Lok Sabha Question No. 90 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Business with China
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 90 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  FEBRUARY, 2022

## BUSINESS WITH CHINA

## 90. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

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

- (a) the details of the amount of business done with China both in terms of volume and value since 1st January 2021 till 31st December, 2021;
- (b)  whether  there  is  an  increase  in  both  value  and  volume  vis  a  vis  for  the  same  period  of corresponding year 2020;
- (c) if so, whether there is a rise in terms of both value and volume and if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details and the value and volume of the five major imports and exports to China during the years 2020 and 2021?

## ANSWER

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

## (a) : The value of India's export to and import from China during calendar year 2021 (Jan-Nov) is as follows:

(Values in USD billion)

| Export         | Export         | Import         | Import         |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| Jan - Nov 2020 | Jan - Nov 2021 | Jan - Nov 2020 | Jan - Nov 2021 |
| 17.33          | 21.54          | 52.16          | 78.88          |

(Source: DGCIS)

It  is  not  possible  to  consolidate  data  of  volume  of  all  trade  due  to  different  units  of measurement  (ton, kg, nos., etc)

(b) and (c): As seen from the table above, the exports to China have increased from USD 17.33 billion in Jan-Nov 2020  to USD 21.54 bn in Jan-Nov 2021 exhibiting an increase of 24%.  The imports have increased from USD 52.16 bn in Jan-Nov 2020 to USD 78.88 bn in Jan-Nov 2021. However, the imports were static between 2019-20 and 2020-21.

The major items of import from China are products such as telecom instruments, computer hardware and peripherals,  fertilizers,  electronic  components/  instruments,  project  goods,  organic  chemicals,  drug intermediates, consumer electronics, electrical machinery etc. Some of our imports from China like the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and drug formulations provide the Indian pharma industry raw material for producing finished goods which are also exported out of India.

(d):  The details of value and volume of the five major imports and exports to China during the years 2020 (Jan-Nov) and 2021 (Jan-Nov) is given in Annexure-I.

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Top 5 Export in Principle commodity groups to China during 2020 (Jan-Nov) and 2021 (Jan-Nov)

|       |                                  |       | 2020 (JAN-NOV)   | 2020 (JAN-NOV)       | 2021 (JAN-NOV)   | 2021 (JAN-NOV)       |
|-------|----------------------------------|-------|------------------|----------------------|------------------|----------------------|
| Sl no | Principle commodity groups       | Unit  | Quantity         | Value in USD million | Quantity         | Value in USD million |
| 1     | Iron Ore                         | Ton   | 43485405         | 3047.15              | 30475178         | 3381.73              |
| 2     | Petroleum Products               | Ton   | 3388659          | 1112.55              | 2699521          | 1528.91              |
| 3     | Organic Chemicals                | Kgs   | 2280484123       | 1490.53              | 1414135289       | 1494.47              |
| 4     | Iron And Steel                   | Ton   | 5857725          | 2325.35              | 2050278          | 1409.96              |
| 5     | Aluminium, Products Of Aluminium | Ton   | 161038           | 263.09               | 463091           | 1189.05              |
| Total | Total                            | Total |                  | 8238.68              |                  | 9004.13              |

(Source: DGCIS)

## Top 5 Import in Principle commodity groups from China during 2020 (Jan-Nov) and 2021 (Jan-Nov)

|       |                                |      | 2020 (JAN-NOV)   | 2020 (JAN-NOV)       | 2021 (JAN-NOV)   | 2021 (JAN-NOV)       |
|-------|--------------------------------|------|------------------|----------------------|------------------|----------------------|
| Sl No | Principle Commodity Groups     | Unit | Quantity         | Value in USD million | Quantity         | Value in USD million |
| 1     | Electronics Components         |      |                  | 4536.90              |                  | 8863.18              |
| 2     | Computer Hardware, Peripherals |      |                  | 4042.55              |                  | 6760.39              |
| 3     | Telecom Instruments            |      |                  | 5352.44              |                  | 6158.38              |
| 4     | Organic Chemicals              | Kgs  | 984610003        | 2701.58              | 2339534309       | 4763.08              |
| 5     | Indl. Machnry for dairy etc    |      |                  | 3086.74              |                  | 4462.85              |
| Total |                                |      |                  | 19720.22             |                  | 31007.88             |

(Source: DGCIS)

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