Overview

• ICEA’s July 18 letter to Minister Vaishnaw details eight months of unofficial Chinese export restrictions on high-precision machinery, rare earths and technical personnel.
• Heavy-duty boring machines and other critical tools now face near-total bans or customs delays in China, forcing costlier imports from Japan and South Korea.
• Travel bans and recall orders for Chinese engineers have stalled production ramp-ups and new product development at Indian electronics plants.
• Manufacturers warn the measures could derail India’s $32 billion smartphone export target for FY26 and reverse last year’s $24.1 billion in shipments.
• The industry body urges the government to secure supply chains, diversify rare earth and equipment sourcing and boost domestic manufacturing capacity.