In financial year 2019, the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) heparin saw the highest import value in India, with over **** billion Indian rupees. By contrast, the API with the lowest import value in India was Oxytetracycline with ** Indian rupees. 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.
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Confederation of Indian Industry. (April 11, 2020). Value of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) imports in India in 2019, by type (in million Indian rupees) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1136211/india-api-imports-by-type/
Confederation of Indian Industry. "Value of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) imports in India in 2019, by type (in million Indian rupees)." Chart. April 11, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1136211/india-api-imports-by-type/
Confederation of Indian Industry. (2020). Value of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) imports in India in 2019, by type (in million Indian rupees). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1136211/india-api-imports-by-type/
Confederation of Indian Industry. "Value of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (Api) Imports in India in 2019, by Type (in Million Indian Rupees)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 11 Apr 2020, /statistics/1136211/india-api-imports-by-type/
Confederation of Indian Industry, Value of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) imports in India in 2019, by type (in million Indian rupees) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1136211/india-api-imports-by-type/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Value of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) imports in India in 2019, by type (in million Indian rupees) [Graph], Confederation of Indian Industry, April 11, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1136211/india-api-imports-by-type/
