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Subheading 3406.00 · Section VI

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Candles, tapers and the like

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34 Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing, lubricating, polishing or scouring preparations; artificial or prepared waxes, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
3406 Candles, tapers and the like
3406.00 Candles, tapers and the like

India's exports of 3406.00 2025

US$ 88.6 mn

exported in , down 7.4% on , to 107 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 United States US$ 44.7 mn50.4% share −12.9%
  2. 2 United Kingdom US$ 16.2 mn18.3% share −15.9%
  3. 3 Australia US$ 5.5 mn6.3% share −13.7%
  4. 4 France US$ 3.6 mn4.1% share +16.0%
  5. 5 Netherlands US$ 3.4 mn3.9% share +40.3%
Other 102 countriesUS$ 15.1 mn · 17.1%
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 137 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.

India against its competitors heading 3406

India's share of each market's imports of 3406, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
United States 2025
  1. 🇻🇳 Vietnam54%
  2. 🇨🇦 Canada21%
  3. 🇮🇳 India4.6%
  4. 🇲🇽 Mexico4.5%
  5. 🇨🇳 China3.6%
  6. 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic3.3%
1.22 bn4.6%3rd Vietnam 54% Canada 21%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China45%
  2. 🇻🇳 Vietnam12%
  3. 🇵🇱 Poland9.6%
  4. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic8.5%
  5. 🇮🇳 India4.4%
  6. 🇧🇪 Belgium3.3%
378 mn4.4%5th China 45% Vietnam 12%
Australia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China65%
  2. 🇻🇳 Vietnam10%
  3. 🇮🇳 India6.9%
  4. 🇫🇷 France4.9%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States4.7%
  6. 🇳🇿 New Zealand1.7%
88.2 mn6.9%3rd China 65% Vietnam 10%
France 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China40%
  2. 🇵🇱 Poland14%
  3. 🇧🇪 Belgium7.6%
  4. 🇳🇱 Netherlands7.3%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy6.1%
  6. 🇻🇳 Vietnam3.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India2.9% · 8th
159 mn2.9%8th China 40% Poland 14%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇵🇱 Poland52%
  2. 🇨🇳 China16%
  3. 🇻🇳 Vietnam5.3%
  4. 🇭🇺 Hungary4.9%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States3.4%
  6. 🇳🇱 Netherlands3.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.7% · 14th
553 mn0.7%14th Poland 52% China 16%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇵🇱 Poland20%
  2. 🇨🇳 China19%
  3. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic12%
  4. 🇫🇷 France12%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany9.0%
  6. 🇳🇱 Netherlands7.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India3.2% · 7th
97.4 mn3.2%7th Poland 20% China 19%
Netherlands 2025
  1. 🇵🇱 Poland29%
  2. 🇨🇳 China25%
  3. 🇧🇪 Belgium19%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany9.0%
  5. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic3.7%
  6. 🇻🇳 Vietnam2.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.2% · 10th
202 mn1.2%10th Poland 29% China 25%
Poland 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China59%
  2. 🇻🇳 Vietnam8.4%
  3. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic6.3%
  4. 🇧🇪 Belgium5.5%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany3.8%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States3.0%
  7. 🇮🇳 India2.0% · 7th
97.8 mn2.0%7th China 59% Vietnam 8.4%
United Arab Emirates 2023
  1. 🇺🇸 United States36%
  2. 🇨🇦 Canada18%
  3. 🇨🇳 China16%
  4. 🇫🇷 France8.2%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom5.0%
  6. 🇵🇱 Poland3.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India2.9% · 7th
64.1 mn2.9%7th United States 36% Canada 18%
Czech Republic 2025
  1. 🇵🇱 Poland53%
  2. 🇨🇳 China10%
  3. 🇧🇪 Belgium6.5%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany5.8%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States4.0%
  6. 🇸🇰 Slovakia3.9%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.8% · 10th
95.2 mn1.8%10th Poland 53% China 10%

The markets that buy the most 3406 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
United States 2025
  1. 🇻🇳 Vietnam54%
  2. 🇨🇦 Canada21%
  3. 🇮🇳 India4.6%
  4. 🇲🇽 Mexico4.5%
  5. 🇨🇳 China3.6%
  6. 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic3.3%
1.22 bn4.6%3rd Vietnam 54% Canada 21%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇵🇱 Poland52%
  2. 🇨🇳 China16%
  3. 🇻🇳 Vietnam5.3%
  4. 🇭🇺 Hungary4.9%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States3.4%
  6. 🇳🇱 Netherlands3.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.7% · 14th
553 mn0.7%14th Poland 52% China 16%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China45%
  2. 🇻🇳 Vietnam12%
  3. 🇵🇱 Poland9.6%
  4. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic8.5%
  5. 🇮🇳 India4.4%
  6. 🇧🇪 Belgium3.3%
378 mn4.4%5th China 45% Vietnam 12%
Netherlands 2025
  1. 🇵🇱 Poland29%
  2. 🇨🇳 China25%
  3. 🇧🇪 Belgium19%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany9.0%
  5. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic3.7%
  6. 🇻🇳 Vietnam2.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.2% · 10th
202 mn1.2%10th Poland 29% China 25%
Belgium 2025
  1. 🇵🇱 Poland39%
  2. 🇳🇱 Netherlands25%
  3. 🇨🇳 China11%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany6.9%
  5. 🇷🇴 Romania4.7%
  6. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom4.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 16th
159 mn0.3%16th Poland 39% Netherlands 25%
France 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China40%
  2. 🇵🇱 Poland14%
  3. 🇧🇪 Belgium7.6%
  4. 🇳🇱 Netherlands7.3%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy6.1%
  6. 🇻🇳 Vietnam3.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India2.9% · 8th
159 mn2.9%8th China 40% Poland 14%
Canada 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States45%
  2. 🇻🇳 Vietnam24%
  3. 🇨🇳 China19%
  4. 🇵🇱 Poland2.7%
  5. 🇫🇷 France1.8%
  6. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.2% · 7th
137 mn1.2%7th United States 45% Vietnam 24%
Austria 2025
  1. 🇵🇱 Poland34%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany24%
  3. 🇨🇳 China11%
  4. 🇸🇮 Slovenia11%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States4.2%
  6. 🇻🇳 Vietnam3.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.7% · 12th
113 mn0.7%12th Poland 34% Germany 24%
Poland 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China59%
  2. 🇻🇳 Vietnam8.4%
  3. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic6.3%
  4. 🇧🇪 Belgium5.5%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany3.8%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States3.0%
  7. 🇮🇳 India2.0% · 7th
97.8 mn2.0%7th China 59% Vietnam 8.4%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇵🇱 Poland20%
  2. 🇨🇳 China19%
  3. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic12%
  4. 🇫🇷 France12%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany9.0%
  6. 🇳🇱 Netherlands7.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India3.2% · 7th
97.4 mn3.2%7th Poland 20% China 19%

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.