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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

   
                        INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
    
  
   
        We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and
to the use of our report dated May 13, 1996 with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Flextronics International Ltd. in the Registration
Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Flextronics International Ltd.
for the registration of 1,750,000 shares of its Ordinary Shares.
    

   
/s/ Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young
Certified Public Accountants
    

   
March 11, 1997
Singapore