Interests in subsidiaries (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of subsidiaries

Particulars of principal subsidiaries as of March 31, 2013 and 2014 are as follows:

Name of company	Place of incorporation and kind of legal entity	Particulars of issued capital/ registered capital	Percentage of capital held by the Company		Principal activities
			2013	2014
Bonso Electronics Limited * ("BEL")	Hong Kong, limited liability company	HK$5,000,000 (US$641,026)	100%	100%	Investment holding, and trading of scales and pet electronics products
Bonso Investment Limited  ("BIL")	Hong Kong, limited liability company	HK$3,000,000 (US$384,615)	100%	100%	Investment holding
Bonso Electronics (Shenzhen) Company, Limited ("BESCL")	PRC, limited liability company	US$12,621,222	100%	100%	Production of scales and pet electronics products and investment holding
Bonso Advanced Technology Limited *   ("BATL")	Hong Kong, limited liability company	HK$1,000,000 (US$128,205)	100%	100%	Investment holding, and trading of scales and pet electronics products
Bonso Advanced Technology (Xinxing) Company, Limited  ("BATXXCL")	PRC, limited liability company	US$10,000,000	100%	100%	Production of scales and pet electronics products
Bonso Technology (Shenzhen) Company, Limited ("BTL")	PRC, limited liability company	HK$200,000	-	100%	Product development
Xinxing An Bang Metal and Plastic Manufacturing Company Limited  ("ANB")	PRC, limited liability company	HK$500,000	-	100%	Employ workers for assembly of scales and pet electronics products
Modus Enterprise   International Inc. *   ("MEII")	British Virgin Island, limited liability company	HK$7,800 (US$1,000)	100%	100%	Investment holding
Bonso USA, Inc.  ("Bonso USA")	USA, limited liability company	US$ 1,000	100%	100%	Dormant

* Shares directly held by the Company