How dependent is India on Ball Screws (Precision) imports?

India imports $0.19 bn, mostly from Japan. Its Critical Manufacturing Dependency Index is 57.45/100 (Moderate), with a localisation potential of 52.5.

Ball Screws (Precision)

Moderate dependencyPosition-earlyCapital Goods & Industrial MachineryReasoned estimateHS 8483.30

$0.19 bnAnnual import

28%Indian capability

5,922Supplier concentration (HHI)

₹1,835 crTo localise

Why India imports it. Reasoned estimate: India has limited domestic capacity for ball screws (precision); sector trade patterns indicate continued import reliance.

Why it matters. Strategic dependency within capital goods value chain; affects downstream manufacturing competitiveness.

Can India localise it? Partial

Where it comes from. Japan (70%), Taiwan (21%), China (9%).

Scorecard

The ten indices

CMDI 57.45Dependency

LPI 52.5Localisation potential

IAI 61Investment attractiveness

SRI 60.71Supply risk

SCI 56Supply-chain complexity

TRI 41.75Technology readiness

IMI 75Industrial multiplier

NSRI 52.25National-security relevance

EPI 61.5Export potential

ICGI 60.73Capability gap

Intelligence

Related signals

Sources

Primary references

www.heavyindustry.nic.in ↗

Confidence: Reasoned estimate. Reasoned estimate derived from sector trade patterns and HS code classification; specific company/number values are modelled. Part of Techadyant Labs' Critical Manufacturing Dependencies (Edition I).