US biggest export destination for Indian smartphones in April-Jul; UAE second: Govt data

India exported smartphones worth $4.67 billion in April-July this fiscal, following a multifold jump in shipments to the US, which emerged as the biggest destination for India-made devices, according to government data.

The smartphone exports to the US jumped multiple times to $1.67 billion during the first four months of this fiscal against $284.6 million a year ago, the commerce ministry data showed.

The US accounted for one-third of the shipments in value terms. The US was followed by the UAE ($836.36 million), the Netherlands ($379.3 million), the UK ($336.27 million), Italy ($245.7 million), and the Czech Republic ($230.25 million).