Lok Sabha Question No. 9 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Import/Export from China
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 9 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 nd  FEBRUARY, 2022

## IMPORT/EXPORT FROM CHINA

## *9. SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

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

- (a) whether the imports from China have increased during the last seven years;
- (b) if so, the details and the reasons thereof;
- (c) whether the exports to China have declined during the last seven years; and
- (d) if so, the details and the reasons thereof?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=h ( Jh ih;w'k xks;y )

THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (d):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

*****

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a) to (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED    QUESTION    NO.  9      FOR    ANSWER    ON    02 nd  FEBRUARY,  2022 REGARDING   ' IMPORT/EXPORT FROM CHINA'.

(a) to (b): The trade data of India's imports from China from FY 2014-15 to FY 2021-22 is as under:

(Values in USD billion)

| YEAR   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 (Till Nov,21) |
|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|
| Import |     60.41 |     61.71 |     61.28 |     76.38 |     70.32 |     65.26 |     65.21 |                   59.03 |

(Source: DGCIS)

The imports from China have increased from USD 60.41 billion in 2014-15 to USD 65.21 billion in 2020-21, exhibiting marginal increase of 7.94% over 2014-15. However, the imports were static between 2019-20 & 2020-21 . For the 7 years period prior to 2014-15, the imports from China increased from USD 17.47 billion in 2006-07 to USD 51.03 billion in 2013-14 exhibiting an increase  of  192%.  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.

(c) to (d): The trade data of India's exports to China from FY 2014-15 to FY 2021-22 is as under:

(Values in USD billion)

| YEAR   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 (Till Nov,21) |
|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|
| Export |     11.93 |      9.01 |     10.17 |     13.33 |     16.75 |     16.61 |     21.19 |                   15.62 |

(Source: DGCIS)

India's exports to China are growing steadily. The exports to China increased from USD 11.93 billion in 2014-15 to USD 21.19 billion in 2020-21, exhibiting an increase of 77.6% over 201415.  The  commodities  exhibiting  increase  in  exports  include  engineering  goods,  petroleum products,  organic  and  inorganic  chemicals,  electronic  goods,  cotton  yarn,  marine  products, minerals and ores etc. The Government of India has made sustained efforts to achieve a more balanced trade with China, including bilateral engagements to address the trade issues with China.

******