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102 priority items on the government’s list to raise domestic manufacturing, cut imports

Gold, natural gas, crude palm oil, integrated circuits, personal computers, insulin injection, cameras, urea, antibiotics, turbo-jets, lithium-ion accumulators, refined copper, machines, and mechanical appliances are among the 102 priority items identified by the government as having high imports and requiring immediate intervention for domestic production opportunities. These account for a total of 57.66% of India imports.


The commerce department claimed in an examination of India's imports that out of the 102 products, 18 have been continually rising and have a major share consistently throughout the long, medium, and short terms.


"As the data shows, these commodities have been persistently required for import at all times, and supply rigidities for these items in the domestic economy must be addressed," the commerce department said in a study of import commodities with the potential for home manufacture.


The research looked at items with an average import value of $500 million from March to August 2021 (short-run) and $1 billion per year over three years (FY19-FY21) and ten years (FY19-FY21) (FY12-FY21).


"Industry groups, manufacturers, and business leaders may explore expanding domestic capacity in these commodities to fulfil unmet domestic demand, which would accelerate economic development and generate jobs," the government stated in the study.



India's imports reached a new high of $611.89 billion in FY22.


88 products with strong development potential have also been recognised by the ministry. Gold, natural gas, crude palm oil, integrated circuits, telephonic/telegraphic equipment parts, and personal computers are among them.


Long-term research (2011-12 to 2020-21) revealed that 274 goods have experienced a rise in increase. Non-industrial diamonds, steam coal, natural gas, coking coal, parts of telephonic/telegraphic apparatus, crude palm oil, aeroplanes, personal computers, urea, crude soya-bean oil, monolithic integrated circuits, solar/photovoltaic cells, aluminium scrap, sunflower seed oil, turbo-jets, and cashew nuts are among the most common items.


The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals has the most products (18), followed by the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade with 15, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology with 13, and the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Mines with nine apiece.


India's trade in the current world


India is currently regarded as one of the world's most prominent economic players. Its trade policies, government reforms, and innate economic capabilities have helped it become one of the world's most sought-after foreign investment destinations. Furthermore, technical and infrastructure growth across the country bodes well for the trade and commercial sectors in the next few years.


The Indian government has been working on key agreements with the governments of Japan, Australia, and China to expand their contributions to the country's economic development and worldwide market expansion. By 2025, India's products and services exports to Australia might reach $15 billion, and by 2035, it could reach $35 billion.


India's Exports: What You Should Know

  • Top exports include: The top exported goods include petroleum products, precious stones, medicine formulations and biologicals, gold, and other precious metals.

  • The value of India's merchandise exports is smaller than the value of its merchandise imports.

  • Nonetheless, India's goods trade balance improved from 2009 to 2014, even though the majority of the gain in the latter period was due to a more than 50% drop in petroleum prices in 2016-17.


India's Imports: What You Should Know

  • Top Imports include: Top import goods are crude petroleum, gold, petroleum products, coal, coke, and briquettes.

  • The value of India's service exports exceeds the value of its service imports. India enjoys a net service surplus as a result of this.

  • India's net services surplus, on the other hand, has been continuously dropping GDP.

  • India's service surplus now covers almost half of the merchandise deficit (the trade balance).


India's Top Trading Partners

India's top five trading partners remain the United States, China, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Hong Kong.


  • Petroleum Products are the top ten export commodities.

  • Drug formulations, biologicals, and pearl, precious, and semiprecious stones

  • Jewellery made of gold and other precious metals Iron and steel Electric machinery and equipment

  • Organic Substances

  • RMG Cotton with Accessories

  • Automobiles/Motor Vehicles

  • Products from the Sea


Top Services in Service Exports

Over the years, the composition of service exports has stayed relatively stable.


The majority of it is made up of software services (about 40-45%), followed by business services (18-20%), travel (11-4%), and transportation (9-11%).


Top 10 Oil Import Goods and services: Crude Gold Petroleum Distillates

  • Coal, Coke, and Briquettes, for example.

  • Precious, semiprecious, and pearl stones

  • Electronic Subsystems

  • Telecommunications Instruments

  • Organic Substances

  • Dairy Industrial Machinery, etc.

  • Steel and iron


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  • Seair Exim
  • 10-May-2022

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