 85.0                | 85.0                | 85.0                | 85.0                | 85.0                | 85.0                |
| SINGAPORE           | 6 296.0 USA                       | 63.7 USA                       | 9 58.1 VIETNAMSOCRE                    | 7 480.5 SINGAPORE                  | 9 3,073.0 VIETNAMSOCRE                       | 2 436.1 GERMANY                     | 5 P 478.4 USA                     | 1 53.1 USA                           | 4 84.2                | ISRAEL                | 4                  | 143.8               | 143.8               | 143.8               | 143.8               | 143.8               | 143.8               | 143.8               | 143.8               | 143.8               | 143.8               |
| JAPAN               | 8 76.1 GERMANY                    | 2 181.6 ISRAEL                 | 3 P 530.3 GERMANY                      | 4 474 GERMANY                      | 2 P 255.7 GERMANY                            | 9 514.2 USA                         | 6 89.8 JAPAN                      | 2,694.4 JAPAN                        | 5                     | 1,134.1 JAPAN         |                    | 5 1,512.0           | 5 1,512.0           | 5 1,512.0           | 5 1,512.0           | 5 1,512.0           | 5 1,512.0           | 5 1,512.0           | 5 1,512.0           | 5 1,512.0           | 5 1,512.0           |
| ISRAEL              | 6 264.6 JAPAN                     | 8 147.0 FRANCE                 | 7 10.8 HONGKONG                        | 1,059.0 HONGKONG                   | 7 2,409.7 SINGAPORE                          | 7 1,676.9 JAPAN                     | 1 2,508.6 SINGAPORE               | 2 1,426.6                            | GERMANY               | 2 41.7 GERMANY        | 0                  | 71.7                | 71.7                | 71.7                | 71.7                | 71.7                | 71.7                | 71.7                | 71.7                | 71.7                | 71.7                |
| INDONESIA           | 4 1,810.3 0 ISRAEL                | 8 404.7 7 INDONESIA            | 2 1,954.1 JAPAN                        | 6 468.1 SPAIN                      | 9 1.05 JAPAN                                 | 2 433. SINGAPORE 25.1 UK            | 9 1,098.4 GERMANY                 | 6 46.6                               | UARABEMTS             | 1 0.52 UK             |                    | 1 2.04              | 1 2.04              | 1 2.04              | 1 2.04              | 1 2.04              | 1 2.04              | 1 2.04              | 1 2.04              | 1 2.04              | 1 2.04              |
| UK                  | 4.18 FRANCE                       | 54.9 UK                        | 9 18.3 UK                              | 9 9.8 UK                           | 34.0 4 UK                                    | 5 8                                 | 26.6 FRANCE                       | 5 11.9 UK                            |                       | 11.5 UARABEMTS        |                    | 0.55                | 0.55                | 0.55                | 0.55                | 0.55                | 0.55                | 0.55                | 0.55                | 0.55                | 0.55                |
| CANADA              | 0.17 NORWAY                       | 8 100.2 GERMANY                | 9 230.0 NORWAY                         | 1.03 VIETNAMSOCRE                  | 7,128.0 MALAYSIA                             | 7 208.4 FRANCE                      | 4 1.27 UK                         | 1 3.26 NETHERLAND                    |                       | 7 10.6 TAIWAN         |                    | 60.7                | 60.7                | 60.7                | 60.7                | 60.7                | 60.7                | 60.7                | 60.7                | 60.7                | 60.7                |
| TAIWAN              | 4.14 INDONESIA                    | 2 1,282.9 CANADA               | 5 0.62 THAILAND                        | P 69.2 CANADA                      | 7 0.81 AUSTRIA                               | 2 1.98 SWITZERLAND                  | 22.9 ITALY                        | 0.33                                 | FRANCE                | 3 13.7 FRANCE         |                    | 7 6.7               | 7 6.7               | 7 6.7               | 7 6.7               | 7 6.7               | 7 6.7               | 7 6.7               | 7 6.7               | 7 6.7               | 7 6.7               |
| NORWAY              | 6 0.03 MALAYSIA                   | 109.6 TAIWAN                   | 324.6 FRANCE                           | 8 6.16 MALAYSIA                    | 116.5 THAILAND                               | 38.8 THAILAND                       | 3 13.4 MALAYSIA                   | 119.2 AUSTRIA                        | 1.73                  | 4 AUSTRIA             |                    | 2.13                | 2.13                | 2.13                | 2.13                | 2.13                | 2.13                | 2.13                | 2.13                | 2.13                | 2.13                |
| FRANCE              | 1 4.97 CANADA                     | 0.55 AUSTRIA                   | 1 0.94 CANADA                          | 0.38 NORWAY                        | 7 0.82 CANADA                                | 7 0.69 RUSSIA                       | 2 0.06 THAILAND                   | 9 118 ITALY                          |                       | 0.57 CANADA           |                    | 0.75                | 0.75                | 0.75                | 0.75                | 0.75                | 0.75                | 0.75                | 0.75                | 0.75                | 0.75                |
| AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA   | 2.44 ITALY 0.42 AUSTRIA           | 54.7 4 MALAYSIA 0.82 THAILAND  | 33.9 8 MALAYSIA 10.2 ITALY             | 149.8 4 THAILAND 0.1 FRANCE        | 3.55 KOREA DP RP 10.1 FRANCE                 | 200.8 9 NORWAY 3.09 ITALY           | 1 TAIWAN 1.97 NORWAY              | 23.1 6 TAIWAN 0.51 SWEDEN            | 42.4 OMAN             | 8 0.01 VIETNAMSOCREP  |                    | 7.27                | 7.27                | 7.27                | 7.27                | 7.27                | 7.27                | 7.27                | 7.27                | 7.27                | 7.27                |
| UNSPECIFIED         | 42.7 AUSTRALIA                    | 2.47 PHILIPPINES               | 8 51.6 SWITZERLAND                     | 96.2 AUSTRIA                       | 9 1.27 ITALY                                 | 0.67 TAIWAN                         | 26.2 SWITZERLAND                  | 8.81 SOUTH                           | AFRICA                | 0.54 ITALY            |                    | 1.58                | 1.58                | 1.58                | 1.58                | 1.58                | 1.58                | 1.58                | 1.58                | 1.58                | 1.58                |
| MEXICO              | 4 0.7 POLAND                      | 0.16 SWITZERLAND               | 3 52.2 4 MEXICO                        | 9 34.8 1 TAIWAN                    | 40.9 2 NORWAY                                | 0.16 PHILIPPINES                    | 4 62.1 7 MEXICO                   | 1.85 BELGIUM                         |                       | 12.5 8 NORWAY 0.16    | NETHERLAND         | 0.02 6.74           | 0.02 6.74           | 0.02 6.74           | 0.02 6.74           | 0.02 6.74           | 0.02 6.74           | 0.02 6.74           | 0.02 6.74           | 0.02 6.74           | 0.02 6.74           |
| SWITZERLAN D SWEDEN | 22.4 2 MEXICO 4.17 NETHERLAND     | 0.85 NORWAY 25.3 MEXICO        | 0.07 AUSTRIA 14.4 BELGIUM              | 3.8 ITALY 0.42                     | 0.05 NEWZEALAND PHILIPPINES 26.6 SWITZERLAND | 0.31 CANADA 5.36 AUSTRIA            | 0.28 SPAIN 0.31 CANADA            | 0.47 CANADA                          | 0.6 NORWAY            | 0.1 POLAND            |                    | 10.0                | 10.0                | 10.0                | 10.0                | 10.0                | 10.0                | 10.0                | 10.0                | 10.0                | 10.0                |
| PHILIPPINES         | 1.22 CZECHREPUBLI                 | 6 90 DENMARK                   | 1 0.2 HUNGARY                          | 21.3 BELGIUM                       | 2 0.19 TAIWAN                                | 13.6 SWEDEN                         | 0.12 AUSTRIA                      | 0.37 EGYPTA                          | RP                    | 20 BELGIUM            |                    | 8 4.56              | 8 4.56              | 8 4.56              | 8 4.56              | 8 4.56              | 8 4.56              | 8 4.56              | 8 4.56              | 8 4.56              | 8 4.56              |
| DENMARK             | C 0.48 PHILIPPINES                | 20 AUSTRALIA                   | 0.42 PHILIPPINES                       | 1 50.4 SWEDEN                      | 0.31 PHILIPPINES                             | 9 25.0 MALAYSIA                     | 50.7 UARABEMTS                    | 0.15 MALAYSIA                        |                       | 70 THAILAND           |                    | 0.27                | 0.27                | 0.27                | 0.27                | 0.27                | 0.27                | 0.27                | 0.27                | 0.27                | 0.27                |
| CZECHREPUBLI        | 0.2 THAILAND                      | 1.55 ITALY                     | 0.15 TAIWAN                            | 4 1.65 SWITZERLAND                 | 3.03 MEXICO                                  | 6 1.16 POLAND                       | 4 0.1 NETHERLAND                  | 1.14                                 | POLAND                | 0.12                  | PHILIPPINES        | 0.1                 | 0.1                 | 0.1                 | 0.1                 | 0.1                 | 0.1                 | 0.1                 | 0.1                 | 0.1                 | 0.1                 |
| C NETHERLAND        | 0.14 TAIWAN                       | 0.67 NETHERLAND                | 0.06 DENMARK                           | 0.07 MEXICO                        | 0.95 SOUTH AFRICA                            | 0.75 MEXICO                         | 4.29 PHILIPPINES                  | 0.16 GABON                           |                       | 0.01 AUSTRALIA        |                    | 0.1                 | 0.1                 | 0.1                 | 0.1                 | 0.1                 | 0.1                 | 0.1                 | 0.1                 | 0.1                 | 0.1                 |
| THAILAND            | 1.23 SWEDEN                       | 0.29 HONDURAS                  | 0.5 SLOVAKREP 0.05 SWEDEN              | 0.15 NEWZEALAND                    | 0.14 SWEDEN                                  | 0.45 FINLAND                        | 0.06 DENMARK                      | 1.11                                 | PHILIPPINES           | 14.7 4                | CZECHREPUBLIC      | 1.3                 | 1.3                 | 1.3                 | 1.3                 | 1.3                 | 1.3                 | 1.3                 | 1.3                 | 1.3                 | 1.3                 |
| UARABEMTS           | 0.16 UARABEMTS                    | 0.19 SLOVAKREP                 | 0.02 UARABEMTS                         | 0.09 UARABEMTS                     | 0.04 UNSPECIFIED                             | 0.11 NEWZEALAND                     | 0.05 IRELAND                      | 0.68 DENMARK                         | 0.36                  | DENMARK               |                    | 2.41                | 2.41                | 2.41                | 2.41                | 2.41                | 2.41                | 2.41                | 2.41                | 2.41                | 2.41                |
| UKRAINE             | 0 SWITZERLAND 1.81 IRELAND        | 3.97 IRELAND 1.8 SWEDEN        | 0.13 SPAIN                             | 0.31 DENMARK                       | 0.05 AUSTRALIA                               | 0.25 NETHERLAND                     | 0.13 POLAND                       | 2.53 AUSTRALIA                       |                       | 0.55 0.01 COLOMBIA    |                    |                     |                     |                     | MALAYSIA            |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |
| BELGIUM             | 0.13 BELGIUM                      | 1.1 ESTONIA                    | 0.19 SAUDI ARAB                        | 0.09 POLAND                        | 0.22 DENMARK                                 | 0.04 IRELAND                        | 0.05 SWEDEN                       | 0.03                                 | VIETNAMSOCR EP        | 0.11                  | SWITZERLAND        | 0 0.06              | 0 0.06              | 0 0.06              | 0 0.06              | 0 0.06              | 0 0.06              | 0 0.06              | 0 0.06              | 0 0.06              | 0 0.06              |
| ITALY BRVIRGN IS    | 4 MALTA                           | 0 UARABEMTS                    | 2.57 CYPRUS                            | 0.02 8 SLOVAKREP                   | NETHERLAND 0.14 NETHERLAND 0.01 IRELAND      | 0.13 SWAZILAND                      | 0.04 AUSTRALIA 0.07 FINLAND       | 0.02 0.03                            | SWITZERLAND PORTUGAL  | 0.03 LITHUANIA        |                    | 0.02                | 0.02                | 0.02                | 0.02                | 0.02                | 0.02                | 0.02                | 0.02                | 0.02                | 0.02                |
| SPAIN               | 0.01 LUXEMBOURG                   | 0.01 BELGIUM                   | 0.03 NETHERLAND                        | 0.02 MOROCCO                       | 0.69 BELGIUM                                 | 0.03 BELGIUM                        |                                   | 0.04 BRAZIL                          |                       | 0.1                   | ROMANIA            | 0.01                | 0.01                | 0.01                | 0.01                | 0.01                | 0.01                | 0.01                | 0.01                | 0.01                | 0.01                |
| HUNGARY             | 0.6 FINLAND                       | 0.07 LUXEMBOURG                | 0.01 UNSPECIFIED                       | 0.01 PORTUGAL                      | 0.02 UARABEMTS                               | 0.47 DENMARK 0.2 SOUTH AFRICA       | 0.27 NEWZEALAND 0.02 UNSPECIFIED  | 0.01 RUSSIA                          |                       | 0 BRAZIL              |                    | 0.01                | 0.01                | 0.01                | 0.01                | 0.01                | 0.01                | 0.01                | 0.01                | 0.01                | 0.01                |
| POLAND              | 0.05 SLOVAKREP                    | 0.03 SPAIN                     | 0.01 MOROCCO                           | 0.69 KOREA DP RP                   | 0.01 DOMINIC REP                             | 0.03 SPAIN                          | 0.02 KOREA DP RP                  | 0.09 IRELAND                         |                       | 0.07                  | SWEDEN             | 0.02                | 0.02                | 0.02                | 0.02                | 0.02                | 0.02                | 0.02                | 0.02                | 0.02                | 0.02                |
| TURKEY              | 5.9 OMAN                          | 0.02 LITHUANIA                 | 0 SOUTH                                | 0.03 CHILE                         | 0.04 MALTA                                   | 0.01 ROMANIA                        | 0.01 SLOVAKREP                    | 0.01                                 | LITHUANIA             | 0.01                  | SPAIN              | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| SLOVENIA            | 0.57 BRAZIL                       | 0.2 FINLAND                    | AFRICA 0.05 IRELAND                    | 0.2 FINLAND                        | 0.01 NAURURP                                 | 0 UARABEMTS                         | 0.01 NETHERLAND ANT               | 0.01 THAILAND                        |                       | 0.15 SOUTH            |                    | AFRICA              | AFRICA              | AFRICA              | AFRICA              | AFRICA              | AFRICA              | AFRICA              | AFRICA              | AFRICA              | AFRICA              |
| IRELAND MALTA       | 0.26 DENMARK 0 PORTUGAL           | 0 PORTUGAL NEWZEALAND          | 0.1 FINLAND                            | 0.01 0 TURKEY                      | AUSTRALIA 0 POLAND 0 FINLAND                 | 0 UNSPECIFIED 0 SLOVAKREP           | BELGIUM                           | 0 NETHERLANDA                        | NTI                   | 0.02 TURKEY           |                    | 0.03                | 0.03                | 0.03                | 0.03                | 0.03                | 0.03                | 0.03                | 0.03                | 0.03                | 0.03                |
|                     |                                   | 0.07                           | 0.02 PORTUGAL                          |                                    |                                              |                                     | CZECHREPUBLI                      | 0                                    | SPAIN                 | 0 EGYPTA              | RP                 |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |
| FINLAND             | 0 SPAIN                           | 0.6 TURKEY                     | 0.01 ROMANIA                           | 0.01 ARGENTINA                     | 0 RUSSIA                                     | 0.01 NETHERLANDA                    | C 0 DOMINIC REP                   |                                      | SLOVAKREP             | FINLAND               |                    |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |
| ESTONIA             | 0 SOUTH AFRICA                    | 0.04 UNSPECIFIED               | 0.01 NEWZEALAND                        | DOMINIC REP                        | 0.03 SLOVAKREP                               | NT 0 NAURURP                        | BRAZIL                            | 0.05                                 | NEWZEALAND            | GABON                 |                    |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |
| ICELAND LITHUANIA   | TURKEY                            | 0.01 MALTA 0 ROMANIA           | MALTA 0 LITHUANIA                      | 0.02 IRELAND HUNGARY               | 0.01 SPAIN 0 TURKEY                          | MALTA DOMINIC                       | ROMANIA 0 RUSSIA                  |                                      | MEXICO                | 0                     | IRELAND            |                     | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
|                     | HUNGARY                           |                                |                                        |                                    |                                              | REP                                 |                                   | KOREA DP RP                          |                       | RUSSIA                |                    |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |
| SOUTH               | 0 ESTONIA                         | 0 SOUTH                        | LUXEMBOURG                             | ESTONIA                            | ARGENTINA                                    | AUSTRALIA                           | SWAZILAND                         | FINLAND                              |                       | 0                     | PORTUGAL           |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |
| AFRICA ROMANIA      | BRVIRGN IS                        | AFRICA OMAN                    | AUSTRALIA                              | BULGARIA                           | HUNGARY                                      | KOREA DP RP                         | 0 SOUTH                           |                                      | CZECH                 |                       | MALTA              |                     |                     | 0                   |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |
|                     | ROMANIA                           | 0 POLAND                       | HONDURAS                               | CYPRUS                             | CHILE                                        |                                     | AFRICA                            |                                      |                       |                       |                    |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |
|                     |                                   |                                |                                        |                                    |                                              |                                     |                                   |                                      | REPUBLIC UNSPECIFIED  | MEXICO                |                    |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |
|                     | SLOVENIA                          | CZECHREPUBLI C BRAZIL          | BULGARIA                               | 0 MALTA                            | PORTUGAL MOROCCO                             |                                     |                                   |                                      |                       | L                     | NETHERLANDANTI     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |
|                     | UKRAINE                           |                                | ESTONIA                                | 0.01 ROMANIA                       |                                              |                                     |                                   |                                      |                       |                       |                    |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |
|                     | UNSPECIFIED                       |                                |                                        | 0 SAUDI ARAB                       | 0.01                                         |                                     |                                   |                                      |                       |                       |                    |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |
|                     |                                   | HUNGARY                        |                                        |                                    |                                              |                                     |                                   |                                      |                       |                       |                    |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |
|                     |                                   |                                | TURKEY                                 |                                    | AFRICA                                       |                                     |                                   |                                      |                       |                       |                    |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |
|                     |                                   |                                |                                        | SOUTH                              |                                              |                                     |                                   | 129,508.5                            | 85,224.1              |                       |                    |                     |                     |                     |                     | 72,375.5            |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |
|                     |                                   |                                |                                        | UNSPECIFIED                        | 55,118.7                                     |                                     |                                   |                                      |                       |                       |                    |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |
| Total               | 16,860.7                          | 12,502.3                       | 47,372.4                               | 62,538.0                           |                                              | 69,112.1                            | 65,284.8                          |                                      |                       |                       |                    |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |

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Country-wise Import of Lithium-ion (HS Code: 85076000) Quantityinthousands;Unit:NOS

| 2010-2011 2013-2014   | 2011-2012     | 2012-2013        |                    |                                          | 2014-2015 2015-2016              | 2016-2017                      | 2017-2018                   | 2017-2018                        | 2018-2019                          |                   | 2019-2020         |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
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| Country Quantity      | Country       | Quantity Country | Quantity Country   | Quantity Country                         | Country Quantity                 | Quantity Country               | Quantity Country            | Quantity                         | Country Quantity                   | Quantity          | Quantity          | Quantity          | Quantity          | Quantity          | Quantity          | Quantity          | Quantity          | Quantity          |
|                       | Norecordfound |                  | CHINAPRP           | 17,203.37 CHINAPRP                       | 12,419.66 CHINAPRP               | 35,148.81 CHINAPRP             | 99,240.09 CHINAPRP          | 173,834.94                       | 508,415.03 CHINAPRP                | 367,716.69        | 367,716.69        | 367,716.69        | 367,716.69        | 367,716.69        | 367,716.69        | 367,716.69        | 367,716.69        | 367,716.69        |
|                       |               |                  | USA                | 427.9 USA                                | 25.43 USA                        | 55.88 USA                      | 25.25 VIETNAMSOCREP         | 2,281.23 HONGKONG                | 94,750.02 HONGKONG                 | 137,473.08        | 137,473.08        | 137,473.08        | 137,473.08        | 137,473.08        | 137,473.08        | 137,473.08        | 137,473.08        | 137,473.08        |
|                       |               |                  | JAPAN              | 48.37 JAPAN                              | 89.75 JAPAN                      | 48.95 VIETNAMSOCREP            | 2,003.87 HONGKONG           | 5,100.66 VIETNAMSOCREP           | 19,378.38 VIETNAMSOCREP            | 19,797.11         | 19,797.11         | 19,797.11         | 19,797.11         | 19,797.11         | 19,797.11         | 19,797.11         | 19,797.11         | 19,797.11         |
|                       |               |                  | VIETNAMSOCREP      | 1,332.27 INDONESIA                       | 42.33 INDONESIA                  | 54.92 HONGKONG                 | 3,938.15 KOREARP            | 1,428.81 USA                     | 361.35 JAPAN                       | 894.82            | 894.82            | 894.82            | 894.82            | 894.82            | 894.82            | 894.82            | 894.82            | 894.82            |
|                       |               |                  | FRANCE             | 2.07 KOREARP                             | 1,461.16 VIETNAMSOCREP           | 1,996.23 KOREARP               | 2,575.84 USA 1,398.42 JAPAN | 36.21 JAPAN                      | 171.16 KOREARP                     | 2,822.96          | 2,822.96          | 2,822.96          | 2,822.96          | 2,822.96          | 2,822.96          | 2,822.96          | 2,822.96          | 2,822.96          |
|                       |               |                  | HONGKONG           | 554.22 VIETNAMSOCREP                     | 1,804.89 MALAYSIA 721.7 KOREARP  | 3,264.74 MALAYSIA              | 4.3 MALAYSIA                | 80.05 KOREARP 518.58 SRILANKADSR | 1,192.39 MALAYSIA 210.57 SINGAPORE | 4,260.00 2,778.75 | 4,260.00 2,778.75 | 4,260.00 2,778.75 | 4,260.00 2,778.75 | 4,260.00 2,778.75 | 4,260.00 2,778.75 | 4,260.00 2,778.75 | 4,260.00 2,778.75 | 4,260.00 2,778.75 |
|                       |               |                  | KOREARP            | 168.04 MALAYSIA 7.05 HONGKONG            | 317.56 HONGKONG                  | 2,292.36 UK 1,190.17 JAPAN     | 37.94 FRANCE                | 0.09 MALAYSIA                    | 1,721.79 TAIWAN                    | 527.69            | 527.69            | 527.69            | 527.69            | 527.69            | 527.69            | 527.69            | 527.69            | 527.69            |
|                       |               |                  | INDONESIA MALAYSIA | 113.56 SINGAPORE                         | 8.96 SAMOA                       | 479.73 TAIWAN                  | 9.25 GERMANY                | 14.8 SINGAPORE                   | 296.09 USA                         | 411.34            | 411.34            | 411.34            | 411.34            | 411.34            | 411.34            | 411.34            | 411.34            | 411.34            |
|                       |               |                  | ISRAEL             | 1.17 FRANCE                              | 0.34 SINGAPORE                   | 252.42 GERMANY                 | 5.24 TAIWAN                 | 10.15 TAIWAN                     | 358.6 FRANCE                       | 2.33              | 2.33              | 2.33              | 2.33              | 2.33              | 2.33              | 2.33              | 2.33              | 2.33              |
|                       |               |                  | GERMANY            | 2.66 UK                                  | 37.05 GERMANY                    | 5.66 INDONESIA                 | 29.82 SINGAPORE             | 79.4 NETHERLAND                  | 115.52 UK                          | 6.73              | 6.73              | 6.73              | 6.73              | 6.73              | 6.73              | 6.73              | 6.73              | 6.73              |
|                       |               |                  | SINGAPORE          | 25.47 GERMANY                            | 2.25 FRANCE                      | 0.69 SINGAPORE                 | 40.81 BELGIUM               | 0.76 GERMANY                     | 23.55 THAILAND                     | 1,484.35          | 1,484.35          | 1,484.35          | 1,484.35          | 1,484.35          | 1,484.35          | 1,484.35          | 1,484.35          | 1,484.35          |
|                       |               |                  | CANADA             | 0.49 TAIWAN                              | 18.93 SWEDEN                     | 1.28 FRANCE                    | 0.85 CAYMANIS               | 207.36 SLOVENIA                  | 1.15 NETHERLAND                    | 40.59             | 40.59             | 40.59             | 40.59             | 40.59             | 40.59             | 40.59             | 40.59             | 40.59             |
|                       |               |                  | PHILIPPINES        | 0.6 NETHERLAND                           | 0.05 TAIWAN                      | 18.21 ITALY                    | 0.51 UK                     | 5.98 AUSTRALIA                   | 1.3 INDONESIA                      | 1,089.57          | 1,089.57          | 1,089.57          | 1,089.57          | 1,089.57          | 1,089.57          | 1,089.57          | 1,089.57          | 1,089.57          |
|                       |               |                  | THAILAND           | 0.22 KOREADPRP                           | 20 IRELAND                       | 0.02 KOREADPRP                 | 80.18 INDONESIA             | 196.46 UK                        | 9.41 GERMANY                       | 19.25             | 19.25             | 19.25             | 19.25             | 19.25             | 19.25             | 19.25             | 19.25             | 19.25             |
|                       |               |                  | UK                 | 1.29 SWEDEN                              | 0.28 POLAND                      | 0.71 POLAND                    | 1.11 SWITZERLAND            | 1.27 BELGIUM                     | 3.7 BELGIUM                        | 5                 | 5                 | 5                 | 5                 | 5                 | 5                 | 5                 | 5                 | 5                 |
|                       |               |                  | SWITZERLAND        | 1.04 MEXICO                              | 11.81 BELGIUM                    | 0.44 CANADA                    | 0.1 HUNGARY                 | 0.5 INDONESIA                    | 117 SWITZERLAND                    | 35.3              | 35.3              | 35.3              | 35.3              | 35.3              | 35.3              | 35.3              | 35.3              | 35.3              |
| BELGIUM               |               |                  | POLAND             | 0.19 PHILIPPINES 0.08 ISRAEL SWITZERLAND | 2.2 MEXICO 7.57                  | 3.82 IRELAND 0.4 AUSTRIA       | 0.02 ITALY                  | 0.28 FRANCE                      | 0.88 IRELAND                       | 0.01              | ITALY             | 1.13 ITALY        | 0.01              | 0.01              | 0.01              | 0.01              | 0.01              | 0.01              |
|                       |               |                  | TAIWAN             | 0.09 AUSTRALIA                           | 0.26 THAILAND                    | 0.52 SWEDEN                    | 0.17 POLAND                 | 0.9 SWITZERLAND                  | 1.25 HUNGARY                       | 11.63             | 11.63             | 11.63             | 11.63             | 11.63             | 11.63             | 11.63             | 11.63             | 11.63             |
|                       |               |                  | NEWZEALAND         | 0.01 THAILAND                            | 0.06 ISRAEL                      | 1.04 THAILAND                  | 0.56 NETHERLAND             | 1.09 POLAND                      | 0.2 UARABEMTS                      | 34.35             | 34.35             | 34.35             | 34.35             | 34.35             | 34.35             | 34.35             | 34.35             | 34.35             |
|                       |               |                  | AUSTRALIA          | 0.05 SWITZERLAND                         | 0.1 UK                           | 5.08 SWITZERLAND               | 0.08 SWEDEN                 | 0.27 HUNGARY                     | 24.3 AUSTRIA                       | 1.92              | 1.92              | 1.92              | 1.92              | 1.92              | 1.92              | 1.92              | 1.92              | 1.92              |
|                       |               |                  | MALTA              | 0 POLAND                                 | 0.1 FINLAND                      | 0.39 ISRAEL                    | 0.59 UARABEMTS              | 0.99 NEWZEALAND                  | 1.99 AUSTRALIA                     | 0.8               | 0.8               | 0.8               | 0.8               | 0.8               | 0.8               | 0.8               | 0.8               | 0.8               |
|                       |               |                  | MEXICO NORWAY      | ITALY 0 BELGIUM                          | 0.05 UARABEMTS 1.65 0.05 ROMANIA | 0.07 BELGIUM 0.03 MALTA        | 0.01 FINLAND                | 10.1 UARABEMTS 0.11 PHILIPPINES  | 0.14 MEXICO                        | 0.63              | 0.63              | 0.63              | 0.63              | 0.63              | 0.63              | 0.63              | 0.63              | 0.63              |
|                       |               |                  | LUXEMBOURG         | 0.01 FINLAND                             | 0.14 PHILIPPINES                 | 0.18 UARABEMTS                 | 0.37 AUSTRIA                | 0.2 SPAIN                        | 0.15 NORWAY                        | 0.02              | 0.02              | 0.02              | 0.02              | 0.02              | 0.02              | 0.02              | 0.02              | 0.02              |
|                       |               |                  | AUSTRIA            | 0.01 AUSTRIA                             | 0.04 AUSTRIA                     | 0.25 CZECHREPUBLIC             | 0.11 THAILAND               | 0.16 ISRAEL                      | 2.43 DENMARK                       | 0.27              | 0.27              | 0.27              | 0.27              | 0.27              | 0.27              | 0.27              | 0.27              | 0.27              |
|                       |               |                  | ITALY              | 0.05 CANADA                              | 0.22 UARABEMTS                   | 2.03 MEXICO                    | 2.32 ISRAEL                 | 2.86 SWEDEN                      | 0.32 CANADA                        | 0.32              | 0.32              | 0.32              | 0.32              | 0.32              | 0.32              | 0.32              | 0.32              | 0.32              |
|                       |               |                  | NETHERLAND         | 0.01 DENMARK                             | 0.04 CANADA                      | 0.1 DENMARK                    | 0.55 SRILANKADSR            | 0.16 IRELAND                     | 5.27 NEWZEALAND                    | 0.56              | 0.56              | 0.56              | 0.56              | 0.56              | 0.56              | 0.56              | 0.56              | 0.56              |
|                       |               |                  | UNSPECIFIED        | 0.01 ITALY                               | 0.01 SLOVAKREP                   |                                | 0.03 NEWZEALAND             | 0.28 ROMANIA                     | 0.05 TURKEY                        | 0.03              | 0.03              | 0.03              | 0.03              | 0.03              | 0.03              | 0.03              | 0.03              | 0.03              |
|                       |               |                  | FINLAND            | 0 HUNGARY                                | 0.07 NETHERLAND                  | 0 PHILIPPINES                  | 0.01 CANADA                 | 0.87 CANADA                      | 0.2 SWEDEN                         | 1.12              | 1.12              | 1.12              | 1.12              | 1.12              | 1.12              | 1.12              | 1.12              | 1.12              |
|                       |               |                  | ESTONIA            | 0 SLOVAKREP                              | 0 DENMARK                        | 0.08 NETHERLAND 0.29 AUSTRALIA | 0.01 DENMARK                | 0.17 MEXICO                      | 0.1 POLAND                         | 1.73              | 1.73              | 1.73              | 1.73              | 1.73              | 1.73              | 1.73              | 1.73              | 1.73              |
|                       |               |                  | UARABEMTS          | 0 NORWAY 0 GREECE                        | 0.01 CZECHREPUBLIC 0.02 HUNGARY  | 0.04 FINLAND                   | 0.02 MALTA 0 PORTUGAL       | 0 DENMARK 0.05 UKRAINE           | 0.32 FINLAND 0.04 PHILIPPINES      | 3 0.57            | 3 0.57            | 3 0.57            | 3 0.57            | 3 0.57            | 3 0.57            | 3 0.57            | 3 0.57            | 3 0.57            |
| SPAIN                 |               |                  | IRELAND            |                                          | 0.03 PORTUGAL                    | 0.07 NORWAY                    | 0.01 UNSPECIFIED            | 0.03 BULGARIA                    | ROMANIA                            | 0.03              | 0.03              | 0.03              | 0.03              | 0.03              | 0.03              | 0.03              | 0.03              | 0.03              |
|                       |               |                  |                    | 0.01 UNSPECIFIED                         | BRAZIL                           | 0.04 SPAIN                     | 0 AUSTRALIA                 | 0.02 AUSTRIA                     | 0.75 0.02 LITHUANIA                | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
|                       |               |                  |                    | IRELAND                                  | 0 NORWAY 0.01 AUSTRALIA          | 0.01 ROMANIA 0.04 NEWZEALAND   | 0 CZECHREPUBLIC             | 0.03 SLOVAKREP                   | 0.11 ESTONIA                       | 0.02              | 0.02              | 0.02              | 0.02              | 0.02              | 0.02              | 0.02              | 0.02              | 0.02              |
|                       |               |                  |                    | NEWZEALAND                               | 0.04 SPAIN                       | 0.08 NETHERLANDANT             | IRELAND                     | 0.02 THAILAND                    | 0 LUXEMBOURG                       | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
|                       |               |                  |                    | LUXEMBOURG                               | 0 KOREADPRP                      | 0.22 RUSSIA                    | SPAIN                       | 0.01 BRAZIL                      | 0.6 SLOVAKREP                      |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
|                       |               |                  |                    | ARGENTINA                                | 0 RUSSIA                         | 0 SLOVAKREP                    | SOUTHAFRICA                 | 0 LUXEMBOURG                     | 0.01 CZECHREPUBLIC                 | 0.03 0.02         | 0.03 0.02         | 0.03 0.02         | 0.03 0.02         | 0.03 0.02         | 0.03 0.02         | 0.03 0.02         | 0.03 0.02         | 0.03 0.02         |
|                       |               |                  |                    | CZECHREPUBLIC                            | 0.01 NETHERLANDANT               | 0 PORTUGAL                     | TURKEY                      | 0.01 FINLAND                     | 0.04 SPAIN                         | 0.01              | 0.01              | 0.01              | 0.01              | 0.01              | 0.01              | 0.01              | 0.01              | 0.01              |
|                       |               |                  |                    | ROMANIA                                  | 0 BRVIRGNIS                      | 0.1 BRVIRGNIS                  | ROMANIA                     | 0 RUSSIA                         | 0.04 SRILANKADSR                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
|                       |               |                  |                    | TURKEY                                   | 0                                | 0.04 HUNGARY                   | NORWAY                      | 0 GUADELOUPE                     | 0.02 UKRAINE BRAZIL                |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
|                       |               |                  |                    | SPAIN                                    | TURKEY UNSPECIFIED               | TURKEY                         | SWAZILAND                   | 0 CZECHREPUBLIC                  | 0.03                               |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
|                       |               |                  |                    | MALTA                                    | ARGENTINA                        | SAMOA                          | BRAZIL                      | 0                                | 0.01 0                             |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
|                       |               |                  |                    | ESTONIA                                  | BRAZIL                           |                                | SLOVENIA                    | NORWAY 0 MONGOLIA                | BULGARIA GUADELOUPE                |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
|                       |               |                  |                    |                                          |                                  |                                | SLOVAKREP                   | 0.02 TURKEY                      | 0 MONGOLIA RUSSIA                  |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
|                       |               |                  |                    |                                          | GREECE NEWZEALAND                |                                | KOREADPRP                   | SOUTHAFRICA                      |                                    |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
|                       |               |                  |                    |                                          |                                  |                                |                             |                                  |                                    |                   | SLOVENIA          |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
|                       |               |                  |                    |                                          | LUXEMBOURG                       |                                | SWAZILAND MALTA             | UNSPECIFIED                      |                                    |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
|                       |               |                  |                    |                                          |                                  |                                |                             |                                  | PORTUGAL ESTONIA                   | 0                 |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
|                       |               |                  |                    |                                          |                                  |                                |                             | 183,815.89                       |                                    |                   | CAYMANIS          |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
| Total                 |               |                  |                    |                                          |                                  |                                |                             |                                  |                                    |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
|                       |               |                  |                    | 19,890.36                                | 16,994.78                        |                                |                             |                                  |                                    |                   | 109,396.77        |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
|                       |               |                  |                    |                                          |                                  |                                |                             |                                  |                                    | 627,352.59        |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
|                       |               |                  |                    |                                          |                                  | 44,826.14                      |                             |                                  |                                    | 539,427.52        | 539,427.52        | 539,427.52        | 539,427.52        | 539,427.52        | 539,427.52        | 539,427.52        | 539,427.52        | 539,427.52        |

Source: Department of Commerce

Country-wise Import of Lithium Oxide and Hydroxide (HS Code: 28252000)

Quantityinthousands;Unit:KGS

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Source: Department of Commerce

Country-wise Import of Lithium Carbonates (HS Code:

28369100) Quantity in thousands; Unit: KGS

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Source: Department of Commerce