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3401

Soap; organic surface-active preparations used as soap, skin washing, in bars, cakes, moulded pieces, shapes, liquid or cream, containing soap or not; for retail, paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent

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India's exports of 3401 2025

US$ 165 mn

exported in , up 7.7% on , to 168 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 United Arab Emirates US$ 39.4 mn23.9% share +30.4%
  2. 2 United States US$ 16.6 mn10.1% share −17.5%
  3. 3 Singapore US$ 12.7 mn7.7% share +11.8%
  4. 4 Saudi Arabia US$ 9.2 mn5.6% share +12.7%
  5. 5 Nepal US$ 8.6 mn5.2% share −30.7%
Other 163 countriesUS$ 78.5 mn · 47.6%
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 192 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 3401, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
United Arab Emirates 2023
  1. 🇺🇸 United States12%
  2. 🇮🇩 Indonesia11%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany11%
  4. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia9.5%
  5. 🇫🇷 France9.0%
  6. 🇧🇭 Bahrain8.0%
  7. 🇮🇳 India7.8% · 7th
388 mn7.8%7th United States 12% Indonesia 11%
United States 2025
  1. 🇨🇦 Canada19%
  2. 🇨🇳 China17%
  3. 🇲🇽 Mexico15%
  4. 🇰🇷 South Korea8.7%
  5. 🇨🇴 Colombia6.3%
  6. 🇫🇷 France5.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.4% · 12th
1.95 bn1.4%12th Canada 19% China 17%
Singapore 2025
  1. 🇫🇷 France19%
  2. 🇮🇩 Indonesia15%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan14%
  4. 🇺🇸 United States7.6%
  5. 🇲🇾 Malaysia7.3%
  6. 🇨🇳 China7.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India7.1% · 7th
250 mn7.1%7th France 19% Indonesia 15%
South Africa 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany17%
  2. 🇮🇳 India15%
  3. 🇨🇳 China14%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy9.3%
  5. 🇵🇱 Poland7.1%
  6. 🇫🇷 France5.7%
91.5 mn15%2nd Germany 17% China 14%
Saudi Arabia 2025
  1. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates18%
  2. 🇫🇷 France8.5%
  3. 🇨🇳 China8.1%
  4. 🇯🇴 Jordan7.7%
  5. 🇮🇳 India6.7%
  6. 🇪🇬 Egypt5.9%
205 mn6.7%5th United Arab Emirates 18% France 8.5%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China16%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany14%
  3. 🇵🇱 Poland12%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy10%
  5. 🇫🇷 France8.2%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States5.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.8% · 12th
723 mn1.8%12th China 16% Germany 14%
Canada 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States74%
  2. 🇨🇳 China8.1%
  3. 🇲🇽 Mexico4.3%
  4. 🇫🇷 France2.9%
  5. 🇰🇷 South Korea1.3%
  6. 🇨🇴 Colombia1.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.7% · 10th
740 mn0.7%10th United States 74% China 8.1%
Australia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China31%
  2. 🇹🇭 Thailand18%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States7.8%
  4. 🇮🇩 Indonesia7.3%
  5. 🇸🇬 Singapore5.5%
  6. 🇫🇷 France4.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.3% · 14th
383 mn1.3%14th China 31% Thailand 18%
Qatar 2024
  1. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates16%
  2. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia8.4%
  3. 🇮🇳 India8.2%
  4. 🇨🇳 China7.5%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany7.2%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy5.8%
56.2 mn8.2%3rd United Arab Emirates 16% Saudi Arabia 8.4%
Oman 2025
  1. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates44%
  2. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia30%
  3. 🇮🇳 India5.9%
  4. 🇧🇭 Bahrain2.8%
  5. 🇮🇩 Indonesia1.8%
  6. 🇨🇳 China1.7%
76.8 mn5.9%3rd United Arab Emirates 44% Saudi Arabia 30%

The markets that buy the most 3401 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
United States 2025
  1. 🇨🇦 Canada19%
  2. 🇨🇳 China17%
  3. 🇲🇽 Mexico15%
  4. 🇰🇷 South Korea8.7%
  5. 🇨🇴 Colombia6.3%
  6. 🇫🇷 France5.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.4% · 12th
1.95 bn1.4%12th Canada 19% China 17%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇵🇱 Poland30%
  2. 🇳🇱 Netherlands9.4%
  3. 🇫🇷 France8.5%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy7.7%
  5. 🇨🇭 Switzerland5.9%
  6. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom5.7%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 34th
1.05 bn<0.1%34th Poland 30% Netherlands 9.4%
China 2025
  1. 🇯🇵 Japan33%
  2. 🇰🇷 South Korea17%
  3. 🇫🇷 France14%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy6.3%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States5.0%
  6. 🇮🇩 Indonesia4.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 33rd
986 mn<0.1%33rd Japan 33% South Korea 17%
Canada 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States74%
  2. 🇨🇳 China8.1%
  3. 🇲🇽 Mexico4.3%
  4. 🇫🇷 France2.9%
  5. 🇰🇷 South Korea1.3%
  6. 🇨🇴 Colombia1.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.7% · 10th
740 mn0.7%10th United States 74% China 8.1%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China16%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany14%
  3. 🇵🇱 Poland12%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy10%
  5. 🇫🇷 France8.2%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States5.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.8% · 12th
723 mn1.8%12th China 16% Germany 14%
France 2025
  1. 🇮🇹 Italy19%
  2. 🇵🇱 Poland15%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany11%
  4. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom8.7%
  5. 🇳🇱 Netherlands8.1%
  6. 🇪🇸 Spain6.9%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.2% · 31st
684 mn0.2%31st Italy 19% Poland 15%
Netherlands 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany20%
  2. 🇧🇪 Belgium18%
  3. 🇹🇷 Turkey8.8%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy8.4%
  5. 🇨🇳 China6.4%
  6. 🇫🇷 France6.0%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.2% · 21st
532 mn0.2%21st Germany 20% Belgium 18%
Australia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China31%
  2. 🇹🇭 Thailand18%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States7.8%
  4. 🇮🇩 Indonesia7.3%
  5. 🇸🇬 Singapore5.5%
  6. 🇫🇷 France4.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.3% · 14th
383 mn1.3%14th China 31% Thailand 18%
Poland 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany27%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy10%
  3. 🇫🇷 France9.5%
  4. 🇳🇱 Netherlands7.5%
  5. 🇰🇷 South Korea6.4%
  6. 🇹🇷 Turkey4.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 33rd
347 mn<0.1%33rd Germany 27% Italy 10%
Japan 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China18%
  2. 🇹🇭 Thailand17%
  3. 🇰🇷 South Korea16%
  4. 🇫🇷 France9.5%
  5. 🇲🇾 Malaysia8.9%
  6. 🇻🇳 Vietnam8.7%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 24th
334 mn<0.1%24th China 18% Thailand 17%

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.