In financial year 2019, India saw the highest volume of imports for Vitamin B1 of over 567.4 thousand kilograms. By contrast, Vitamin B12 had a lower import volume of 17.1 thousand kilograms in India in 2019. Even though India is a top global exporter of drugs, the pharmaceutical industry, paradoxically, is also one of the largest importers of bulk drugs such as APIs from other countries, in particular, from China.
Active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) imports in India in financial year 2019, by volume
(in 1,000 kilograms)
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Confederation of Indian Industry. (April 11, 2020). Active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) imports in India in financial year 2019, by volume (in 1,000 kilograms) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1136226/india-api-imports-by-volume/
Confederation of Indian Industry. "Active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) imports in India in financial year 2019, by volume (in 1,000 kilograms)." Chart. April 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1136226/india-api-imports-by-volume/
Confederation of Indian Industry. (2020). Active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) imports in India in financial year 2019, by volume (in 1,000 kilograms). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1136226/india-api-imports-by-volume/
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