#5 of pharma imports · Intermediates & KSMs
Para-aminophenol (paracetamol KSM): imports into India
Tariff line 29222913 · CAS 123-30-8
Imports 2025-26
24,447 t
+37.8% vs 2024-25
Import bill (CIF, before duty)
₹491 cr
Volume growth, 2020-21 to 2025-26
-2.1% a year
Steady
Net imports 2025-26
24,197 t
Exports 250 t
Import volume by financial year
SteadyShow as table
| Year | Imports | Import bill |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 27,204 t | ₹798 cr |
| 2021-22 | 20,544 t | ₹1,211 cr |
| 2022-23 | 27,703 t | ₹1,563 cr |
| 2023-24 | 21,649 t | ₹703 cr |
| 2024-25 | 17,741 t | ₹393 cr |
| 2025-26 | 24,447 t | ₹491 cr |
Where it comes from (2025-26)
Share of the import bill
- China99.8%
- UAE<1%
What's changing
- Para-aminophenol plants by Meghmani LLP (Gujarat) and Sadhana Nitro Chem (Maharashtra) are among the completed projects under the bulk-drug PLI scheme, which aims to reduce import dependence.Indian Pharma Post (Lok Sabha reply), 10 Aug 2024
Reported facts with their source. Not a forecast.
Buy or supply para-aminophenol (paracetamol ksm) in India
Source: Export Import Data Bank, Department of Commerce (DGCI&S data), as published on 10 Nov 2026. The import bill is the total declared value, not a price per kg. How to read these figures.