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Pharmaceutical Industry

Pharmaceutical Export from India

INTRODUCTION
India plays an important role in the global pharmaceuticals and vaccine industry. It is the largest provider of generic medicines globally. The country has a share of 20% in the global supply volume and contributes to around 60% of the global vaccines. India ranks third in the world in terms of volume and is the fourteenth largest in terms of value. Key segments of the Indian pharmaceutical industry are OTC medicines, Generics, APIs, Vaccines, Biosimilars, and Custom Research Manufacturing (CRM).
 
India is the world leader in supplying vaccines like DPT, BCG, and Measles. It also has the highest number of US FDA approved plants outside of USA. The key USP of the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry is affordable price and high quality and because of this, India is also sometimes called the “Pharmacy of the World”. The total annual turnover of the industry was US$ 36.7 billion in 2019-20. One of the major achievements of the Indian Pharma Industry is the access to affordable HIV drugs. Additionally, India is one of the largest suppliers of low-cost vaccines to the world.
 
India majorly exports drug formulations & biologicals, and these products contribute to about 75% of the total pharmaceuticals exports out of India.
 
EXPORT TREND
India’s share of pharmaceuticals and drugs in the global market is 5.92%. Formulations and Biologics constituted the major portion of India’s exports with a share of 73.31% followed by drug intermediates and bulk drugs. During 2021-22, the country exported pharma products worth US$ 24.62 billion, flat over the previous year. In 2020-21, the exports grew at 18% YoY to US$ 24.4 billion. This robust performance was achieved despite the global supply chain disruptions, lockdowns, and subdued manufacturing. In March 2022, India exported US$ 2.4 billion worth of drugs and pharmaceuticals, a 23% increase from US$ 1.97 billion in February 2022. USA, UK, South Africa, Russia, and Nigeria are India’s top five export destinations. India played a key role during the Covid-19 pandemic and demonstrated its ability to be a consistent and reliable pharma supplier to the world even during the time of crisis.
 
India has the highest number of United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) compliant companies with plants outside of USA. About 8 out of 20 global generic companies are from India and over 55% of the exports from the country are to the highly regulated markets. As the country is the biggest vaccine exporter, about 65-70% of the World Health Organization (WHO) vaccine requirements are sourced from India. From April 2022-September 2022, exports of Drugs & Pharmaceuticals stood at US$ 12,724.06 million and exports of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical products stood at US$ 4066.86 million.
 
EXPORT DESTINATIONS
India exports pharmaceutical products to North America, Africa, the EU, ASEAN, Latin America & Caribbean (LAC), Middle East, Asia, CIS and other European regions. Nearly two-thirds of India’s exports goes to NAFTA, Europe, and Africa. The top five export destinations for Indian Pharma Industry in 2021-22 were USA, the UK, South Africa, Russia, and Nigeria
 
USA, the UK and Russia are among the largest importers from India at a share of 29%, 3% and 2.4%, respectively during 2021-22. India’s exports of pharma products to these countries in FY21-22 were: USA with US$ 7,101.6 million, the UK with US$ 704.5 million, South Africa with US$ 612.3 million, Russia with US$ 597.8 million, and Nigeria with US$ 588.6 million. India’s pharma exports to USA in value grew at a CAGR of 6.9% over last three years. Additionally, for UK and Russia, it grew at a CAGR of 3.8%, and 7.2%, respectively over the same period.
 
As of August 2021, the number of USFDA approved facilities stood at 741. Additionally, the number of ANDAs won by the Indian firms till December 2020 stood at 4,346. USFDA inspections were not conducted during the last couple of years due to the Covid pandemic, however, the inspections have started happening now and are expected to further increase Indian exports to USA.
 
GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
The Government of India has set up several schemes to further strengthen the pharmaceutical industry. The Strengthening of Pharmaceutical Industry (SPI) scheme focuses on bolstering the existing infrastructure facility, with a total financial outlay of Rs. 500 crore (US$ 64.5 million).
 
Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes for pharmaceuticals, critical key starting materials (KSMs), medical devices, bulk drug parks, etc. are introduced to encourage manufacturers. Through the PLI scheme, the Government of India hopes to increase investment and production in the Indian pharmaceutical sector. The scheme is expected to generate an incremental sale of Rs. 2,94,000 crore (US$ 37.09 billion) in six years, starting from 2022-23 to 2027-28.
 
For the promotion of the Indian pharmaceutical industry, the Pharmaceutical Promotion and Development Scheme (PPDS) was introduced in 2017 with financial support for conducting seminars, conferences, exhibitions and delegations.
 
Pharmaceutical Technology Upgradation Assistance Scheme (PTUAS) was implemented to facilitate small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to attain WHO-GMP norms. This will enable them to compete at a global scale.
 
The Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana’ (PMBJP), was originally launched in 2008 as “Jan Aushadhi Scheme”. This scheme aims to make quality affordable generic medicines available to all.
 
GOVERNING BODY
Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil)
Pharmexcil is a promotion body set up by the Government of India to promote the Indian pharmaceutical industry. The roles of the council are to advise the government, organize seminars and meetings on export-related issues, organize business meetings in India and abroad and also organize trade delegations. The council also assists its members in getting Market Access Incentive (MAI) claims from the Government of India.
Department of Pharmaceuticals
The Department of Pharmaceuticals was formed in 2008 to focus on the development of the pharmaceutical sector in the country. The key functions of the department are to ensure availability of drugs at reasonable prices, proper functioning of Central Pharma Undertakings, support projects and revival of schemes, ensure proper management, develop human resources and infrastructure, formulate schemes & projects and formulate an annual plan, budget and monitoring of budget expenditure.
 
RELATED SITES
PHARMACEUTICAL EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

Source: India Brand Equity Foundation


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