Divisions
Export Products (Pharmaceuticals)
Functions of the Division

The EP(Pharma) Division deals with export promotion of Pharmaceutical products and the administrative matters pertaining to the Export Promotion Council for Pharma viz. Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil).

Officers in the Division
Shri Mohit Yadav | Joint Secretary
  • Room No. 444 , Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
  • Tel : 011- 23039301
  • Email : mohit[dot]yadav[at]gov[dot]in
Shri Anil Kumar | Deputy Secretary
  • Room No. 332, Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
  • Tel : 011-23039539
  • Email : anilkumar-upsc[at]gov[dot]in
Bilateral Trade Statistics
Category wise exports during last three years
Product Category 
2019-20 
2020-21 
2021-22 
Growth 
Drugs formulations & Biologicals 
15948.83 
19042.17 
19021.05 
-0.11 
Bulk Drugs & Drug Intermediates 
3867.77 
4429.70 
4472.05 
0.96 
Ayush & Herbals 
428.07 
539.88 
612.83 
13.51 
Surgicals 
458.79 
432.29 
512.86 
18.64 
Grand Total 
20703.46 
24444.03 
24618.78 
0.71 
(Source: DGCIS)
Region wise exports during last three years 
Region 
2019-20 
2020-21 
2021-22 
Growth 
NAFTA 
7258.60 
8392.84 
7820.77 
-6.82 
EUROPE 
3574.36 
4234.59 
4426.61 
4.53 
AFRICA 
3213.86 
3917.90 
3856.27 
-1.57 
LAC 
1227.99 
1447.66 
1710.25 
18.14 
ASEAN 
1292.65 
1462.00 
1761.01 
20.45 
WANA 
1034.02 
1320.44 
1335.73 
1.16 
SOUTH ASIA 
1167.69 
1238.02 
1300.48 
5.05 
CIS 
905.27 
1177.96 
1097.89 
-6.80 
NEA 
684.07 
823.98 
803.03 
-2.54 
OCEANIA            
344.94         
428.23       
466.21      
8.87            
UNSPECIFIED 
0.02       
0.41    
40.52
9782.93            
Grand Total            
2070        
2444      
2461     
0.71            

 

(Source: DGCIS)
(Source: DGCIS)
Top 25 export destinations of India’s Pharmaceuticals products 
Rank 
Country 
2019-20 
2020-21 
 2021-22 
Growth 
1 
U S A 
6749.60 
7718.80 
7101.60 
-8.00 
2 
U K 
557.89 
716.52 
704.51 
-1.68 
3 
SOUTH AFRICA 
612.01 
833.53 
612.30 
-26.54 
4 
RUSSIA 
552.41 
590.69 
597.81 
1.21 
5 
NIGERIA 
443.09 
573.17 
588.59 
2.69 
6 
BRAZIL 
473.10 
525.28 
580.78 
10.57 
7 
GERMANY 
504.17 
575.47 
528.30 
-8.20 
8 
FRANCE 
319.50 
412.81 
512.20 
24.08 
9 
NETHERLAND 
321.05 
375.18 
460.08 
22.63 
10 
BELGIUM 
297.18 
370.19 
449.77 
21.50 
11 
CANADA 
334.54 
441.77 
418.57 
-5.25 
12 
AUSTRALIA 
274.10 
346.73 
386.90 
11.58 
13 
CHINA P RP 
287.97 
371.31 
343.76 
-7.42 
14 
PHILIPPINES 
263.99 
284.40 
342.25 
20.34 
15 
KENYA 
275.55 
282.79 
341.37 
20.72 
16 
U ARAB EMTS 
203.13 
321.64 
333.77 
3.77 
17 
MYANMAR 
224.75 
234.57 
329.95 
40.66 
18 
NEPAL 
247.26 
231.32 
320.12 
38.39 
19 
BANGLADESH 
250.95 
261.43 
309.12 
18.24 
20 
MEXICO 
159.96 
212.43 
287.61 
35.39 
21 
TURKEY 
216.57 
295.24 
282.48 
-4.32 
22 
VIETNAM 
223.76 
243.90 
269.05 
10.31 
23 
TANZANIA 
218.35 
262.62 
260.00 
-1.00 
24 
INDONESIA 
107.16 
158.51 
253.32 
59.82 
25 
PAKISTAN 
124.71 
152.32 
243.36 
59.77 
Total for above 25 Countries 
14242.73 
16792.59 
16857.57 
0.39 
Other countries  
6460.74 
7651.44 
7761.20 
1.43 
Total Export 
20703.47 
24444.03 
24618.77 
0.71 
(Source: DGCIS
(Source: DGCIS)
Trade promotion activities 
Events/Buyer-Seller Meets organized/participated by Pharmexcil & Ayushexcil under MAI Scheme 
FY 2023-24  
S.No. 
Name of the Event 
Event Dates 
1 
IPHEX 2023, Hyderabad,
05.07.2023-07.07.2023 
2          
IPHEX LATAM, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala
17.02.2024 – 28.02.2024 
Africa Health Excon, Egypt
06.06.2023 – 09.06.2023
4
CPHI Worldwide, Spain, 24.10.2023-26.10.2023
24.10.2023-26.10.2023
5
CPHI China, China
19.06.2023 – 21.06.2023
6
Asia Pharma Expo, Bangladesh
29.02.2024 – 02.03.2024
7
Arab Health, UAE
29.01.2024 – 01.02.2024
8
iPHEX AFRICA, Nigeria, Benin, Kenya & Ethiopia
15.11.2023 – 24.11.2023

 

FY 2024-25  
S.No. 
Name of the Event 
EPC 
Event Dates 
1 
BSM In Asean Region, Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam 
Pharmexcil 
03.03.2025 -12.03.2025 
2 
BSM in Africa region , Algeria, Botswana, Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Zimbabwe 
Pharmexcil  
24.03.2025-01.04.2025 
3 
Asia Pharma Expo 2025 (Bangladesh), Bangladesh
Pharmexcil 
12.02.2025 – 14.02.2025 
4 
BSM in CIS region, Moldova, Republic of, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Pharmexcil 
22.07.2024-30.07.2024 
5 
Arab Health (UAE), United Arab Emirates
Pharmexcil 
27.01.2025 -30.01.2025 
6 
iPHEX 2024, Noida
Pharmexcil 
28.08.2024 -30.08.2024 
7 
Korea Pharma & Bio 2024, SouthKorea
Pharmexcil 
23.04.2024 – 26.04.2024 
8 
Cphi Milan (worldwide), Italy
Pharmexcil 
08.10.2024 – 10.10.2024 
9 
10th World Ayurveda Congress 
Pharmexcil 
12.12.2024-15.12.2024 
10 
Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 
Pharmexcil 
21.03.2025-24.03.2025 
Mandatory disclosures under RTI Act
FAA
Shri Mohit Yadav | Joint Secretary
  • Room No. 444 , Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
  • Tel : 011- 23039301
  • Email : mohit[dot]yadav[at]gov[dot]in
CPIO
Ms. Jaya Chaudhary | Director (QA)
  • Room No. E-4019 , Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
  • Tel : 011-23039820
  • Email : Jayachaudhary[dot]2010[at]commerce[dot]gov[dot]in

EPCs like Pharmexcil are not covered under the RTI Act provisions. However, for any information directly pertaining to the Council, an applicant can approach the council directly and it generally provides information which are not in conflict with commercial activities of its members. GoI can provide information as per record available pertaining to aspects related to the functioning of the Division and related aspects.

Pharmexcil is not under the administrative control of the government since it is an industry body and enjoys autonomy in administrative matters for creation of posts, service matters etc.
However, the function of such EPCs are governed by para 2.55 of FTP 2015-20.