About Us India-South China trade figures

The jurisdiction of the Consulate General of India, Guangzhou, China extends over 7 provinces of China, including Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Hainan, Hunan, Sichuan, and Yunnan.

Key highlights of the Annual Report are as follows:

1. The seven provinces together accounted for 28.9% of China’s GDP in 2022.

2. Trade between India and the seven provinces under this Post’s jurisdiction was USD 38.418 billion in 2022.

3. Indian exports to these provinces in 2022 were USD 4.042 billion as against USD 5.663 billion in 2021. India’s imports from these provinces were USD 34.376 billion as against USD 26.709 billion in 2021. Guangdong Province alone contributed USD 25.375 billion to the bilateral trade.

3. Major items of India’s exports to these provinces included Iron ores and concentrates, Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, Diamonds, Crustaceans, Cotton yarn, Electrical transformers, static converters and inductors, Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin or caraway; juniper berries, Telephone sets, Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption; greaves. Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta.

4. Major items of India’s import from these provinces were Electronic integrated circuits, Flat panel display modules, Telephone sets, Automatic data processing machines and units, Electric accumulators and separators, Electrical transformers, static converters and inductors, Microphones and stands, Monitors and projectors, Luminaires and lighting.

Province

2022

2023 (Jan-Aug)

Guangdong

Total Trade

25.357

18.300

Imports from Guangdong

23.377

16.767

Exports to Guangdong

1.980

1.533

Fujian

Total Trade

4.214

2.774

Imports from Fujian

2.797

1.645

Exports to Fujian

1.418

1.129

Guangxi

Total Trade

1.040

0.864

Imports from Guangxi

0.903

0.750

Exports to Guangxi

0.137

0.115

Hainan

Total Trade

1.278

0.709

Imports from Hainan

1.199

0.681

Exports to Hainan

0.079

0.029

Hunan

Total Trade

2.909

1.636

Imports from Hunan

2.744

1.441

Exports to Hunan

0.165

0.195

Sichuan

Total Trade

3.302

1.809

Imports from Sichuan

3.212

1.729

Exports to Sichuan

0.091

0.080

Yunnan

Total Trade

1.278

0.709

Imports from Yunnan

1..199

0.681

Exports to Yunnan

0.079

0.029

Total  Trade with 7 Provinces

India’s Total Trade with the 7 provinces

38.418

26.359

India’s Imports

34.376

23.102

India’s Exports

4.042

3.256