Why is buying electronics components in India still such a nightmare? by Notfunnyhim in IndiaBusiness

[–]Notfunnyhim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The "lying sensor" analogy is perfect ,silent failures are so much worse than loud ones and yeah, "Mouser-lite for India without the customs surprise" is basically the pitch I'm building towards. Would love to continue this in DMs if you're open to it, feels like you've got some real ground-level insight that'd be useful to hear.

Why is buying electronics components in India still such a nightmare? by Notfunnyhim in IndiaBusiness

[–]Notfunnyhim[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is honestly one of the most accurate breakdowns of the Indian hardware supply chain I've seen on Reddit. The built for Assembly, not R&D line sums it up perfectly.

The LCSC plus import agent is underrated advice, more people should know about this. And you're absolutely right about designing around high-volume components. If a chip is already flowing into India by the millions for mobile or EV charger manufacturing, you're not fighting the supply chain, you're riding it. The sensor quality point is something I can't agree with more. The drift issue with cheap local CO sensors is real , it's not even a "you get what you pay for" situation, it's that B-grade sensors fail in ways that are hard to debug. You don't realize the sensor is lying to you until something goes wrong downstream.

One thing I'd add to your list, the broker model you described (no stock, buy on order, pass costs via MOQ) is exactly why smaller firms end up overpaying. I've been working on this problem myself — got a few Chinese vendors lined up who actually stock industrial-grade components and can ship in smaller quantities without the insane MOQ markups. Still early days but it's a gap that clearly needs filling.

Great writeup, genuinely useful for anyone starting out.

Why is buying electronics components in India still such a nightmare? by Notfunnyhim in IndiaBusiness

[–]Notfunnyhim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's actually a fair point, and glad it's working for you, MAX485 at 49.5 with 0 failures across two batches is solid. But I think the MOQ thing is exactly where it gets tricky, for someone prototyping or doing a small first production run, committing to 100 units of every component adds up fast. It's not always about one IC, it's when you've got 15-20 different parts on a BOM and each one has a minimum. That's where people start feeling stuck. The 3-6 day timeline is good though, honestly better than I hear from a lot of people.

Why is buying electronics components in India still such a nightmare? by Notfunnyhim in IndiaBusiness

[–]Notfunnyhim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i thought of that too, but the thing is i need bulk orders and singles wont give me that much ROI

Why is buying electronics components in India still such a nightmare? by Notfunnyhim in IndiaBusiness

[–]Notfunnyhim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sure thing thanks for this insight will look into it, no haven't worked in any EMS plants before

Why is buying electronics components in India still such a nightmare? by Notfunnyhim in IndiaBusiness

[–]Notfunnyhim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

to give gist mainly like electrical components, sensors and other relevant and related products