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India's exports of 3821 2025

US$ 32.6 mn

exported in , up 15.5% on , to 144 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 Russia US$ 2.6 mn7.9% share +54.1%
  2. 2 United States US$ 2.0 mn6.2% share +11.9%
  3. 3 Brazil US$ 1.8 mn5.7% share −14.3%
  4. 4 Turkey US$ 1.4 mn4.2% share +72.6%
  5. 5 Thailand US$ 1.4 mn4.2% share +17.9%
Other 139 countriesUS$ 23.4 mn · 71.8%
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 161 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 3821, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Indonesia 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States23%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany19%
  3. 🇨🇳 China15%
  4. 🇮🇳 India13%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom7.5%
  6. 🇫🇷 France3.5%
29.0 mn13%4th United States 23% Germany 19%
Brazil 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States44%
  2. 🇫🇷 France13%
  3. 🇦🇷 Argentina7.2%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany7.0%
  5. 🇨🇳 China5.4%
  6. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom5.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India4.5% · 7th
54.8 mn4.5%7th United States 44% France 13%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States30%
  2. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom16%
  3. 🇳🇱 Netherlands12%
  4. 🇫🇷 France9.8%
  5. 🇧🇪 Belgium9.4%
  6. 🇨🇭 Switzerland4.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.0% · 12th
248 mn1.0%12th United States 30% United Kingdom 16%
United States 2025
  1. 🇨🇦 Canada18%
  2. 🇫🇷 France18%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany12%
  4. 🇮🇱 Israel11%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom10%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy8.5%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.7% · 15th
309 mn0.7%15th Canada 18% France 18%
Canada 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States60%
  2. 🇫🇷 France10%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy6.2%
  4. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom3.9%
  5. 🇸🇪 Sweden3.8%
  6. 🇨🇷 Costa Rica3.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India2.8% · 7th
71.7 mn2.8%7th United States 60% France 10%
Thailand 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States51%
  2. 🇫🇷 France8.9%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany7.3%
  4. 🇵🇱 Poland6.0%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom5.9%
  6. 🇨🇳 China5.7%
  7. 🇮🇳 India4.3% · 8th
42.8 mn4.3%8th United States 51% France 8.9%
Switzerland 2025
  1. 🇫🇷 France27%
  2. 🇺🇸 United States21%
  3. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom18%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany12%
  5. 🇦🇹 Austria6.1%
  6. 🇧🇪 Belgium4.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.9% · 12th
180 mn0.9%12th France 27% United States 21%
Turkey 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany29%
  2. 🇫🇷 France15%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States12%
  4. 🇨🇳 China6.7%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy6.6%
  6. 🇸🇪 Sweden4.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India4.8% · 7th
34.6 mn4.8%7th Germany 29% France 15%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States36%
  2. 🇫🇷 France16%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany11%
  4. 🇨🇦 Canada6.3%
  5. 🇧🇪 Belgium5.2%
  6. 🇳🇱 Netherlands4.5%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.4% · 13th
103 mn1.4%13th United States 36% France 16%
Vietnam 2023
  1. 🇯🇵 Japan24%
  2. 🇺🇸 United States21%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany11%
  4. 🇸🇪 Sweden10%
  5. 🇮🇳 India6.2%
  6. 🇫🇷 France6.1%
19.7 mn6.2%5th Japan 24% United States 21%

The markets that buy the most 3821 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Netherlands 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States26%
  2. 🇫🇷 France18%
  3. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom10%
  4. 🇨🇦 Canada10%
  5. 🇧🇪 Belgium9.2%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany8.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 25th
340 mn<0.1%25th United States 26% France 18%
United States 2025
  1. 🇨🇦 Canada18%
  2. 🇫🇷 France18%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany12%
  4. 🇮🇱 Israel11%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom10%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy8.5%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.7% · 15th
309 mn0.7%15th Canada 18% France 18%
China 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States46%
  2. 🇸🇬 Singapore18%
  3. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom9.3%
  4. 🇸🇪 Sweden6.9%
  5. 🇯🇵 Japan4.9%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany4.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 25th
301 mn<0.1%25th United States 46% Singapore 18%
South Korea 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States46%
  2. 🇸🇬 Singapore22%
  3. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom12%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan7.1%
  5. 🇫🇷 France2.8%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany1.9%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 18th
278 mn<0.1%18th United States 46% Singapore 22%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States30%
  2. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom16%
  3. 🇳🇱 Netherlands12%
  4. 🇫🇷 France9.8%
  5. 🇧🇪 Belgium9.4%
  6. 🇨🇭 Switzerland4.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.0% · 12th
248 mn1.0%12th United States 30% United Kingdom 16%
France 2025
  1. 🇨🇭 Switzerland17%
  2. 🇺🇸 United States15%
  3. 🇪🇸 Spain14%
  4. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom12%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany9.5%
  6. 🇸🇮 Slovenia8.6%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 24th
217 mn<0.1%24th Switzerland 17% United States 15%
Switzerland 2025
  1. 🇫🇷 France27%
  2. 🇺🇸 United States21%
  3. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom18%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany12%
  5. 🇦🇹 Austria6.1%
  6. 🇧🇪 Belgium4.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.9% · 12th
180 mn0.9%12th France 27% United States 21%
Japan 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States63%
  2. 🇫🇷 France7.5%
  3. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom5.4%
  4. 🇰🇷 South Korea4.4%
  5. 🇵🇱 Poland4.1%
  6. 🇨🇷 Costa Rica3.0%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 22nd
120 mn<0.1%22nd United States 63% France 7.5%
Belgium 2025
  1. 🇳🇱 Netherlands27%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany19%
  3. 🇫🇷 France15%
  4. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom12%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States9.4%
  6. 🇦🇹 Austria6.7%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 14th
116 mn0.3%14th Netherlands 27% Germany 19%
Spain 2025
  1. 🇫🇷 France39%
  2. 🇳🇱 Netherlands15%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany14%
  4. 🇺🇸 United States11%
  5. 🇯🇵 Japan9.0%
  6. 🇨🇳 China3.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 18th
108 mn<0.1%18th France 39% Netherlands 15%

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.