New Delhi: India’s cell phone exports have registered one other sturdy efficiency, in response to a press launch by India Mobile & Electronics Affiliation (ICEA). The discharge acknowledged that smartphone exports crossed an estimated USD 1.8 billion in September 2025, reflecting a year-on-year development of over 95 per cent in comparison with September 2024.
August and September are historically low-export months for the cell phone business because of manufacturing changes and seasonal cargo cycles. Regardless of this, exports in September 2025 remained exceptionally sturdy, demonstrating the strong ecosystem that has taken form throughout the nation.
“Throughout April-September 2025, cell phone exports are estimated to be USD 13.5 billion, as in comparison with USD 8.5 billion throughout the identical interval final yr, marking a development of over 60 per cent. This confirms that India’s cell phone manufacturing sector continues to construct scale, effectivity, and reliability – the three pillars of sustained international competitiveness,” the discharge famous.
The USA, UAE, Austria, Netherlands, and the UK stay the highest locations for Indian cell phone exports. The USA is estimated to account for almost 70 per cent of complete exports throughout April-September 2025, in comparison with 37 per cent throughout the identical interval final yr.
Exports to the US have surged from USD 3.1 billion in April-September 2024 to an estimated USD 9.4 billion in April-September 2025, a outstanding development of just about 200 per cent. This transformation underlines India’s rising function as a trusted supply for international smartphone manufacturers serving superior markets.
Pankaj Mohindroo, Chairman, ICEA, mentioned, “The sustained rise in exports displays the sturdy basis of India’s cell phone manufacturing ecosystem. World worth chains are actually deeply anchoring right here. The surge in exports to the superior economies demonstrates international belief in India’s functionality to ship high quality, scale, and reliability.”
ICEA estimates that cell phone exports will attain roughly USD 35 billion in FY 2025-26, in comparison with USD 24.1 billion in FY 2024-25.
“India’s cell phone business is firing on all cylinders. The following section of development will rely upon our means to maintain the size and competitiveness achieved to this point. We should proceed increasing this scale to a degree that anchors sustainable exports and drives the deepening of the part and sub-assembly ecosystem throughout the nation,” added Mohindroo.