Top Chinese Product Advantages Over India
Among Chinese suppliers, the greatest trade wins over India during 2013 were for the products listed to the right.
The underlying sales for these product surpluses represent strong competitive advantages for China.
Coated textile fabric

The products below earned the greatest  subcategory surpluses for China versus India.

1. Polyvinyl chloride textiles: $223.7 million
2. Polyurethane imitation leather: $165.7 million
3. High-tenacity tyre cord: $88.9 million
4. Plastics fabrics: $44.0 million
5. Polyvinyl chloride imitation leather: $37.3 million
6. Polyurethane other fabrics: $32.3 million
7. Miscellaneous fabrics: $30.7 million
8. High-tenacity polyester tyre cord: $23.1 million
9. Technical-use textile articles: $17.6 million
10. Tracing cloth, manmade fibers: $8.1 million
Electronic equipment

The products below earned the greatest 
subcategory surpluses for China versus India.

1. Electric telephony appliances: $2.7 billion
2. Television receivers: $848.8 million
3. Diodes, semi-conductor devices: $738.8 million
4. Transformers, static converters: $724.9 million
5. Electric accumulator: $436.4 million
6. Microphones,speakers,headphones: $382.8 million
7. Electric water and space heaters: $310.0 million
8. Insulated wire or cable: $304.4 million
9. Electric motors, generators: $254.6 million
10. Radio-teleph transmission equip: $244.8 million
Fertilizers

The products below earned the greatest  subcategory surpluses for China versus India.

1. Urea: $4.3 billion
2. Diammonium phosphate: $3.1 billion
3. Packaged fertilizer (nitrogen/phosph): $1.4 billion
4. Monammonium phosphate: $1.3 billion
5. Fertilizers in tablet form: $706.9 million
6. Calcium/ammonium nitrate: $390.0 million
7. Sodium nitrate: $200.7 million
8. Ammonium sulphate: $187.7 million
9. Other packaged fertilizers: $172.6 million
10. Nitrogen mineral/chem. fertilizer: $172.3 million
Furniture, lighting, signs

The products below earned the greatest  subcategory surpluses for China versus India.

1. Upholstered seats, metal frames: $2.6 billion
2. Lamp/lighting glass parts: $2.1 billion
3. Other metal furniture: $2.0 billion
4. Cane/osier furniture: $2.0 billion
5. Other lamp/lighting fittings: $2.0 billion
6. Chandeliers, ceiling/wall light fittings: $1.2 billion
7. Lamp/lighting other parts: $1.2 billion
8. Other furniture parts: $1.0 billion
9. Other wooden furniture: $909.4 million
10. Other seat parts: $856.8 million
Iron and steel

The products below earned the greatest  subcategory surpluses for China versus India.

1. Alloy steel flat-rolled items: $275.4 million
2. Stainless steel flat-rolled items: $155.8 million
3. Alloy steel bars, rods: $123.0 million
4. Non-alloy steel flat-rolled items: $107.2 million
5. Coiled alloy steel bars, rods: $76.2 million
6. Non-alloy steel/iron wire: $68.4 million
7. Stainless steel thin-rolled items: $59.1 million
8. Non-alloy steel/iron flat-rolled items: $51.0 million
9. Alloy steel wire: $12.8 million
10. Non-alloy steel/iron shapes: $8.5 million
Iron or steel products

The products below earned the greatest  subcategory surpluses for China versus India.

1. Seamless tubes, pipes: $541.8 million
2. Rods, angles, plates: $327.0 million
3. Other iron or steel articles: $103.1 million
4. Screws, bolts, nuts: $97.0 million
5. Tables and household articles: $80.2 million
6. Other tubes, pipes: $75.1 million
7. Uninsulated wires, cables: $70.4 million
8. Stoves, ranges, barbecues: $47.2 million
9. Tube or pipe fittings: $44.6 million
10. Cloth, grill, netting, fencing: $27.7 million
Machines, engines, pumps

The products below earned the greatest  subcategory surpluses for China versus India.

1. Computers, optical readers: $48.7 billion
2. Air, vacuum pumps: $5.7 billion
3. Computer parts, accessories: $4.4 billion
4. Steam turbines: $2.2 billion
5. Printing machinery: $1.9 billion
6. Air conditioning machines: $1.8 billion
7. Ball or roller bearings: $1.3 billion
8. Steam/vapour boilers: $1.0 billion
9. Load/unload machinery: $843.5 million
10. Valves for pipes, tanks: $815.4 million
Medical, technical equipment

The products below earned the greatest  subcategory surpluses for China versus India.

1. Liquid crystal devices, lasers: $528.8 million
2. Electro-medical apparatus: $150.1 million
3. Auto-regulating instruments: $67.7 million
4. Measuring/checking machines: $49.9 million
5. Corrective/protective spectacles: $49.7 million
6. Measuring instruments (liquid/gas): $46.1 million
7. Photographic equip: $40.8 million
8. Physical/chemical instruments: $34.8 million
9. Frames/mountings for spectacles: $25.3 million
10. Mechano-therapy appliances: $24.8 millio
Organic chemicals

The products below earned the greatest
subcategory surpluses for China versus India.

1. Heterocyclic compounds/nitrogen: $739.0 million
2. Antibiotics: $645.8 million
3. Oxygen amino-compounds: $378.1 million
4. Other heterocyclic compounds: $377.3 million
5. Heterocyclic compound/oxygen: $307.9 million
6. Amine-function compounds: $205.3 million
7. Organo-sulphur compounds: $194.3 million
8. Carbonic acid compounds: $190.0 million
9. Carboxylic acids: $184.6 million
10. Hormones, steroids: $172.5 million
Plastics

The products below earned the greatest  subcategory surpluses for China versus India.

1. Ornamental items: $266.0 million
2. Other poly substances: $176.3 million
3. Miscellaneous articles: $140.3 million
4. Other self-adhesive strips: $85.3 million
5. High viscosity slices/chips: $42.7 million
6. Polymeric MDI: $39.3 million
7. Plastic clothing accessories: $36.6 million
8. Builder plastic wares: $32.3 million
9. Unreinforced polymer sheets: $31.4 million
10. Other polyethers: $31.1 million
Vehicles

The products below earned the greatest  subcategory surpluses for China versus India.

1. Automobile parts, accessories: $488.2 million
2. Motorcycle parts, accessories: $415.7 million
3. Motorcycle sidecars: $24.9 million
4. Trailers, semi-trailers: $15.8 million
5. Bicycles, other cycles: $15.0 million
6. Tractors: $14.2 million
7. Special purpose vehicles: $14.0 million
8. Automobile bodies: $10.2 million
9. Cars: $6.6 million
10. Wheelchairs: $6.5 million
Fastest-Growing Chinese Product Surpluses Versus India 2013
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis