Tamil Nadu, India’s largest exporter of electronic goods in FY23, accounted for 30% of all electronic goods exports from India in FY24
The share of the electronic goods sector in India’s overall exports has more than doubled — mostly due to the rise in Tamil Nadu’s contribution — in recent years
Between April 2023 and January 2024, Tamil Nadu exported electronic goods worth more than $7.4 billion, close to four times its volume in FY22.
At the core of this rise is the surge in exports of smartphones, which currently forms close to 40% of India’s electronics exports.
In the last two fiscal years, close to 40% of smartphones in India were sent out from just one district, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu’s exports in FY24 were higher than the combined exports of Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka ($6.7 billion) in the period. These two States were the second and third biggest exporters of electronic goods, respectively.
Most of these electronic goods, mostly dominated by mobile phones, were exported to the United States, followed by the United Arab Emirates, and the Netherlands.
In FY24 (till February), the U.S. imported close to 35% of India’s electronic goods exports worth $8.7 billion, followed by the UAE at $3 billion (12%). The share of the Netherlands and the U.K. stood at about 5% each.
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