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Subheading 8408.20 · Section XVI

8408.20

Engines; compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87

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84 Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof
8408 Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines)
8408.20 Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87

India's exports of 8408.20 2025

US$ 605 mn

exported in , up 25.6% on , to 102 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 Thailand US$ 396 mn65.5% share +39.0%
  2. 2 Vietnam US$ 39.7 mn6.6% share +54.5%
  3. 3 Argentina US$ 28.4 mn4.7% share −53.8%
  4. 4 Egypt US$ 26.8 mn4.4% share +199,365.0%
  5. 5 Italy US$ 22.5 mn3.7% share +9.0%
Other 97 countriesUS$ 91.7 mn · 15.1%
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 134 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 heading 8408

India's share of each market's imports of 8408, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Thailand 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India44%
  2. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom33%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan8.3%
  4. 🇺🇸 United States5.2%
  5. 🇨🇳 China4.6%
  6. 🇫🇷 France3.7%
967 mn44%1st United Kingdom 33% Japan 8.3%
China 2025
  1. 🇯🇵 Japan29%
  2. 🇰🇷 South Korea24%
  3. 🇮🇳 India10%
  4. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom8.8%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany8.1%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States8.0%
3.78 bn10%3rd Japan 29% South Korea 24%
United States 2025
  1. 🇲🇽 Mexico34%
  2. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom15%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany15%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan14%
  5. 🇫🇷 France4.4%
  6. 🇸🇪 Sweden3.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.8% · 9th
5.82 bn1.8%9th Mexico 34% United Kingdom 15%
Indonesia 2025
  1. 🇯🇵 Japan31%
  2. 🇹🇭 Thailand31%
  3. 🇨🇳 China12%
  4. 🇮🇳 India12%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States3.5%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany3.2%
833 mn12%4th Japan 31% Thailand 31%
Brazil 2025
  1. 🇦🇷 Argentina23%
  2. 🇺🇸 United States20%
  3. 🇨🇳 China11%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy9.5%
  5. 🇫🇷 France7.6%
  6. 🇮🇳 India6.7%
1.31 bn6.7%6th Argentina 23% United States 20%
Turkey 2025
  1. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom42%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany21%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy8.2%
  4. 🇪🇸 Spain6.0%
  5. 🇨🇳 China5.7%
  6. 🇫🇷 France5.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India2.3% · 8th
3.13 bn2.3%8th United Kingdom 42% Germany 21%
United Arab Emirates 2023
  1. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom31%
  2. 🇺🇸 United States23%
  3. 🇮🇳 India15%
  4. 🇨🇳 China8.2%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany7.2%
  6. 🇯🇵 Japan4.4%
470 mn15%3rd United Kingdom 31% United States 23%
France 2025
  1. 🇸🇪 Sweden33%
  2. 🇪🇸 Spain14%
  3. 🇵🇱 Poland11%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan9.7%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany8.8%
  6. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom5.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India2.9% · 8th
2.29 bn2.9%8th Sweden 33% Spain 14%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany28%
  2. 🇫🇷 France19%
  3. 🇨🇳 China11%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan9.4%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom9.3%
  6. 🇸🇪 Sweden8.6%
  7. 🇮🇳 India5.9% · 7th
1.12 bn5.9%7th Germany 28% France 19%
South Africa 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States23%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany15%
  3. 🇮🇳 India14%
  4. 🇨🇳 China11%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom11%
  6. 🇯🇵 Japan4.1%
275 mn14%3rd United States 23% Germany 15%

The markets that buy the most 8408 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
United States 2025
  1. 🇲🇽 Mexico34%
  2. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom15%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany15%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan14%
  5. 🇫🇷 France4.4%
  6. 🇸🇪 Sweden3.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.8% · 9th
5.82 bn1.8%9th Mexico 34% United Kingdom 15%
Mexico 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States94%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany2.2%
  3. 🇧🇷 Brazil1.1%
  4. 🇨🇳 China0.7%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.6%
  6. 🇯🇵 Japan0.6%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.1% · 7th
5.45 bn0.1%7th United States 94% Germany 2.2%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇵🇱 Poland27%
  2. 🇦🇹 Austria26%
  3. 🇫🇷 France15%
  4. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom7.2%
  5. 🇭🇺 Hungary5.3%
  6. 🇨🇭 Switzerland4.5%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.0% · 12th
3.35 bn1.0%12th Poland 27% Austria 26%
Turkey 2025
  1. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom42%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany21%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy8.2%
  4. 🇪🇸 Spain6.0%
  5. 🇨🇳 China5.7%
  6. 🇫🇷 France5.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India2.3% · 8th
3.13 bn2.3%8th United Kingdom 42% Germany 21%
France 2025
  1. 🇸🇪 Sweden33%
  2. 🇪🇸 Spain14%
  3. 🇵🇱 Poland11%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan9.7%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany8.8%
  6. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom5.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India2.9% · 8th
2.29 bn2.9%8th Sweden 33% Spain 14%
Spain 2025
  1. 🇫🇷 France41%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany36%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy9.5%
  4. 🇦🇹 Austria2.0%
  5. 🇯🇵 Japan2.0%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States1.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 14th
1.96 bn0.3%14th France 41% Germany 36%
Poland 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany77%
  2. 🇸🇪 Sweden11%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy5.2%
  4. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2.2%
  5. 🇫🇷 France1.0%
  6. 🇫🇮 Finland0.6%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 15th
1.19 bn<0.1%15th Germany 77% Sweden 11%
Canada 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States82%
  2. 🇲🇽 Mexico4.6%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy2.7%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan2.5%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1.9%
  6. 🇦🇹 Austria1.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.2% · 14th
1.16 bn0.2%14th United States 82% Mexico 4.6%
Belgium 2025
  1. 🇸🇪 Sweden83%
  2. 🇫🇷 France5.2%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States2.8%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy1.7%
  5. 🇳🇱 Netherlands1.6%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany1.6%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 21st
1.04 bn<0.1%21st Sweden 83% France 5.2%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States18%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany17%
  3. 🇳🇱 Netherlands15%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy12%
  5. 🇫🇷 France11%
  6. 🇸🇪 Sweden5.9%
  7. 🇮🇳 India2.7% · 10th
936 mn2.7%10th United States 18% Germany 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.