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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 July 31, 1997 in Amendment No. 7 to Form S-3
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 1,900,000
shares of its Ordinary Shares (plus an additional 285,000 shares subject to an
underwriters' over-allotment option). 
    

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

September 29, 1997
Singapore