India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The list of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) for which imports from China accounted for 70 percent or more of India's total imports in FY2023-24 and FY2024-25, along with the corresponding import values is placed at Annexure-I.

Annexure-I

HS CODE

DESCRIPTION

Import from China FY2023-24 Value (in USD Mn)

China Dependence (in %) FY2023-24

Import from China FY2024-25 Value (in USD Mn)

China Dependence (in %) FY2024-25

29419013

RIFA OR RIFA S SODIUM (RIFAINT)

8.37

100.00

15.44

100.00

29214236

METHYL DOPA (L-ALPHA METHYL-3, 4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLA

13.75

100.00

12.16

100.00

29420026

CYSTEANUNE HCL

2.49

100.00

2.85

100.00

29359014

SULPHADIMIDINE

1.76 ...