After witnessing positive growth of 38.93 % in 2010-11 and 28.21 % in 2011-12, India’s bilateral trade with China in first nine months of 2012-13 (April-December) have seen a decline of 11.60 % when compared to the same period in 2011-12. India’s exports to China, during this period, declined by 25.10 % while imports from China recorded a decline of 7.7% when compared to April-December, 2011-12. Since our imports have been more than the exports to China, it has adversely impacted the trade deficit with China. Details of bilateral trade in goods and trade deficit with China during last three years is detailed below:-
Table-1; Trade Deficit Statistics between India and China
|
|
Value in USD Million
|
|
Year
|
Import
|
Export
|
Total Trade
|
Trade Deficit
|
|
2009-10
|
30,824.02
|
11,617.88
|
42,441.90
|
19,206.14
|
|
2010-11
|
43,479.76
|
15,482.70
|
58,962.46
|
27,997.06
|
|
2011-12
|
57,517.88
|
18,076.55
|
75,594.44
|
39,441.33
|
|
2012-13
(April-Dec) (P)*
|
41,381.07
|
9,721.54
|
51,102.61
|
31,659.53
|
(P)*Provisional (Source; DGCI&S)
The decline in exports can be attributed to decrease in the exports of iron ores, cotton raw including waste, plastics & linoleum products, petroleum (crude & products), electronic goods, drugs & pharmaceutical products, transport equipments, gems & Jewellary, chemicals & allied products etc. The decline in imports from China can be attributed to decrease in the imports of machinery except electrical & electronics, project goods, iron & steel, transport equipment, gold, petroleum, crude & products, non-ferrous metals, inorganic chemicals, chemical material & products, machine tools etc. The decline in bilateral trade can be attributed to overall negative global sentiment because of economic recession and low demand all over the world. Ban of exports of iron-ore from Karnataka and Goa has also contributed to decline in India’s exports to China.
Total 110 countries (list attached as Annexure-I) are similarly placed where India has been losing in trade and commerce in respect of total trade data in April-December, 2012-13 when compared to the same period in 2011-12.
The Government of India has formulated a strategy paper for diversifying the product basket as well as the traditional markets for exports from India. The strategy focuses on moving up the value chain in respect of traditional Indian exports of Engineering, Textiles, Gems & Jewellery with special focus on non-traditional sectors like leather, electronics and chemicals where there is a lot of potential for export from India. Focus Market Scheme is designed for diversifying India’s exports to different markets. A variant of this is the Market Linked Focus Product Scheme. Export to such markets is given benefit in the form of Duty Credit Scrip.
The Government reviews performance of export sectors at regular intervals and takes remedial measures for providing incentives whenever needed to boost export. Incentives are provided in the form of duty credit scrip under the Foreign Trade Policy schemes such as Focus Product Scheme, Focus Market Scheme and Vishesh Krishi & Gram Udyog Yojana. The measures announced in the annual supplement to Foreign Trade Policy in 5th June, 2012.
(i) 7 new markets have been added to focus Market Scheme(FMS). These countries are Algeria, Aruba, Austria, Cambodia, Myanmar, Netheriand Antilles, and Ukraine.
(ii) 7 new markets have been added to the Special Focus Market Scheme (Special FMS). These countries are Belize, Chile, EI Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Morocco, and Uruguay.
(iii) 46 new items have been added to Market Linked Focus Product Scheme (MLFPS). This has the effect of including 12 new markets for the first time.
(iv) MLFPS has been extended till 31st March 2013 for export to USA and EU in respect of items falling in Chapter 61 and Chapter 62.
(v) 100 new items have been added to the Focus Product Scheme (FPS) list.
(vi) 3 new towns have been declared as Towns of Export Excellence (TEE). These are Ahmedabad (Textiles), Kolhapur (Textiles), and Saharanpur (Handicrafts).
(vii) Export of specified products through notified Land customs Stations of North Eastern Region has been provided additional incentive to the extent of 1% of FOB value of exports. This benefit is in addition to any other benefit that may be available under Foreign Trade policy in respect of these exports.
Incentives under chapter 3 of FTP in Dec., 2012 to be made effective from 1.1.2013.
(i) 5 new markets have been added to Focus Market Scheme(FMS). These countries are Cayman Islands New Zealand, Latvia, Lithuania and Bulgaria.
(ii) One new market i.e. Eritrea have been added to the Special Focus Scheme (Special FMS)
(iii) 62 new items have been added to Market Linked Focus Product Scheme (MLFPS)
(iv) 102 new items have been added to the Focus Product Scheme (FPS) list.
(v) Simplification of Procedures: Telegraphic Release Advice (TRA).
(vi) 2% Interest Subvention Scheme was earlier available only to Handloom, Handicrafts, SMEs and Carpets. In June, 2012, it had been extended to labour intensive sectors, namely, toys, sports goods, process agricultural products and readymade garments, in addition to the four sectors benefiting from the scheme earlier.
(vii) Further, the scheme has been widened to include 134 sub-sectors of Engineering Sector w.e.f. 1st January, 2013. The validity of the scheme has been extended till March 31, 2014.
Annexue I
India trade with Countries having negative grwth in respect of total trade (VALUE in Million USD)
|
|
2011_12(apr-dec)
|
2012_13(apr-dec)
|
|
|
COUNTRY
|
Export
|
Import
|
Total Trade
|
Export
|
Import
|
Total Trade
|
Grwth %
|
|
CHINA P RP
|
12979.39
|
44812.20
|
57791.59
|
9716.95
|
41203.04
|
50919.99
|
-11.89
|
|
SWITZERLAND
|
783.61
|
23667.87
|
24451.48
|
862.11
|
20064.28
|
20926.39
|
-14.42
|
|
SINGAPORE
|
12700.59
|
6564.39
|
19264.97
|
10530.78
|
5732.11
|
16262.89
|
-15.58
|
|
GERMANY
|
5976.25
|
12217.04
|
18193.29
|
5189.76
|
10881.35
|
16071.11
|
-11.66
|
|
INDONESIA
|
4441.26
|
11325.52
|
15766.78
|
3830.53
|
10645.85
|
14476.38
|
-8.18
|
|
HONG KONG
|
9350.85
|
8701.40
|
18052.25
|
8563.61
|
5680.89
|
14244.49
|
-21.09
|
|
NIGERIA
|
1967.83
|
10842.65
|
12810.49
|
2082.22
|
10141.82
|
12224.04
|
-4.58
|
|
BELGIUM
|
5334.07
|
7736.39
|
13070.46
|
3761.69
|
7539.04
|
11300.74
|
-13.54
|
|
U K
|
6530.25
|
6010.66
|
12540.90
|
6192.80
|
5036.58
|
11229.38
|
-10.46
|
|
AUSTRALIA
|
1647.13
|
11094.09
|
12741.21
|
1857.88
|
8971.67
|
10829.55
|
-15.00
|
|
SOUTH AFRICA
|
3479.46
|
7640.14
|
11119.59
|
3710.78
|
5707.60
|
9418.38
|
-15.30
|
|
ITALY
|
3706.24
|
4172.48
|
7878.73
|
3129.95
|
3909.64
|
7039.60
|
-10.65
|
|
TAIWAN
|
2596.54
|
4128.87
|
6725.41
|
2188.10
|
3292.14
|
5480.23
|
-18.51
|
|
ISRAEL
|
2906.59
|
1893.09
|
4799.68
|
2676.40
|
1718.66
|
4395.06
|
-8.43
|
|
SPAIN
|
2170.87
|
1398.03
|
3568.90
|
2076.35
|
1361.71
|
3438.05
|
-3.67
|
|
CANADA
|
1474.30
|
2262.84
|
3737.13
|
1462.61
|
1930.64
|
3393.25
|
-9.20
|
|
SRI LANKA DSR
|
3244.24
|
587.14
|
3831.38
|
2737.07
|
528.53
|
3265.61
|
-14.77
|
|
OMAN
|
798.26
|
2939.49
|
3737.75
|
1897.61
|
1356.19
|
3253.80
|
-12.95
|
|
SWEDEN
|
609.96
|
1530.92
|
2140.88
|
487.48
|
1355.97
|
1843.46
|
-13.89
|
|
JORDAN
|
562.59
|
1091.31
|
1653.91
|
755.23
|
710.76
|
1465.99
|
-11.36
|
|
MOROCCO
|
270.89
|
1319.18
|
1590.07
|
310.79
|
1108.39
|
1419.17
|
-10.75
|
|
ALGERIA
|
625.01
|
1616.00
|
2241.01
|
803.22
|
490.72
|
1293.94
|
-42.26
|
|
FINLAND
|
225.26
|
1494.79
|
1720.06
|
224.16
|
816.84
|
1041.00
|
-39.48
|
|
MAURITIUS
|
1020.56
|
30.87
|
1051.42
|
983.78
|
23.44
|
1007.22
|
-4.20
|
|
AUSTRIA
|
255.44
|
820.86
|
1076.29
|
232.11
|
753.45
|
985.56
|
-8.43
|
|
NORWAY
|
267.69
|
709.19
|
976.88
|
173.93
|
780.69
|
954.62
|
-2.28
|
|
DENMARK
|
559.91
|
478.09
|
1038.00
|
512.13
|
394.61
|
906.74
|
-12.65
|
|
NEW ZEALAND
|
189.26
|
612.39
|
801.65
|
241.48
|
547.47
|
788.95
|
-1.58
|
|
GHANA
|
594.30
|
358.12
|
952.43
|
545.00
|
233.31
|
778.32
|
-18.28
|
|
BRUNEI
|
889.42
|
615.14
|
1504.56
|
27.10
|
749.12
|
776.21
|
-48.41
|
|
CZECH REPUBLIC
|
201.25
|
528.73
|
729.98
|
187.61
|
515.93
|
703.54
|
-3.62
|
|
SUDAN
|
572.15
|
364.32
|
936.47
|
590.25
|
106.33
|
696.58
|
-25.62
|
|
PORTUGAL
|
398.63
|
243.77
|
642.40
|
363.18
|
276.93
|
640.12
|
-0.36
|
|
BENIN
|
530.36
|
265.41
|
795.77
|
308.84
|
234.81
|
543.65
|
-31.68
|
|
AFGHANISTAN TIS
|
381.07
|
82.14
|
463.21
|
345.65
|
99.59
|
445.24
|
-3.88
|
|
ROMANIA
|
207.74
|
310.23
|
517.97
|
203.23
|
238.53
|
441.77
|
-14.71
|
|
HUNGARY
|
231.21
|
327.61
|
558.83
|
242.31
|
196.92
|
439.23
|
-21.40
|
|
TOGO
|
254.10
|
95.30
|
349.41
|
190.29
|
148.03
|
338.32
|
-3.17
|
|
MALTA
|
823.06
|
31.88
|
854.93
|
271.85
|
29.23
|
301.08
|
-64.78
|
|
SYRIA
|
404.64
|
91.09
|
495.73
|
218.78
|
79.03
|
297.81
|
-39.92
|
|
GREECE
|
639.46
|
94.97
|
734.43
|
207.49
|
85.50
|
292.99
|
-60.11
|
|
PANAMA REPUBLIC
|
165.10
|
158.04
|
323.14
|
184.56
|
107.04
|
291.60
|
-9.76
|
|
BHUTAN
|
165.30
|
146.93
|
312.23
|
162.37
|
126.70
|
289.07
|
-7.42
|
|
DJIBOUTI
|
347.13
|
1.36
|
348.48
|
265.11
|
3.05
|
268.16
|
-23.05
|
|
LATVIA
|
71.59
|
127.37
|
198.96
|
75.61
|
59.09
|
134.70
|
-32.30
|
|
GEORGIA
|
93.82
|
52.03
|
145.85
|
88.80
|
45.72
|
134.52
|
-7.77
|
|
URUGUAY
|
111.86
|
25.15
|
137.01
|
109.13
|
22.93
|
132.06
|
-3.61
|
|
LITHUANIA
|
72.99
|
197.15
|
270.14
|
91.25
|
40.72
|
131.97
|
-51.15
|
|
GUINEA BISSAU
|
5.94
|
289.54
|
295.48
|
4.99
|
113.52
|
118.51
|
-59.89
|
|
UZBEKISTAN
|
68.85
|
48.94
|
117.79
|
88.93
|
21.27
|
110.21
|
-6.44
|
|
CROATIA
|
88.80
|
25.10
|
113.90
|
87.83
|
15.73
|
103.56
|
-9.07
|
|
MALDIVES
|
93.70
|
17.44
|
111.14
|
92.56
|
5.12
|
97.68
|
-12.11
|
|
PUERTO RICO
|
75.39
|
23.58
|
98.97
|
78.53
|
17.65
|
96.18
|
-2.82
|
|
BURKINA FASO
|
62.77
|
18.15
|
80.92
|
57.30
|
12.95
|
70.25
|
-13.19
|
|
MALI
|
65.06
|
4.29
|
69.35
|
46.05
|
23.23
|
69.28
|
-0.10
|
|
GAMBIA
|
47.28
|
39.10
|
86.38
|
40.16
|
25.77
|
65.93
|
-23.67
|
|
TRINIDAD
|
58.45
|
203.68
|
262.13
|
58.66
|
3.53
|
62.19
|
-76.28
|
|
NETHERLANDANTIL
|
31.60
|
49.97
|
81.57
|
47.32
|
11.46
|
58.78
|
-27.94
|
|
REUNION
|
36.30
|
22.42
|
58.72
|
36.34
|
20.29
|
56.64
|
-3.55
|
|
CYPRUS
|
38.90
|
22.69
|
61.60
|
40.49
|
15.45
|
55.94
|
-9.18
|
|
PAPUA N GNA
|
27.66
|
118.48
|
146.14
|
22.48
|
30.82
|
53.30
|
-63.53
|
|
LUXEMBOURG
|
6.83
|
48.41
|
55.24
|
6.19
|
44.07
|
50.26
|
-9.01
|
|
NAMIBIA
|
48.83
|
8.57
|
57.40
|
41.33
|
6.57
|
47.91
|
-16.54
|
|
ALBANIA
|
9.16
|
92.54
|
101.70
|
13.31
|
30.01
|
43.32
|
-57.40
|
|
MAURITANIA
|
35.15
|
2.05
|
37.20
|
29.10
|
5.51
|
34.61
|
-6.95
|
|
MONGOLIA
|
14.77
|
21.52
|
36.29
|
21.97
|
12.15
|
34.13
|
-5.96
|
|
ARMENIA
|
25.99
|
5.45
|
31.44
|
29.96
|
1.16
|
31.12
|
-1.01
|
|
CUBA
|
28.39
|
3.21
|
31.60
|
26.76
|
2.95
|
29.71
|
-5.97
|
|
NEW CALEDONIA
|
37.33
|
7.17
|
44.50
|
10.18
|
18.35
|
28.53
|
-35.88
|
|
SEYCHELLES
|
25.78
|
1.73
|
27.51
|
22.07
|
1.67
|
23.74
|
-13.70
|
|
ICELAND
|
27.23
|
4.07
|
31.30
|
19.45
|
1.74
|
21.19
|
-32.29
|
|
CHAD
|
30.66
|
0.15
|
30.81
|
15.63
|
5.47
|
21.10
|
-31.51
|
|
GUYANA
|
17.39
|
7.65
|
25.04
|
16.94
|
4.03
|
20.97
|
-16.26
|
|
BELIZE
|
19.46
|
0.09
|
19.55
|
17.85
|
0.17
|
18.02
|
-7.82
|
|
LESOTHO
|
16.15
|
2.18
|
18.34
|
12.96
|
2.84
|
15.80
|
-13.81
|
|
SOLOMON IS
|
0.75
|
14.70
|
15.45
|
0.83
|
12.57
|
13.40
|
-13.29
|
|
GUADELOUPE
|
5.40
|
1.21
|
6.61
|
5.19
|
0.32
|
5.51
|
-16.68
|
|
BARBADOS
|
5.64
|
0.77
|
6.41
|
5.40
|
0.08
|
5.48
|
-14.48
|
|
MARTINIQUE
|
4.70
|
0.00
|
4.70
|
4.25
|
0.04
|
4.29
|
-8.76
|
|
MONACO
|
0.28
|
2.45
|
2.73
|
0.68
|
1.68
|
2.35
|
-13.90
|
|
ARUBA
|
2.27
|
0.03
|
2.31
|
2.13
|
0.12
|
2.25
|
-2.36
|
|
DOMINICA
|
2.00
|
0.22
|
2.21
|
1.52
|
0.39
|
1.91
|
-13.97
|
|
EAST TIMOR
|
4.22
|
22.08
|
26.30
|
1.55
|
0.10
|
1.65
|
-93.74
|
|
MACAO
|
1.26
|
0.42
|
1.68
|
0.84
|
0.63
|
1.46
|
-12.76
|
|
FR GUIANA
|
1.45
|
106.46
|
107.90
|
0.83
|
0.53
|
1.37
|
-98.73
|
|
FR POLYNESIA
|
11.49
|
0.02
|
11.51
|
1.35
|
0.01
|
1.36
|
-88.21
|
|
SAMOA
|
1.70
|
0.06
|
1.76
|
0.91
|
0.31
|
1.22
|
-30.24
|
|
FALKLAND IS
|
0.58
|
2.35
|
2.93
|
0.00
|
1.10
|
1.10
|
-62.34
|
|
ST LUCIA
|
0.86
|
0.26
|
1.13
|
0.77
|
0.31
|
1.08
|
-4.74
|
|
BR VIRGN IS
|
0.91
|
0.33
|
1.24
|
0.40
|
0.53
|
0.93
|
-25.17
|
|
GUAM
|
1.27
|
0.01
|
1.28
|
0.70
|
0.00
|
0.70
|
-45.57
|
|
GRENADA
|
0.75
|
0.00
|
0.75
|
0.66
|
0.00
|
0.66
|
-12.19
|
|
AMERI SAMOA
|
2.03
|
1.25
|
3.28
|
0.14
|
0.46
|
0.60
|
-81.55
|
|
ST KITT N A
|
0.57
|
0.09
|
0.67
|
0.54
|
0.00
|
0.54
|
-19.65
|
|
PANAMA C Z
|
0.29
|
58.60
|
58.89
|
0.38
|
0.00
|
0.38
|
-99.36
|
|
CAYMAN IS
|
0.92
|
0.00
|
0.92
|
0.27
|
0.00
|
0.27
|
-70.23
|
|
ST VINCENT
|
0.24
|
0.00
|
0.24
|
0.23
|
0.00
|
0.23
|
-4.83
|
|
GIBRALTAR
|
221.64
|
0.06
|
221.70
|
0.22
|
0.00
|
0.22
|
-99.90
|
|
ANTARTICA
|
0.06
|
0.85
|
0.91
|
0.17
|
0.00
|
0.17
|
-81.33
|
|
MICRONESIA
|
0.20
|
|
0.20
|
0.17
|
0.00
|
0.17
|
-14.58
|
|
ANDORRA
|
0.24
|
0.03
|
0.27
|
0.09
|
0.02
|
0.11
|
-59.44
|
|
COCOS IS
|
0.74
|
0.03
|
0.77
|
0.05
|
0.00
|
0.05
|
-93.55
|
|
MONTSERRAT
|
0.28
|
0.00
|
0.28
|
0.04
|
0.00
|
0.04
|
-86.33
|
|
COOK IS
|
0.06
|
0.03
|
0.10
|
0.03
|
0.00
|
0.03
|
-67.41
|
|
ANGUILLA
|
0.12
|
0.14
|
0.26
|
0.03
|
0.00
|
0.03
|
-88.03
|
|
PITCAIRN IS.
|
0.06
|
|
0.06
|
0.01
|
0.00
|
0.01
|
-86.92
|
|
PACIFIC IS
|
35.02
|
0.01
|
35.03
|
0.01
|
0.00
|
0.01
|
-99.98
|
|
SAHARWI A.DM RP
|
0.16
|
|
0.16
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
-97.60
|
|
NEUTRAL ZONE
|
0.16
|
|
0.16
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
-100.00
|
|
WALLIS F IS
|
0.10
|
0.00
|
0.10
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
--100.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Source: DGCI&S
|
This information was given by the Minister of State for Commerce & Industry Dr. D. Purandeswari in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
DS/RK
(Release ID :92633)
