Lok Sabha Question No. 3087 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Trade across Borders
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: PREM DAS RAI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3087 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 st   DECEMBER,2018

## TRADE ACROSS BORDERS

## 3087. SHRI PREM DAS RAI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा ͨणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the total quantum of trade done across all the land borders;
- (b) the details of land trade with various countries and along different borders; and
- (c) the  quantum  of  sea  trade  taking  place,  especially  with  the  countries  with  which India shares borders?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  to  (c)    :  The  details  of  India's  land  trade  with  countries  sharing  borders  with  India,  through trading points along different borders,in 2017-18 are given below:

Values in USD million

| Country      | Exports from India through land borders   | Imports to India through land borders   |   Total bilateral trade through land borders |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Afghanistan* | NIL                                       | 307.06                                  |                                       307.06 |
| Pakistan     | 263.22                                    | 235.06                                  |                                       498.28 |
| China        | 1.81                                      | 1.35                                    |                                         3.16 |
| Nepal        | 6384.42                                   | 437.66                                  |                                      6822.08 |
| Bhutan       | 526.28                                    | 202.07                                  |                                       728.35 |
| Bangladesh   | 3617.57                                   | 517.27                                  |                                      4134.84 |
| Myanmar      | 0.02                                      | NIL                                     |                                         0.02 |
| TOTAL        | 10793.32                                  | 1700.47                                 |                                     12493.8  |

Source: DGCIS Database The value of India's trade with countries sharing border with India, and all countries, through different sea ports, in 2017-18,was as follows:

Values in USD million

| Particulars                       |   To/From countries sharing border with India |   To/From all countries |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| India's exports through sea ports |                                       14491.8 |                  146119 |
| India's imports through sea ports |                                       39341.3 |                  266110 |

Source: DGCIS Database

Besides the above, trade with various countries is also carried out from Air cargo complexes, Inland Container Depots, Special Economic Zones, etc.