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Subheading 8444.00 · Section XVI

8444.00

Textile machinery; for extruding, drawing, texturing or cutting man-made textile materials

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84 Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof
8444 Textile machinery; for extruding, drawing, texturing or cutting man-made textile materials
8444.00 For extruding, drawing, texturing or cutting man-made textile materials

India's exports of 8444.00 2025

US$ 17.3 mn

exported in , down 12.8% on , to 34 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 Turkey US$ 12.5 mn72.1% share −19.2%
  2. 2 Bangladesh US$ 1.4 mn8.3% share +70.2%
  3. 3 United Arab Emirates US$ 921 thousand5.3% share +78.6%
  4. 4 Egypt US$ 697 thousand4.0% share +305.0%
  5. 5 Argentina US$ 442 thousand2.6% share new
Other 29 countriesUS$ 1.3 mn · 7.8%
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 75 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 8444

India's share of each market's imports of 8444, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Turkey 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China47%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany31%
  3. 🇮🇳 India11%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy6.6%
  5. 🇯🇵 Japan3.7%
  6. 🇹🇼 Taiwan0.3%
104 mn11%3rd China 47% Germany 31%
Egypt 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China75%
  2. 🇮🇳 India16%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy7.2%
  4. 🇹🇷 Turkey1.0%
  5. 🇰🇷 South Korea0.4%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany<0.1%
7.8 mn16%2nd China 75% Italy 7.2%
Iran 2023
  1. 🇨🇳 China59%
  2. 🇦🇹 Austria17%
  3. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates5.7%
  4. 🇹🇼 Taiwan4.2%
  5. 🇹🇷 Turkey3.6%
  6. 🇬🇪 Georgia2.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.8% · 10th
52.0 mn0.8%10th China 59% Austria 17%
United Arab Emirates 2023
  1. 🇮🇹 Italy44%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany32%
  3. 🇩🇰 Denmark4.9%
  4. 🇦🇹 Austria4.2%
  5. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic3.8%
  6. 🇮🇳 India3.7%
9.6 mn3.7%6th Italy 44% Germany 32%
Nigeria 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India52%
  2. 🇰🇷 South Korea40%
  3. 🇨🇳 China7.1%
  4. 🇦🇹 Austria1.6%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy0.3%
0.5 mn52%1st South Korea 40% China 7.1%
Kenya 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India52%
  2. 🇨🇳 China48%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States0.1%
  4. 🇳🇬 Nigeria<0.1%
0.4 mn52%1st China 48% United States 0.1%
Argentina 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India40%
  2. 🇹🇼 Taiwan31%
  3. 🇨🇳 China29%
0.5 mn40%1st Taiwan 31% China 29%
Saudi Arabia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China52%
  2. 🇦🇹 Austria44%
  3. 🇮🇳 India3.3%
  4. 🇵🇹 Portugal0.7%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States0.3%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy0.2%
5.6 mn3.3%3rd China 52% Austria 44%
Thailand 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China82%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan15%
  3. 🇮🇳 India1.5%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany1.2%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy0.3%
  6. 🇵🇭 Philippines<0.1%
11.8 mn1.5%3rd China 82% Japan 15%
Sri Lanka 2025
  1. 🇮🇹 Italy44%
  2. 🇨🇳 China40%
  3. 🇮🇳 India16%
  4. 🇰🇲 Comoros0.2%
  5. 🇭🇰 Hong Kong0.2%
  6. 🇸🇬 Singapore<0.1%
0.7 mn16%3rd Italy 44% China 40%

The markets that buy the most 8444 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
China 2025
  1. 🇯🇵 Japan49%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany46%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy4.1%
  4. 🇰🇷 South Korea0.5%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.2%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States<0.1%
685 mn–not sold Japan 49% Germany 46%
Iran 2023
  1. 🇨🇳 China59%
  2. 🇦🇹 Austria17%
  3. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates5.7%
  4. 🇹🇼 Taiwan4.2%
  5. 🇹🇷 Turkey3.6%
  6. 🇬🇪 Georgia2.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.8% · 10th
52.0 mn0.8%10th China 59% Austria 17%
Indonesia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China97%
  2. 🇰🇷 South Korea1.6%
  3. 🇹🇼 Taiwan0.7%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan0.6%
  5. 🇸🇬 Singapore0.3%
  6. 🇹🇭 Thailand<0.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 10th
31.4 mn<0.1%10th China 97% South Korea 1.6%
United States 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany37%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy23%
  3. 🇰🇷 South Korea7.8%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan6.5%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom5.9%
  6. 🇦🇹 Austria5.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 18th
22.6 mn<0.1%18th Germany 37% Italy 23%
Vietnam 2023
  1. 🇨🇳 China86%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan12%
  3. 🇹🇼 Taiwan1.4%
  4. 🇰🇷 South Korea0.5%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany0.3%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy0.2%
21.9 mn–not sold China 86% Japan 12%
France 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany93%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy3.5%
  3. 🇳🇱 Netherlands3.0%
  4. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.2%
  5. 🇯🇵 Japan0.1%
  6. 🇩🇰 Denmark<0.1%
14.4 mn–not sold Germany 93% Italy 3.5%
Thailand 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China82%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan15%
  3. 🇮🇳 India1.5%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany1.2%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy0.3%
  6. 🇵🇭 Philippines<0.1%
11.8 mn1.5%3rd China 82% Japan 15%
United Arab Emirates 2023
  1. 🇮🇹 Italy44%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany32%
  3. 🇩🇰 Denmark4.9%
  4. 🇦🇹 Austria4.2%
  5. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic3.8%
  6. 🇮🇳 India3.7%
9.6 mn3.7%6th Italy 44% Germany 32%
South Korea 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China65%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany35%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan<0.1%
  4. 🇲🇽 Mexico<0.1%
8.3 mn–not sold China 65% Germany 35%
Uzbekistan 2024
  1. 🇨🇳 China68%
  2. 🇨🇭 Switzerland20%
  3. 🇹🇷 Turkey6.0%
  4. 🇰🇷 South Korea5.9%
6.5 mn–not sold China 68% Switzerland 20%

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.