A survey participated in by 50,000 people has revealed that a majority of Indians find their country's products more reliable than the ones imported from China.
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"Is this product made in China," is the question many Indian consumers unfailingly ask the seller while buying most of the products nowadays.
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Chinese products have made a way in almost every household. They might not be of the best quality but are cheaper than their Indian counterparts and provide value for money.
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A survey conducted by LocalCircles revealed that for 52% citizens, Indian made items were generally better in quality than the Chinese ones; 21% said that Chinese-made items were better and 17% said both are more or less similar in quality.
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Several cases of shutting down of many Indian small-scale industries have been reported over the years as they are not able to compete with the prices.
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When asked what category of Chinese products citizens bought the most, the majority said they buy consumer durables like mobiles and other electronic items.
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Another poll asked people why they bought a Chinese product. Around 33% said this was because they are the cheapest, 17% said that they are cheap and decent quality.
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17% said Indian products have poor quality and higher prices whereas 33% said they buy Chinese products due to all the above-mentioned qualities.
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Citizens were also questioned on what the best solution would be for quality concerns.
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In response, 36% said that we should only allow the import of Chinese products with BIS standards and 33% said imports in hazardous and risk products category should not be allowed at all. 29% said compliance and audit at import points in India should be increased.
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In various structured discussions, citizens also suggested that trade deficit with China could be reduced by putting anti-dumping duties for stopping the import of inferior quality products and defining proper standards according to which Chinese imports should be done.
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