New Delhi: India is now the second-biggest manufacturing hub for cell phones attributable to heavy funding from unique gear producers, unique design producers, and corporations dealing in elements and components, a brand new report confirmed on Tuesday. India is anticipated to export about 22 p.c of its whole assembled cell phones in 2023, in accordance with Counterpoint Research.
However, China’s manufacturing and provide chain will nonetheless keep its important position within the longer run,” mentioned senior analysis analyst Ivan Lam. (Also Read: Want To Use Ad-Free Instagram or Facebook? Meta May Charge Users Rs…)
In a fillip to the ‘Make in India’ initiative, India noticed cell phone exports value $5.5 billion (over Rs 45,000 crore) within the April-August interval within the ongoing fiscal yr (FY24), authorities and trade knowledge confirmed not too long ago. (Also Read: 31 Mn Indian Users Expected To Upgrade To 5G Phones This Year: Report)
As per the estimates by the Department of Commerce and the India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA), the April-August interval noticed cell phone exports value $5.5 billion, towards $3 billion (about Rs 25,000 crore) in the identical interval in FY22-23.
India is ready to cross Rs 1,20,000 crore in cell phone exports within the present fiscal yr, with Apple main the market with greater than 50 p.c in FY24.
Meanwhile, in accordance with the report, smartphone shipments from unique design producers (ODMs) and Independent Design Houses (ODMs/IDHs) declined six p.c (year-on-year) within the first half of this yr, in accordance with the report.
“The YoY decline in ODM/IDH companies’ H1 2023 shipments was driven by Samsung, Xiaomi, and Lenovo Group’s weak performance. However, Vivo, HONOR, and Transsion Group’s rise offset part of the decline,” mentioned senior analysis analyst Shenghao Bai.
Huaqin, Longcheer, and Wingtech continued to dominate the aggressive panorama of the worldwide smartphone ODM/IDH trade in H1 2023. The corporations, often known as the ‘Big 3,’ accounted for 76 p.c of the worldwide ODM/IDH smartphone market within the first half.
Outsourced design shipments decreased in H1 2023 however their share elevated when in comparison with the identical interval final yr, the report talked about. The prime six ODMs took a 95 p.c share of the whole ODM shipments.
