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2501

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India's exports of 2501 2025

US$ 404 mn

exported in , down 6.3% on , to 150 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 China US$ 166 mn41.0% share −23.6%
  2. 2 South Korea US$ 65.1 mn16.1% share +8.7%
  3. 3 Japan US$ 26.6 mn6.6% share +11.3%
  4. 4 Qatar US$ 16.7 mn4.1% share −0.8%
  5. 5 Indonesia US$ 16.2 mn4.0% share −7.2%
Other 145 countriesUS$ 114 mn · 28.2%
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 181 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.

Subheadings 1

India against its competitors

India's share of each market's imports of 2501, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
China 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India63%
  2. 🇦🇺 Australia23%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States6.2%
  4. 🇲🇽 Mexico3.2%
  5. 🇵🇰 Pakistan1.5%
  6. 🇩🇰 Denmark1.3%
485 mn63%1st Australia 23% United States 6.2%
South Korea 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India49%
  2. 🇦🇺 Australia24%
  3. 🇨🇳 China14%
  4. 🇲🇽 Mexico3.1%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States2.7%
  6. 🇦🇹 Austria1.3%
261 mn49%1st Australia 24% China 14%
Vietnam 2023
  1. 🇮🇳 India57%
  2. 🇨🇳 China17%
  3. 🇹🇭 Thailand12%
  4. 🇦🇺 Australia3.4%
  5. 🇳🇿 New Zealand2.8%
  6. 🇹🇼 Taiwan1.7%
48.0 mn57%1st China 17% Thailand 12%
Indonesia 2025
  1. 🇦🇺 Australia77%
  2. 🇮🇳 India21%
  3. 🇨🇳 China1.1%
  4. 🇳🇿 New Zealand0.6%
  5. 🇩🇰 Denmark0.3%
  6. 🇹🇭 Thailand0.1%
117 mn21%2nd Australia 77% China 1.1%
Qatar 2024
  1. 🇮🇳 India73%
  2. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia9.1%
  3. 🇳🇱 Netherlands8.7%
  4. 🇲🇾 Malaysia3.1%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1.3%
  6. 🇵🇰 Pakistan1.2%
29.4 mn73%1st Saudi Arabia 9.1% Netherlands 8.7%
Oman 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India70%
  2. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia14%
  3. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates7.0%
  4. 🇳🇱 Netherlands4.2%
  5. 🇵🇰 Pakistan1.0%
  6. 🇹🇷 Turkey0.8%
25.2 mn70%1st Saudi Arabia 14% United Arab Emirates 7.0%
Sri Lanka 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India92%
  2. 🇨🇳 China6.6%
  3. 🇵🇰 Pakistan1.2%
  4. 🇹🇭 Thailand0.2%
  5. 🇪🇬 Egypt<0.1%
  6. 🇳🇱 Netherlands<0.1%
12.8 mn92%1st China 6.6% Pakistan 1.2%
United Arab Emirates 2023
  1. 🇳🇱 Netherlands27%
  2. 🇮🇳 India23%
  3. 🇮🇷 Iran9.6%
  4. 🇮🇪 Ireland5.9%
  5. 🇵🇰 Pakistan5.6%
  6. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom5.0%
28.7 mn23%2nd Netherlands 27% Iran 9.6%
Malaysia 2025
  1. 🇦🇺 Australia45%
  2. 🇨🇳 China15%
  3. 🇮🇳 India10%
  4. 🇹🇭 Thailand6.7%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany4.8%
  6. 🇵🇰 Pakistan4.3%
53.7 mn10%3rd Australia 45% China 15%
Kenya 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India83%
  2. 🇵🇰 Pakistan6.1%
  3. 🇪🇬 Egypt2.6%
  4. 🇦🇹 Austria1.9%
  5. 🇳🇱 Netherlands1.4%
  6. 🇨🇳 China1.0%
5.6 mn83%1st Pakistan 6.1% Egypt 2.6%

The markets that buy the most 2501 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
United States 2025
  1. 🇨🇱 Chile24%
  2. 🇨🇦 Canada20%
  3. 🇪🇸 Spain9.5%
  4. 🇪🇬 Egypt9.1%
  5. 🇲🇽 Mexico8.6%
  6. 🇧🇸 Bahamas3.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.4% · 22nd
812 mn0.4%22nd Chile 24% Canada 20%
Japan 2025
  1. 🇦🇺 Australia56%
  2. 🇲🇽 Mexico23%
  3. 🇨🇳 China16%
  4. 🇵🇰 Pakistan1.2%
  5. 🇫🇷 France0.7%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany0.6%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 18th
312 mn<0.1%18th Australia 56% Mexico 23%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇳🇱 Netherlands54%
  2. 🇦🇹 Austria11%
  3. 🇪🇸 Spain6.6%
  4. 🇺🇸 United States6.0%
  5. 🇫🇷 France2.9%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy2.6%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 19th
276 mn0.3%19th Netherlands 54% Austria 11%
Canada 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States52%
  2. 🇨🇳 China10%
  3. 🇲🇽 Mexico8.6%
  4. 🇪🇬 Egypt5.4%
  5. 🇵🇰 Pakistan4.2%
  6. 🇨🇱 Chile2.9%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.6% · 19th
207 mn0.6%19th United States 52% China 10%
Belgium 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany37%
  2. 🇳🇱 Netherlands30%
  3. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom8.9%
  4. 🇫🇷 France5.2%
  5. 🇪🇸 Spain4.3%
  6. 🇮🇪 Ireland4.0%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 44th
191 mn<0.1%44th Germany 37% Netherlands 30%
France 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany20%
  2. 🇪🇸 Spain19%
  3. 🇳🇱 Netherlands12%
  4. 🇧🇪 Belgium11%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy5.4%
  6. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom4.7%
  7. 🇮🇳 India2.4% · 10th
142 mn2.4%10th Germany 20% Spain 19%
Netherlands 2025
  1. 🇧🇪 Belgium34%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany28%
  3. 🇫🇷 France6.8%
  4. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom4.7%
  5. 🇸🇪 Sweden3.2%
  6. 🇨🇱 Chile3.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.2% · 22nd
97.4 mn0.2%22nd Belgium 34% Germany 28%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇦🇹 Austria39%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany18%
  3. 🇹🇳 Tunisia15%
  4. 🇪🇸 Spain5.6%
  5. 🇧🇪 Belgium4.8%
  6. 🇫🇷 France4.5%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 26th
92.7 mn<0.1%26th Austria 39% Germany 18%
Sweden 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany34%
  2. 🇩🇰 Denmark28%
  3. 🇳🇱 Netherlands13%
  4. 🇧🇪 Belgium8.1%
  5. 🇮🇪 Ireland3.6%
  6. 🇹🇳 Tunisia2.7%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 20th
82.7 mn<0.1%20th Germany 34% Denmark 28%
Czech Republic 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany57%
  2. 🇦🇹 Austria12%
  3. 🇵🇱 Poland11%
  4. 🇪🇸 Spain3.6%
  5. 🇵🇹 Portugal2.2%
  6. 🇨🇳 China2.0%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 34th
77.8 mn<0.1%34th Germany 57% Austria 12%

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.