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Boycott Effect: How a Ban on U.S. Products Could Hit Indian Stocks

 

 

Impact of US Product Boycott on Indian Listed Companies

A researched risk-map of companies most exposed if India bans U.S. products

 

Most Exposed (with why)

  • Redington Ltd — Major distributor for Apple in India; Apple was ~27% of its revenue.
  • Varun Beverages (VBL) — PepsiCo’s key bottling/franchise partner in India.
  • Devyani International — Franchisee for KFC & Pizza Hut; exclusive Costa Coffee partner.
  • Sapphire Foods India — Operates KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell.
  • Westlife Foodworld — McDonald’s master franchisee (West & South India).
  • Jubilant FoodWorks — Master franchisee for Domino’s; also runs Popeyes.
  • Tata Consumer Products (Starbucks JV) — 50:50 JV with Starbucks.
  • Colgate-Palmolive (India) — Subsidiary of Colgate-Palmolive (US).
  • P&G Hygiene & Health Care — Listed Indian arm of Procter & Gamble (US).
  • Abbott India — Subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories (US).
  • 3M India — Flagship listed company of 3M (US).
  • Honeywell Automation India — Indian listed arm with U.S.-origin products.
  • Oracle Financial Services Software — Subsidiary of Oracle (US).
  • Netweb Technologies — Manufactures servers with NVIDIA platforms.

Second-order Risks to Watch

  • Electronics/IT hardware ecosystem relying on Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, Microsoft stacks could face severe disruption and cost spikes.
⚠️ Note: This is a hypothetical scenario; real-world impact depends on scope, transition windows, and exemptions. This is not investment advice.