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7221

Stainless steel bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils

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India's exports of 7221 2025

US$ 111 mn

exported in , up 2.4% on , to 58 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 Italy US$ 29.4 mn26.6% share +54.8%
  2. 2 Germany US$ 21.0 mn19.0% share +6.6%
  3. 3 United Arab Emirates US$ 20.5 mn18.5% share −17.9%
  4. 4 Brazil US$ 7.9 mn7.1% share −36.8%
  5. 5 Mexico US$ 7.0 mn6.3% share +20.4%
Other 53 countriesUS$ 24.8 mn · 22.4%
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 90 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 7221, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Italy 2025
  1. 🇫🇷 France39%
  2. 🇪🇸 Spain22%
  3. 🇮🇳 India13%
  4. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom6.3%
  5. 🇨🇳 China6.0%
  6. 🇸🇪 Sweden5.1%
247 mn13%3rd France 39% Spain 22%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇸🇪 Sweden18%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan16%
  3. 🇪🇸 Spain15%
  4. 🇫🇷 France14%
  5. 🇮🇳 India12%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy12%
226 mn12%5th Sweden 18% Japan 16%
United Arab Emirates 2023
  1. 🇮🇳 India77%
  2. 🇹🇼 Taiwan20%
  3. 🇨🇳 China2.4%
  4. 🇧🇪 Belgium0.6%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.3%
  6. 🇹🇷 Turkey0.2%
26.4 mn77%1st Taiwan 20% China 2.4%
Austria 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India71%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany14%
  3. 🇨🇳 China7.4%
  4. 🇳🇱 Netherlands5.4%
  5. 🇸🇪 Sweden1.9%
  6. 🇫🇷 France0.3%
15.1 mn71%1st Germany 14% China 7.4%
Brazil 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India35%
  2. 🇨🇳 China29%
  3. 🇹🇼 Taiwan17%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy7.2%
  5. 🇮🇩 Indonesia5.9%
  6. 🇪🇸 Spain2.8%
23.6 mn35%1st China 29% Taiwan 17%
Mexico 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India87%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy13%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States<0.1%
7.1 mn87%1st Italy 13% United States <0.1%
Switzerland 2025
  1. 🇮🇹 Italy71%
  2. 🇹🇼 Taiwan7.9%
  3. 🇸🇪 Sweden7.6%
  4. 🇮🇳 India3.9%
  5. 🇪🇸 Spain2.5%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany1.7%
103 mn3.9%4th Italy 71% Taiwan 7.9%
Finland 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India42%
  2. 🇪🇸 Spain20%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy17%
  4. 🇸🇪 Sweden6.3%
  5. 🇳🇱 Netherlands5.9%
  6. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria3.5%
8.3 mn42%1st Spain 20% Italy 17%
Vietnam 2023
  1. 🇨🇳 China52%
  2. 🇹🇼 Taiwan21%
  3. 🇰🇷 South Korea13%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan6.5%
  5. 🇸🇪 Sweden5.2%
  6. 🇮🇳 India2.9%
76.8 mn2.9%6th China 52% Taiwan 21%
Canada 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States41%
  2. 🇮🇳 India17%
  3. 🇸🇪 Sweden14%
  4. 🇰🇷 South Korea12%
  5. 🇹🇼 Taiwan4.8%
  6. 🇫🇷 France3.4%
9.2 mn17%2nd United States 41% Sweden 14%

The markets that buy the most 7221 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
China 2025
  1. 🇯🇵 Japan42%
  2. 🇹🇼 Taiwan28%
  3. 🇰🇷 South Korea11%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy8.8%
  5. 🇸🇪 Sweden6.4%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany3.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 10th
157 mn<0.1%10th Japan 42% Taiwan 28%
United States 2025
  1. 🇹🇼 Taiwan24%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy19%
  3. 🇫🇷 France19%
  4. 🇸🇪 Sweden17%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom15%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany4.1%
140 mn–not sold Taiwan 24% Italy 19%
South Korea 2025
  1. 🇹🇼 Taiwan45%
  2. 🇨🇳 China27%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan24%
  4. 🇸🇪 Sweden1.9%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy1.5%
  6. 🇫🇷 France1.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 8th
131 mn<0.1%8th Taiwan 45% China 27%
Thailand 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China42%
  2. 🇹🇼 Taiwan31%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan20%
  4. 🇰🇷 South Korea5.8%
  5. 🇸🇪 Sweden<0.1%
  6. 🇮🇳 India<0.1%
121 mn<0.1%6th China 42% Taiwan 31%
Switzerland 2025
  1. 🇮🇹 Italy71%
  2. 🇹🇼 Taiwan7.9%
  3. 🇸🇪 Sweden7.6%
  4. 🇮🇳 India3.9%
  5. 🇪🇸 Spain2.5%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany1.7%
103 mn3.9%4th Italy 71% Taiwan 7.9%
Czech Republic 2025
  1. 🇸🇪 Sweden30%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy29%
  3. 🇹🇼 Taiwan22%
  4. 🇰🇷 South Korea15%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom3.1%
  6. 🇪🇸 Spain1.0%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 14th
85.6 mn<0.1%14th Sweden 30% Italy 29%
Vietnam 2023
  1. 🇨🇳 China52%
  2. 🇹🇼 Taiwan21%
  3. 🇰🇷 South Korea13%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan6.5%
  5. 🇸🇪 Sweden5.2%
  6. 🇮🇳 India2.9%
76.8 mn2.9%6th China 52% Taiwan 21%
Malaysia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China71%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan12%
  3. 🇹🇼 Taiwan11%
  4. 🇮🇳 India1.4%
  5. 🇫🇷 France1.3%
  6. 🇸🇬 Singapore0.9%
44.1 mn1.4%4th China 71% Japan 12%
Japan 2025
  1. 🇰🇷 South Korea61%
  2. 🇹🇼 Taiwan22%
  3. 🇨🇳 China14%
  4. 🇸🇪 Sweden1.8%
  5. 🇮🇳 India0.2%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States<0.1%
27.0 mn0.2%5th South Korea 61% Taiwan 22%
Indonesia 2025
  1. 🇹🇼 Taiwan44%
  2. 🇭🇰 Hong Kong37%
  3. 🇨🇳 China13%
  4. 🇮🇳 India3.6%
  5. 🇸🇬 Singapore1.1%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy1.0%
24.1 mn3.6%4th Taiwan 44% Hong Kong 37%

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.