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🌍 Country profile · curated
Trade landscape · China
Coverage: 2 cities · 1 tier-1 · 1 tier-2
↗️ India sell mandates
- Pharmaceuticals (India→China limited; regulatory barriers)
- Diamonds (re-polishing & re-export)
- Cotton & textiles (limited)
- Cotton yarn (textile inputs for Chinese manufacturing)
- Pharma APIs (limited)
↙️ India buy mandates
- Electronics components (critical India manufacturing inputs)
- Chemical intermediates
- Steel products
- Mobile phones (China brands in India)
- Consumer electronics components
- Canton Fair sourcing for India retail
🌐 Multilateral routes
- India→UAE→China (alternative route avoiding direct India-China tension)
- China goods→India→Africa (India as value-add hub)
- India cotton→Guangzhou manufacturing→global export
🌍 Bilateral overview · India ↔ China
🛳️ Corridors · 1 tracked
Trade corridors touching China
🏛️ Bloc memberships · 4
Trade blocs & groupings
- Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
- BRICS+
- APEC
- SCO
📜 FTAs · 8 relevant
FTAs covering China
- 🇨🇳 🇬🇪 China-Georgia FTAIn Force ✅ · USD 1B · in force January 2018
- 🇨🇳 🌏 CAFTAIn Force ✅ · USD 800B · in force January 2010
- 🌏 🇨🇳 CAFTAIn Force ✅ · USD 800B · in force 2010
- 🇨🇳 🇮🇸 China-Iceland FTAIn Force ✅ · USD 1B · in force July 2014
- 🇨🇳 🇳🇿 China-NZ FTAIn Force ✅ · USD 20B · in force October 2008
- 🇨🇳 🇸🇬 China-Singapore FTAIn Force ✅ · USD 100B · in force January 2009
- 🇨🇳 🇲🇺 China-Mauritius FTAIn Force ✅ · USD 2B · in force January 2021
🎯 Active mandates · 6 of 1119
Live trade mandates relevant to China
Anonymised representative mandates for the China corridor.
🏛️ Trade bodies · 5 relevant
Trade bodies — China
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
Multilateral development bank for infrastructure investment in Asia. India is AIIB' second largest shareholder.
🌐 aiib.org · ✉️ information@aiib.org - New Development Bank (NDB)
BRICS-established development bank. India is a founding member and major shareholder.
🌐 ndb.int · ✉️ info@ndb.int - CCPIT China (CCPIT)
China' trade promotion body. Manages Canton Fair (Guangzhou).
🌐 ccpit.org · ✉️ info@ccpit.org - Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Secretariat (SCO Secretariat)
Secretariat of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation — India is full member since 2017.
🌐 sectsco.org · ✉️ info@sectsco.org - Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Secretariat (SCO)
Secretariat of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation — India is full member since 2017.
🌐 sectsco.org · ✉️ info@sectsco.org
📄 Long-form essays · 4 of 30
Essays relevant to China
- India-EU FTA: The Complete Guide for Indian Exportersindia-eu · 8 min read · 2026-04-01
The India-EU Free Trade Agreement has been in negotiation since 2007 with a relaunch in 2022 and a target conclusion in 2026. When concluded, it will eliminate duties on 90%+ of goods and open the EU single market of 450 million consumers to Indian e…
- Why India Stayed Out of RCEP — and What It Means for Indian Tradefta-analysis · 9 min read · 2025-12-01
In November 2019, India walked away from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. Four years on, RCEP has entered force among its 15 members. This essay analyses India decision, its consequences, and the bilateral FTA strategy India is pursui…
- China Plus One: Is India Actually Capturing the Supply Chain Shift?geopolitics · 9 min read · 2025-04-01
The China Plus One narrative holds that global manufacturers are diversifying production out of China with India as a primary beneficiary. The reality is more nuanced: India has captured some supply chain diversification but Vietnam, Mexico, and Indo…
- The Middle Corridor and Chabahar: India Alternative to BRIgeopolitics · 8 min read · 2025-03-15
India has invested significantly in Chabahar Port in Iran and the International North-South Transport Corridor as an alternative connectivity route to Central Asia, Russia, and Europe bypassing Pakistan. This essay analyses the strategic and commerci…
📰 Blog posts · 2 of 34
Recent posts touching China
- FEATUREDIndia-EU Trade Data FY2025: The Numbers That Matter for Indian ExportersAJG Intelligence Team · 2026-03-01 · 4 min
India-EU bilateral trade reached approximately USD 130B in FY2025 — a 9% increase over FY2024. AJG analysis reveals the fastest-growing categories, the declining sectors, and the…
- FEATUREDEU Pharma Supply Chain Diversification: Why India Is the Biggest BeneficiaryAJG Intelligence Team · 2026-02-01 · 4 min
EU governments have implemented explicit policies to diversify pharmaceutical supply chains away from China. AJG analysis shows India is capturing significant EU pharma supply chai…
❓ FAQ · 2 of 155