How dependent is India on Pacemakers & ICDs imports?

India imports $0.13 bn, mostly from USA. Its Critical Manufacturing Dependency Index is 68.2/100 (High), with a localisation potential of 47.5.

Pacemakers & ICDs

High dependencyBuild-nowMedical DevicesReasoned estimateHS 9021.10

$0.13 bnAnnual import

27%Indian capability

5,482Supplier concentration (HHI)

₹2,690 crTo localise

Why India imports it. Reasoned estimate: India has limited domestic capacity for pacemakers & icds; sector trade patterns indicate continued import reliance.

Why it matters. Strategic dependency within medical devices value chain; affects downstream manufacturing competitiveness.

Can India localise it? Hard

Where it comes from. USA (65%), Germany (26%), Japan (9%).

Scorecard

The ten indices

CMDI 68.2Dependency

LPI 47.5Localisation potential

IAI 59.75Investment attractiveness

SRI 65.58Supply risk

SCI 56Supply-chain complexity

TRI 40.5Technology readiness

IMI 67Industrial multiplier

NSRI 56.5National-security relevance

EPI 59.5Export potential

ICGI 66.22Capability gap

Intelligence

Related signals

Sources

Primary references

www.ndpb.gov.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).