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Heading 1206 · Section II

1206

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India's exports of 1206 2025

US$ 2.0 mn

exported in , down 62.5% on , to 56 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 Philippines US$ 711 thousand35.6% share +56.5%
  2. 2 United States US$ 375 thousand18.8% share −2.2%
  3. 3 Bangladesh US$ 337 thousand16.9% share +15.8%
  4. 4 Japan US$ 137 thousand6.9% share +21.5%
  5. 5 Vietnam US$ 95 thousand4.8% share +64.2%
Other 51 countriesUS$ 340 thousand · 17.0%
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 73 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 1206, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Philippines 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China43%
  2. 🇦🇷 Argentina36%
  3. 🇮🇳 India15%
  4. 🇺🇦 Ukraine3.1%
  5. 🇹🇭 Thailand1.7%
  6. 🇹🇼 Taiwan1.2%
5.2 mn15%3rd China 43% Argentina 36%
United States 2025
  1. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria61%
  2. 🇨🇦 Canada18%
  3. 🇦🇷 Argentina7.9%
  4. 🇹🇷 Turkey4.6%
  5. 🇨🇳 China1.6%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany1.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 11th
128 mn0.3%11th Bulgaria 61% Canada 18%
Tanzania 2025
  1. 🇺🇬 Uganda59%
  2. 🇮🇳 India16%
  3. 🇿🇦 South Africa14%
  4. 🇿🇲 Zambia7.0%
  5. 🇦🇷 Argentina3.5%
  6. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria0.1%
2.1 mn16%2nd Uganda 59% South Africa 14%
Japan 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States52%
  2. 🇨🇱 Chile18%
  3. 🇹🇼 Taiwan14%
  4. 🇦🇷 Argentina3.4%
  5. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria3.0%
  6. 🇨🇳 China2.9%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.7% · 8th
14.6 mn0.7%8th United States 52% Chile 18%
Iran 2023
  1. 🇨🇳 China52%
  2. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates46%
  3. 🇦🇫 Afghanistan1.2%
  4. 🇹🇷 Turkey0.4%
  5. 🇷🇺 Russia0.3%
  6. 🇮🇳 India0.1%
88.0 mn0.1%6th China 52% United Arab Emirates 46%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria72%
  2. 🇫🇷 France7.9%
  3. 🇹🇷 Turkey5.6%
  4. 🇨🇳 China4.1%
  5. 🇺🇦 Ukraine2.3%
  6. 🇦🇷 Argentina2.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 24th
69.3 mn<0.1%24th Bulgaria 72% France 7.9%
Turkey 2025
  1. 🇷🇴 Romania48%
  2. 🇲🇩 Moldova29%
  3. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria15%
  4. 🇨🇳 China2.6%
  5. 🇷🇸 Serbia2.5%
  6. 🇫🇷 France0.5%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 22nd
886 mn<0.1%22nd Romania 48% Moldova 29%
Vietnam 2023
  1. 🇨🇳 China94%
  2. 🇹🇼 Taiwan3.1%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States1.3%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan0.9%
  5. 🇦🇷 Argentina0.2%
  6. 🇮🇳 India0.1%
29.1 mn0.1%6th China 94% Taiwan 3.1%
Iraq 2024
  1. 🇨🇳 China96%
  2. 🇮🇷 Iran3.9%
  3. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates0.4%
  4. 🇮🇳 India0.2%
  5. 🇯🇴 Jordan<0.1%
  6. 🇸🇾 Syria<0.1%
19.2 mn0.2%4th China 96% Iran 3.9%
Egypt 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China95%
  2. 🇹🇷 Turkey4.6%
  3. 🇪🇸 Spain0.3%
  4. 🇦🇷 Argentina0.2%
  5. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria0.2%
  6. 🇮🇳 India<0.1%
38.6 mn<0.1%6th China 95% Turkey 4.6%

The markets that buy the most 1206 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Turkey 2025
  1. 🇷🇴 Romania48%
  2. 🇲🇩 Moldova29%
  3. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria15%
  4. 🇨🇳 China2.6%
  5. 🇷🇸 Serbia2.5%
  6. 🇫🇷 France0.5%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 22nd
886 mn<0.1%22nd Romania 48% Moldova 29%
Romania 2025
  1. 🇲🇩 Moldova39%
  2. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria16%
  3. 🇫🇷 France16%
  4. 🇹🇷 Turkey15%
  5. 🇭🇺 Hungary6.0%
  6. 🇪🇸 Spain3.4%
322 mn–not sold Moldova 39% Bulgaria 16%
Bulgaria 2025
  1. 🇷🇴 Romania43%
  2. 🇹🇷 Turkey18%
  3. 🇲🇩 Moldova13%
  4. 🇷🇸 Serbia6.0%
  5. 🇭🇺 Hungary5.8%
  6. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria3.6%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 30th
321 mn<0.1%30th Romania 43% Turkey 18%
Spain 2025
  1. 🇫🇷 France46%
  2. 🇨🇳 China27%
  3. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria6.3%
  4. 🇹🇷 Turkey3.2%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy3.1%
  6. 🇵🇱 Poland2.9%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 22nd
291 mn<0.1%22nd France 46% China 27%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria32%
  2. 🇨🇳 China15%
  3. 🇫🇷 France14%
  4. 🇦🇹 Austria8.4%
  5. 🇭🇺 Hungary7.7%
  6. 🇳🇱 Netherlands5.0%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 43rd
283 mn<0.1%43rd Bulgaria 32% China 15%
France 2025
  1. 🇷🇴 Romania15%
  2. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria14%
  3. 🇺🇦 Ukraine13%
  4. 🇪🇸 Spain9.4%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States8.0%
  6. 🇹🇷 Turkey7.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 35th
255 mn<0.1%35th Romania 15% Bulgaria 14%
Hungary 2025
  1. 🇷🇴 Romania41%
  2. 🇭🇷 Croatia12%
  3. 🇹🇷 Turkey10%
  4. 🇸🇰 Slovakia7.4%
  5. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria6.9%
  6. 🇫🇷 France6.7%
245 mn–not sold Romania 41% Croatia 12%
Ukraine 2024
  1. 🇹🇷 Turkey41%
  2. 🇺🇸 United States34%
  3. 🇫🇷 France12%
  4. 🇨🇱 Chile2.7%
  5. 🇭🇺 Hungary2.3%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy2.2%
216 mn–not sold Turkey 41% United States 34%
Netherlands 2025
  1. 🇷🇴 Romania30%
  2. 🇫🇷 France28%
  3. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria18%
  4. 🇧🇪 Belgium4.7%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany4.6%
  6. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic3.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 49th
181 mn<0.1%49th Romania 30% France 28%
Czech Republic 2025
  1. 🇭🇺 Hungary32%
  2. 🇸🇰 Slovakia31%
  3. 🇦🇹 Austria11%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany5.9%
  5. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria4.7%
  6. 🇲🇩 Moldova4.0%
144 mn–not sold Hungary 32% Slovakia 31%

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.