Smartphone parts import from China into India at 45 per cent

As the government pushes for self reliance in the mobile phone and electronics industry with the clarion call for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, data shows that over 45 per cent imports of smartphone components in the last financial year (FY 2019-20) came from China.

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Updated:18th Sep, 2020 at 12:55 AM

New Delhi

Citing data from the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S), the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Thursday said the total imports of smartphone components in the country in FY2019-20 were worth Rs 56,039 crore, out of which imports from China were to the tune of Rs 25,441 crore, which amounts to about 45 per cent.

In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the ministry also said the total electronic component imports in the country in FY2019-20 was of Rs 1,15,558 cr, out of which the import from China was of Rs 42,983 cr, which amounts to about 37 pc of the total imports.

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Smartphone parts import from China into India at 45 per cent

As the government pushes for self reliance in the mobile phone and electronics industry with the clarion call for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, data shows that over 45 per cent imports of smartphone components in the last financial year (FY 2019-20) came from China.

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