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Heading 1006 · Section II

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Rice

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India's exports of 1006 2025

US$ 12.1 bn

exported in , up 3.5% on , to 162 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 Saudi Arabia US$ 1.18 bn9.8% share −15.5%
  2. 2 Iraq US$ 771 mn6.4% share −17.0%
  3. 3 Iran US$ 747 mn6.2% share +7.0%
  4. 4 Benin US$ 703 mn5.8% share −17.7%
  5. 5 Bangladesh US$ 688 mn5.7% share +713.1%
Other 157 countriesUS$ 7.96 bn · 66.1%
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 182 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 1006, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Saudi Arabia 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India74%
  2. 🇵🇰 Pakistan9.6%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States9.2%
  4. 🇦🇺 Australia2.2%
  5. 🇹🇭 Thailand1.6%
  6. 🇻🇳 Vietnam1.6%
1.69 bn74%1st Pakistan 9.6% United States 9.2%
Iran 2023
  1. 🇮🇳 India60%
  2. 🇵🇰 Pakistan31%
  3. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates6.1%
  4. 🇹🇼 Taiwan<0.1%
  5. 🇹🇭 Thailand<0.1%
  6. 🇹🇷 Turkey<0.1%
1.38 bn60%1st Pakistan 31% United Arab Emirates 6.1%
United Arab Emirates 2023
  1. 🇮🇳 India72%
  2. 🇵🇰 Pakistan16%
  3. 🇻🇳 Vietnam6.0%
  4. 🇦🇺 Australia1.9%
  5. 🇹🇭 Thailand1.5%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States0.5%
642 mn72%1st Pakistan 16% Vietnam 6.0%
United States 2025
  1. 🇹🇭 Thailand59%
  2. 🇮🇳 India24%
  3. 🇵🇰 Pakistan3.1%
  4. 🇦🇷 Argentina2.3%
  5. 🇻🇳 Vietnam1.9%
  6. 🇨🇳 China1.8%
1.64 bn24%2nd Thailand 59% Pakistan 3.1%
Iraq 2024
  1. 🇮🇳 India71%
  2. 🇹🇭 Thailand17%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States7.6%
  4. 🇮🇷 Iran1.9%
  5. 🇨🇳 China0.6%
  6. 🇹🇼 Taiwan0.4%
482 mn71%1st Thailand 17% United States 7.6%
Kuwait 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India92%
  2. 🇦🇺 Australia3.0%
  3. 🇹🇭 Thailand1.5%
  4. 🇻🇳 Vietnam1.1%
  5. 🇵🇰 Pakistan0.8%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States0.7%
290 mn92%1st Australia 3.0% Thailand 1.5%
Vietnam 2023
  1. 🇰🇭 Cambodia66%
  2. 🇮🇳 India28%
  3. 🇱🇦 Laos2.3%
  4. 🇨🇳 China1.4%
  5. 🇲🇲 Myanmar0.9%
  6. 🇹🇭 Thailand0.9%
888 mn28%2nd Cambodia 66% Laos 2.3%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India36%
  2. 🇵🇰 Pakistan12%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy11%
  4. 🇪🇸 Spain8.1%
  5. 🇹🇭 Thailand6.0%
  6. 🇰🇭 Cambodia5.0%
681 mn36%1st Pakistan 12% Italy 11%
Kenya 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India48%
  2. 🇵🇰 Pakistan36%
  3. 🇰🇷 South Korea5.8%
  4. 🇹🇭 Thailand5.4%
  5. 🇹🇿 Tanzania3.0%
  6. 🇨🇳 China1.8%
425 mn48%1st Pakistan 36% South Korea 5.8%
Malaysia 2025
  1. 🇻🇳 Vietnam31%
  2. 🇮🇳 India26%
  3. 🇵🇰 Pakistan18%
  4. 🇹🇭 Thailand17%
  5. 🇰🇭 Cambodia7.1%
  6. 🇰🇷 South Korea0.2%
775 mn26%2nd Vietnam 31% Pakistan 18%

The markets that buy the most 1006 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Philippines 2025
  1. 🇻🇳 Vietnam81%
  2. 🇹🇭 Thailand5.3%
  3. 🇮🇳 India4.1%
  4. 🇨🇳 China3.7%
  5. 🇵🇰 Pakistan2.9%
  6. 🇲🇲 Myanmar2.9%
1.72 bn4.1%3rd Vietnam 81% Thailand 5.3%
Japan 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States53%
  2. 🇹🇭 Thailand20%
  3. 🇨🇳 China12%
  4. 🇦🇺 Australia8.9%
  5. 🇹🇼 Taiwan2.0%
  6. 🇮🇳 India1.6%
669 mn1.6%6th United States 53% Thailand 20%
Mexico 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States55%
  2. 🇺🇾 Uruguay37%
  3. 🇧🇷 Brazil4.6%
  4. 🇹🇭 Thailand3.1%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy0.1%
  6. 🇮🇳 India<0.1%
420 mn<0.1%6th United States 55% Uruguay 37%
Brazil 2025
  1. 🇵🇾 Paraguay64%
  2. 🇺🇾 Uruguay24%
  3. 🇦🇷 Argentina9.2%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy2.1%
  5. 🇻🇳 Vietnam0.5%
  6. 🇹🇭 Thailand0.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 10th
413 mn<0.1%10th Paraguay 64% Uruguay 24%
Ghana 2025
  1. 🇻🇳 Vietnam81%
  2. 🇹🇭 Thailand5.3%
  3. 🇨🇳 China5.1%
  4. 🇮🇳 India4.6%
  5. 🇹🇬 Togo1.4%
  6. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates0.6%
323 mn4.6%4th Vietnam 81% Thailand 5.3%
South Korea 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States41%
  2. 🇨🇳 China35%
  3. 🇻🇳 Vietnam11%
  4. 🇹🇭 Thailand7.7%
  5. 🇦🇺 Australia5.3%
  6. 🇮🇳 India<0.1%
275 mn<0.1%6th United States 41% China 35%
Hong Kong 2025
  1. 🇹🇭 Thailand60%
  2. 🇻🇳 Vietnam15%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan9.8%
  4. 🇨🇳 China6.3%
  5. 🇰🇭 Cambodia5.2%
  6. 🇲🇲 Myanmar0.9%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.6% · 9th
262 mn0.6%9th Thailand 60% Vietnam 15%
Poland 2025
  1. 🇲🇲 Myanmar29%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy11%
  3. 🇵🇰 Pakistan9.5%
  4. 🇰🇭 Cambodia8.7%
  5. 🇱🇹 Lithuania5.4%
  6. 🇬🇷 Greece5.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India4.7% · 8th
178 mn4.7%8th Myanmar 29% Italy 11%
Chile 2025
  1. 🇵🇾 Paraguay44%
  2. 🇦🇷 Argentina39%
  3. 🇺🇾 Uruguay10%
  4. 🇻🇳 Vietnam1.9%
  5. 🇵🇰 Pakistan1.3%
  6. 🇵🇪 Peru0.7%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.5% · 9th
131 mn0.5%9th Paraguay 44% Argentina 39%
Peru 2024
  1. 🇺🇾 Uruguay53%
  2. 🇧🇷 Brazil40%
  3. 🇵🇾 Paraguay3.3%
  4. 🇹🇭 Thailand2.5%
  5. 🇪🇨 Ecuador0.3%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States0.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 9th
124 mn<0.1%9th Uruguay 53% Brazil 40%

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.