Mobile phone players want Indian airports to ramp up their existing cargo handling capacity to support a projected eight-fold increase in device exports to USD 180 billion by 2030, according to India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) Chairman Mr Pankaj Mohindroo. The turnaround time at Customs is a major hurdle for the electronics industry, which delays shipments’ processing further. Electronics is already India’s largest export in air cargo while it’s ranked third overall behind engineering and petrol. According to ICEA, total electronics exports stands at USD 29.1 billion for the period from the financial year 2023-24, of which mobiles stood at USD 15 billion. At present 55% of total mobile phone exports from India are handled by Delhi Airport, 30% by Chennai Airport and 10% by Bangalore airport, as per a report.
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