How dependent is India on Steroids APIs imports?

India imports $0.19 bn, mostly from China. Its Critical Manufacturing Dependency Index is 69.62/100 (High), with a localisation potential of 58.

Steroids APIs

High dependencyBuild-nowPharmaceuticals & APIsReasoned estimateHS 2937.22

$0.19 bnAnnual import

26%Indian capability

4,796Supplier concentration (HHI)

₹2,360 crTo localise

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

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

Can India localise it? Partial

Where it comes from. China (58%), South Korea (26%), Vietnam (16%).

Scorecard

The ten indices

CMDI 69.62Dependency

LPI 58Localisation potential

IAI 66.25Investment attractiveness

SRI 65.49Supply risk

SCI 51.5Supply-chain complexity

TRI 43.75Technology readiness

IMI 66.5Industrial multiplier

NSRI 57.25National-security relevance

EPI 65.25Export potential

ICGI 59.5Capability gap

Intelligence

Related signals

Sources

Primary references

pharmaceuticals.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).