How dependent is India on Surgical Staplers imports?

India imports $0.13 bn, mostly from USA. Its Critical Manufacturing Dependency Index is 61.07/100 (High), with a localisation potential of 47.5.

Surgical Staplers

High dependencyBuild-nowMedical DevicesReasoned estimateHS 9018.90

$0.13 bnAnnual import

29%Indian capability

5,042Supplier concentration (HHI)

₹1,562 crTo localise

Why India imports it. Reasoned estimate: India has limited domestic capacity for surgical staplers; 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 (61%), Germany (25%), Japan (14%).

Scorecard

The ten indices

CMDI 61.07Dependency

LPI 47.5Localisation potential

IAI 59.75Investment attractiveness

SRI 62.02Supply risk

SCI 56Supply-chain complexity

TRI 40.5Technology readiness

IMI 67Industrial multiplier

NSRI 56.5National-security relevance

EPI 59.5Export potential

ICGI 65.58Capability 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).