India’s Mobile Phone Exports Cross USD 1.8 Billion in September 2025

October 14, 2025 5:45 PM

India’s Mobile Phone Exports Cross USD 1.8 Billion in September 2025

India’s mobile phone exports have registered another strong performance, underscoring the country’s growing competitiveness in global value chains. According to estimates by India Cellular & Electronics Association (ICEA), smartphone exports crossed an estimated USD 1.8 billion in September 2025, reflecting a year-on-year growth of over 95% compared to September 2024. August and September are traditionally low-export months for the mobile phone industry due to production adjustments and...

Smartphone exports in August have increased, not declined; industry counters flawed inferences and misleading conclusions

September 24, 2025 7:52 PM

Smartphone exports in August have increased, not declined; industry counters flawed inferences and misleading conclusions

India Cellular & Electronics Association (ICEA), India’s premier industry body for mobile phones, electronics, and semiconductors manufacturing, regularly publishes production and export data, which corresponds with the government data on electronics production, especially smartphones. Recently however, some commentary has drawn improper conclusions related to smartphone exports by cherry-picking data, leading to wrong inferences and without proper context. The record needs to be set strai...