During the survey, conducted over a period of three months, 4,987 samples were collected at airports and sea ports in India and checked. During the survey, conducted over a period of three months, 4,987 samples were collected at airports and sea ports in India and checked. The consignments came from about 108 manufacturing companies overseas. It was observed that eight companies from China accounted for 57.7 per cent of the samples of which two companies alone accounted for 35.19 per cent of samples. One of the main reasons for huge API imports from China is low manufacturing costs and subsidies in the country while India levies negligible import fee.

Source: dna February 21, 2017 01:49 UTC