China is the source of many of the goods that India imports, many of which are made there. The local production of numerous commodities in India is aided by the import of Chinese goods, products, and raw materials. The local production of numerous commodities in India is aided by the import of Chinese goods, products, and raw materials. Nearly 13.7 percent of India's imports, including those of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, consumer electronics, and automobile parts, come from China.

Chinese Products Imported by India

Due to a variety of exports and imports with China, India has a brisk trade. India gains from importing low-cost commodities in many ways, and it also exports raw materials to China. Iron ore, cotton, and other goods made of raw materials are among India's top exports to China.

China is the source of over 11% of the medical equipment, supplies, and tools imported into India. For everyday things including blankets and travel rugs, bed linen, artificial flowers, ceramic dinnerware, kitchenware, baby carriages, clock movements, tricycles, festival items, combs, vacuum flasks, and candles, more than 95% of India's imports come from China. These are labor-intensive, low-tech manufacturers.


To manufacture medical devices and medications in India, the medical industry is primarily reliant on Chinese components. India still makes purchases from China despite escalating border disputes with Beijing and growing concerns about being overrun by cheap Chinese imports. India's dependence on Chinese commodities results in part from its inability to close the gap between domestic production and consumption and China's dominance as a nation of production and export.

In 2018–19, over 14 percent of India's total imports came from China. The largest Chinese import since 2017 has been electrical machinery. Therefore, it is evident that Chinese imports play a significant role in the Indian economy. Therefore, the Indian government needs to proceed with caution at every turn.

Rise of Chinese Item Imports into India

Over the past six years, imports from China to India have climbed by 7.94%. Over the past six years, imports from China to India have climbed by 7.94%. The majority of the ferroalloy products used by Indian producers of automobiles and technical goods are imported from China.

The majority of the ferroalloy products used by Indian producers of automobiles and technical goods are imported from China. India purchased commodities totaling $58.71 billion from China, one of the top exporters to the nation, the year before, in 2020. India purchased commodities totaling $58.71 billion from China, one of the top exporters to the nation, the year before, in 2020.

Currently, India imports toys from China worth over $600 million, with plastic and electronic toys being the most popular types. Currently, India imports toys from China worth over $600 million, with plastic and electronic toys being the most popular types.

India is currently the sixth-largest importer of commodities from China, and it is anticipated that this trend would persist. According to experts, India's reliance on China for completed goods is still strong. As a result of the improvement in the industrial sector and higher input demand, the growth in intermediate imports is less of a cause for concern. India's second-largest export market after the US is China, which continues to be its top import market. 


From 2003–2004, imports from China started growing pretty quickly. China was India's single-largest source of imports in 2019–20 (April–March), making up approximately 14 percent of its total imports. Electronic components, communications equipment, computer hardware, and industrial machinery are among India's main imports from China.

India purchased commodities totaling $58.71 billion from China, one of the top exporters to the nation, the year before, in 2020. Similar to this, China's share of all imports into India has increased, rising by 3 percentage points and crossing 16% in 2020–21 after seeing a decline in the previous two years. In 2020–21, it held a 16.6% share, up from 13.7% in both 2019–20 and 2018–19.

Trade data reveals that over a year after boycott calls surfaced in the wake of the India-China crisis and the Narendra Modi government's subsequent push for "Atmanirbharta" (self-sufficiency), China's proportion in India's export and import basket increased. The export-import activities with China may once more be impacted if tensions rise once more in the future.

Conclusion

China, the USA, and the United Arab Emirates were India's top three import destinations in FY2020–21, with imports from Switzerland moving up to fourth place. The local production of numerous commodities in India is aided by the import of Chinese goods, products, and raw materials. Particularly noteworthy is India's reliance on Chinese imports in two crucial areas for the Indian economy: telecom and electronics items and pharmaceutical intermediates. Since the government launched the Digital India Programme in 2015, Chinese dominance in the imports of telecom and electronics equipment has multiplied.