Lok Sabha Question No. 4704 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-29
Subject: Import of Chinese Goods
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4704 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th  MARCH,2023

## IMPORT OF CHINESE GOODS

## 4704.   DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मं त्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is alarmed by a surge in imports of Chinese goods in addition to imports of raw materials and intermediaries from China worth billions of dollars, which negates its strategy of Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the total number of finished goods, raw materials and intermediaries that were imported from China during the last three years along with the amount spent on these items?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) to (b): The Government monitors the surge in imports on regular basis and bring it to  the  notice  of  concerned  Ministries/Departments  for  addressing  domestic  constraints, supply rigidities and taking steps to correct these with appropriate actions.   Some of the intermediaries  and  raw  materials  imported  from  China  like  Active  Pharmaceutical Ingredients, electronic components, auto components, etc. are also used for making finished products which are also exported out of India. Appropriate trade remedy measures are also taken by Government to check dumping, sudden surge in imports and unfair trade practices.

To  boost  domestic  manufacturing,  the  government  has  launched  Production  Linked Incentive  Schemes  in  14  strategic  sectors  with  the  aim  to  make  Indian  manufacturers globally  competitive,  attract  investment  in  the  areas  of  core  competency/cutting  edge technology,  enhance  exports,  integrate  India  in  the  global  supply  chain  and  reduce dependency on imports.

(c): Details of India's import from China in major commodity groups during the last three FYs may be seen at Annexure.

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Annexure referred to in reply to Part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4704 for answer on 29.03.2023.

India's imports from China in major commodity groups during last three FYs.

VAL (in USD Million)

|   Sl. No. | COMMODITY GROUP                              |   2019-20 | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         1 | COTTONRAWANDWASTE                            |      8.07 | 0.02      | 0.88      |
|         2 | VEGETABLE OIL                                |      0.56 | 0.22      | 0.91      |
|         3 | PULSES                                       |     51.58 | 46.36     | 24.77     |
|         4 | FRUITS AND VEGETABLES                        |     48.41 | 36.69     | 37.88     |
|         5 | PULP AND WASTE PAPER                         |     24.34 | 20.84     | 24.37     |
|         6 | TEXTILE YARN FABRIC, MADEUP ARTICLES         |    895.03 | 700.60    | 970.88    |
|         7 | FERTILISERS, CRUDE AND MANUFACTURED          |   1820.93 | 1551.23   | 2953.45   |
|         8 | SULPHUR AND UNROASTED IRON PYRTS             |      0.21 | 0.13      | 0.12      |
|         9 | METALIFERROUS ORES AND OTHER MINERALS        |    261.54 | 238.42    | 372.64    |
|        10 | COAL, COKE AND BRIQUETTES, ETC.              |    160.32 | 20.71     | 477.24    |
|        11 | PETROLEUM, CRUDE AND PRODUCTS                |    340.44 | 183.63    | 431.32    |
|        12 | WOODAND WOODPRODUCTS                         |    784.43 | 525.75    | 707.27    |
|        13 | LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS                 |    236.49 | 114.30    | 178.92    |
|        14 | ORGANIC AND INORGANIC CHEMICALS              |   5197.64 | 5693.70   | 8486.57   |
|        15 | DYEING/TANNING/COLOURING MTRLS.              |    779.54 | 775.01    | 1211.26   |
|        16 | ARTIFICIAL RESINS, PLASTIC MATERIALS, ETC.   |   3165.79 | 2741.78   | 4696.03   |
|        17 | CHEMICAL MATERIAL AND PRODUCTS               |   2467.49 | 2721.34   | 3568.67   |
|        18 | NEWSPRINT                                    |      0    | 0.01      | 0.00      |
|        19 | PEARLS, PRECIOUS AND SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES    |     61.24 | 45.20     | 74.07     |
|        20 | IRON AND STEEL                               |   2706.35 | 2208.84   | 2976.06   |
|        21 | NON-FERROUS METALS                           |   1855.26 | 1460.08   | 2312.12   |
|        22 | MACHINE TOOLS                                |   1026.74 | 1109.88   | 1573.18   |
|        23 | MACHINERY, ELECTRICALAND NON- ELECTRICAL     |  10865.4  | 10220.49  | 13664.89  |
|        24 | TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT                          |   2470.58 | 2374.43   | 3104.84   |
|        25 | PROJECT GOODS                                |    438.28 | 347.92    | 196.45    |
|        26 | PROFESSIONAL INSTRUMENT, OPTICAL GOODS, ETC. |    758.15 | 930.46    | 1532.17   |
|        27 | ELECTRONIC GOODS                             |  21374.1  | 23936.27  | 35849.51  |
|        28 | MEDCNL. AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS          |   2562.85 | 2903.41   | 3481.49   |
|        29 | GOLD                                         |      0    |           |           |
|        30 | SILVER                                       |     46.26 | 51.76     | 139.44    |
|        31 | OTHERS                                       |   4852.68 | 4252.76   | 5523.15   |

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