Lok Sabha Question No. 4080 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: New Trade with USA
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Thiru D M Kathir Anand

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4080 ANSWERED ON 25/03/2025

## NEW TRADE WITH USA

## 4080.  THIRU D M KATHIR ANAND:

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

(a) whether  the  Government  has  signed  any  new  trade  agreements  with  USA,  if  so,  the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has lifted the ban on import of certain prohibited and restricted products from USA, China and UK, if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  seek  support  from  USA  and  Israel  for  the supply of Active Pharmaceutical ingredients and important Chemical compounds to reduce the dependency over China; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the total value of imports made (in INR) from these countries during the last five years?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य और उद्योग मं त्रालय में राज्य मं त्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a) India  and  USA  released  a  joint  statement  on  February  13,  2025,  announcing  to negotiate a mutually beneficial, multi-sector Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA).

(b) Recently,  the  Government  has  not  taken  any  such  steps  to  lift  ban  on  import  of certain prohibited and restricted products from USA, China and UK.

(c) & (d) During  6th  Commercial  Dialogue  between  India  and  USA,  trade  Ministers of both the countries expressed a shared interest in greater information exchange about their respective government's actions to address supply chain networks that underpin domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities, with a view towards strengthening the current state of the Active Pharmaceutical  Ingredients (API) industrial base, production capacities, and emergency response capabilities. The details of import of Pharmaceutical products and important Chemical compounds from USA and Israel are placed at Annexure.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4080 due for answer on 25.03.2025

India's Import of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Chemical Compounds

| S.No.                                        | Commodity                                    | 2019-20                                      | 2020-2021                                    | 2021-2022                                    | 2022-2023                                    | 2023-24                                      |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| INDIA IMPORT FROMUSA(Values in Rs. Lacs)     | INDIA IMPORT FROMUSA(Values in Rs. Lacs)     | INDIA IMPORT FROMUSA(Values in Rs. Lacs)     | INDIA IMPORT FROMUSA(Values in Rs. Lacs)     | INDIA IMPORT FROMUSA(Values in Rs. Lacs)     | INDIA IMPORT FROMUSA(Values in Rs. Lacs)     | INDIA IMPORT FROMUSA(Values in Rs. Lacs)     |
| 1                                            | INORGANIC CHEMICALS                          | 348,221.39                                   | 349,041.98                                   | 291,162.68                                   | 297,593.64                                   | 294,681.91                                   |
| 2                                            | ORGANIC CHEMICALS                            | 1,164,508.21                                 | 1,179,224.58                                 | 1,492,013.09                                 | 1,652,740.40                                 | 1,217,184.24                                 |
| 3                                            | PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS                      | 223,283.50                                   | 226,728.33                                   | 405,317.35                                   | 293,642.57                                   | 325,500.17                                   |
| INDIA IMPORT FROMISRAEL (Values in Rs. Lacs) | INDIA IMPORT FROMISRAEL (Values in Rs. Lacs) | INDIA IMPORT FROMISRAEL (Values in Rs. Lacs) | INDIA IMPORT FROMISRAEL (Values in Rs. Lacs) | INDIA IMPORT FROMISRAEL (Values in Rs. Lacs) | INDIA IMPORT FROMISRAEL (Values in Rs. Lacs) | INDIA IMPORT FROMISRAEL (Values in Rs. Lacs) |
| 1                                            | INORGANIC CHEMICALS                          | 12,010.47                                    | 24,806.09                                    | 28,430.01                                    | 20,942.17                                    | 15,757.81                                    |
| 2                                            | ORGANIC CHEMICALS                            | 20,512.37                                    | 23,996.37                                    | 24,508.76                                    | 29,477.10                                    | 23,021.48                                    |
| 3                                            | PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS                      | 6,599.45                                     | 5,790.90                                     | 9,160.30                                     | 10,060.78                                    | 10,983.70                                    |

Source: DGCIS

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