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Heading 0406 · Section I

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Cheese and curd

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India's exports of 0406 2025

US$ 65.7 mn

exported in , up 24.7% on , to 56 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 United Arab Emirates US$ 10.6 mn16.1% share −0.9%
  2. 2 United States US$ 9.8 mn14.9% share −10.8%
  3. 3 Saudi Arabia US$ 7.9 mn12.0% share +116.4%
  4. 4 Bhutan US$ 7.5 mn11.4% share −0.3%
  5. 5 Bahrain US$ 7.0 mn10.7% share +141.0%
Other 51 countriesUS$ 23.0 mn · 34.9%
Source: UN Comtrade database (United Nations Statistics Division), as reported by India. Values in US$, calendar years. Updated Oct 2026. Check these markets' country risk ›

Where India sells it 68 markets

Every market for this product, with its growth, share, ECGC rating and any trade agreement with India. Use it to spot markets that are growing, sizeable and low-risk.

MarketValue 2025ShareChangeYearly growthECGC ratingTrade agreement

ECGC ratings are ECGC's short-term country classification (see the ratings page); putting them beside trade figures is Exportsmitra's own analysis, not ECGC's. Yearly growth is the average over the years shown.

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India against its competitors

India's share of each market's imports of 0406, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
United Arab Emirates 2023
  1. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia20%
  2. 🇧🇭 Bahrain17%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States7.4%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy6.8%
  5. 🇫🇷 France5.4%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany4.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India2.1% · 15th
495 mn2.1%15th Saudi Arabia 20% Bahrain 17%
United States 2025
  1. 🇮🇹 Italy23%
  2. 🇫🇷 France16%
  3. 🇪🇸 Spain7.6%
  4. 🇳🇱 Netherlands7.2%
  5. 🇮🇪 Ireland5.8%
  6. 🇨🇦 Canada5.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.5% · 23rd
1.70 bn0.5%23rd Italy 23% France 16%
Saudi Arabia 2025
  1. 🇧🇭 Bahrain21%
  2. 🇵🇱 Poland10%
  3. 🇩🇰 Denmark10%
  4. 🇳🇿 New Zealand7.8%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States7.5%
  6. 🇪🇬 Egypt6.6%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.8% · 23rd
1.07 bn0.8%23rd Bahrain 21% Poland 10%
Bhutan 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India99%
  2. 🇹🇭 Thailand0.9%
  3. 🇪🇸 Spain<0.1%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy<0.1%
  5. 🇫🇷 France<0.1%
  6. 🇳🇱 Netherlands<0.1%
7.7 mn99%1st Thailand 0.9% Spain <0.1%
Singapore 2025
  1. 🇦🇺 Australia21%
  2. 🇳🇿 New Zealand15%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy11%
  4. 🇺🇸 United States10%
  5. 🇫🇷 France7.9%
  6. 🇩🇰 Denmark4.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India4.4% · 8th
146 mn4.4%8th Australia 21% New Zealand 15%
Bahrain 2024
  1. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia22%
  2. 🇺🇸 United States14%
  3. 🇮🇪 Ireland13%
  4. 🇩🇰 Denmark12%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom6.7%
  6. 🇳🇿 New Zealand3.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India2.8% · 8th
115 mn2.8%8th Saudi Arabia 22% United States 14%
Kuwait 2025
  1. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia31%
  2. 🇧🇭 Bahrain13%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States6.6%
  4. 🇹🇷 Turkey6.5%
  5. 🇨🇾 Cyprus5.9%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy4.7%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.9% · 19th
236 mn0.9%19th Saudi Arabia 31% Bahrain 13%
Qatar 2024
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany15%
  2. 🇩🇰 Denmark12%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy11%
  4. 🇫🇷 France7.1%
  5. 🇹🇷 Turkey6.1%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States5.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.7% · 16th
100 mn1.7%16th Germany 15% Denmark 12%
Sri Lanka 2025
  1. 🇳🇿 New Zealand29%
  2. 🇦🇹 Austria28%
  3. 🇮🇳 India10%
  4. 🇩🇰 Denmark9.7%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom7.9%
  6. 🇦🇺 Australia7.7%
15.9 mn10%3rd New Zealand 29% Austria 28%
Oman 2025
  1. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia29%
  2. 🇧🇭 Bahrain26%
  3. 🇩🇰 Denmark14%
  4. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates9.4%
  5. 🇪🇬 Egypt5.8%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany3.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.9% · 12th
180 mn0.9%12th Saudi Arabia 29% Bahrain 26%

The markets that buy the most 0406 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Germany 2025
  1. 🇳🇱 Netherlands28%
  2. 🇫🇷 France15%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy15%
  4. 🇦🇹 Austria9.4%
  5. 🇩🇰 Denmark7.7%
  6. 🇨🇭 Switzerland6.7%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 42nd
6.87 bn<0.1%42nd Netherlands 28% France 15%
France 2025
  1. 🇮🇹 Italy34%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany17%
  3. 🇳🇱 Netherlands15%
  4. 🇧🇪 Belgium8.2%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom7.1%
  6. 🇪🇸 Spain4.0%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 47th
3.71 bn<0.1%47th Italy 34% Germany 17%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany38%
  2. 🇳🇱 Netherlands9.0%
  3. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic8.2%
  4. 🇫🇷 France7.2%
  5. 🇧🇪 Belgium5.3%
  6. 🇱🇹 Lithuania5.1%
3.36 bn–not sold Germany 38% Netherlands 9.0%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇮🇪 Ireland18%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy18%
  3. 🇫🇷 France13%
  4. 🇩🇰 Denmark9.1%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany8.4%
  6. 🇨🇾 Cyprus6.3%
3.00 bn–not sold Ireland 18% Italy 18%
Netherlands 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany34%
  2. 🇮🇪 Ireland17%
  3. 🇧🇪 Belgium14%
  4. 🇫🇷 France9.1%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy8.9%
  6. 🇩🇰 Denmark7.3%
2.54 bn–not sold Germany 34% Ireland 17%
Spain 2025
  1. 🇳🇱 Netherlands21%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany20%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy18%
  4. 🇫🇷 France18%
  5. 🇩🇰 Denmark5.4%
  6. 🇧🇪 Belgium4.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 37th
2.37 bn<0.1%37th Netherlands 21% Germany 20%
Belgium 2025
  1. 🇳🇱 Netherlands33%
  2. 🇫🇷 France24%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany24%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy11%
  5. 🇮🇪 Ireland1.4%
  6. 🇬🇷 Greece1.0%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 32nd
2.17 bn<0.1%32nd Netherlands 33% France 24%
United States 2025
  1. 🇮🇹 Italy23%
  2. 🇫🇷 France16%
  3. 🇪🇸 Spain7.6%
  4. 🇳🇱 Netherlands7.2%
  5. 🇮🇪 Ireland5.8%
  6. 🇨🇦 Canada5.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.5% · 23rd
1.70 bn0.5%23rd Italy 23% France 16%
Japan 2025
  1. 🇳🇿 New Zealand23%
  2. 🇦🇺 Australia22%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States18%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy9.4%
  5. 🇳🇱 Netherlands6.6%
  6. 🇩🇰 Denmark5.9%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 17th
1.35 bn<0.1%17th New Zealand 23% Australia 22%
Mexico 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States84%
  2. 🇳🇱 Netherlands5.2%
  3. 🇨🇱 Chile3.6%
  4. 🇳🇿 New Zealand2.4%
  5. 🇺🇾 Uruguay1.3%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy1.2%
1.20 bn–not sold United States 84% Netherlands 5.2%

US$ million. Each market's own import figures as reported to UN Comtrade (the year shown; some countries report late), so they differ from India's export figures above. Open a market for its six biggest suppliers. Exportsmitra's figures, not ECGC's.

Source: Harmonized System 2022 edition (World Customs Organization), from the UN Comtrade classification list.