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Heading 8447 · Section XVI

8447

Knitting machines, stitch-bonding machines and machines for making gimped yarn, tulle, lace, embroidery, trimmings, braid or net and machines for tufting

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India's exports of 8447 2025

US$ 3.3 mn

exported in , up 6.5% on , to 42 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 China US$ 1.1 mn33.5% share +15,315.1%
  2. 2 Nepal US$ 376 thousand11.3% share +23.2%
  3. 3 United States US$ 321 thousand9.7% share −2.7%
  4. 4 Germany US$ 296 thousand8.9% share +728.8%
  5. 5 Kenya US$ 140 thousand4.2% share −39.0%
Other 37 countriesUS$ 1.1 mn · 32.4%
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 92 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

India's share of each market's imports of 8447, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Egypt 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China76%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy13%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany4.5%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan2.3%
  5. 🇹🇷 Turkey1.9%
  6. 🇹🇼 Taiwan1.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.9% · 7th
74.1 mn0.9%7th China 76% Italy 13%
United States 2025
  1. 🇯🇵 Japan41%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany19%
  3. 🇹🇼 Taiwan9.5%
  4. 🇨🇳 China6.4%
  5. 🇻🇳 Vietnam5.7%
  6. 🇦🇺 Australia4.9%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 12th
135 mn0.3%12th Japan 41% Germany 19%
Saudi Arabia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China66%
  2. 🇺🇸 United States14%
  3. 🇪🇬 Egypt7.6%
  4. 🇮🇳 India7.3%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany1.7%
  6. 🇯🇵 Japan1.2%
5.3 mn7.3%4th China 66% United States 14%
Lithuania 2025
  1. 🇳🇴 Norway49%
  2. 🇮🇳 India15%
  3. 🇨🇳 China8.1%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy7.6%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany5.2%
  6. 🇯🇵 Japan4.2%
2.3 mn15%2nd Norway 49% China 8.1%
Peru 2024
  1. 🇨🇳 China56%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany15%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan8.9%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy5.7%
  5. 🇰🇷 South Korea5.4%
  6. 🇪🇸 Spain3.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.6% · 8th
21.0 mn1.6%8th China 56% Germany 15%
Nigeria 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China97%
  2. 🇮🇳 India1.9%
  3. 🇰🇷 South Korea0.2%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan0.2%
  5. 🇸🇪 Sweden0.2%
  6. 🇲🇾 Malaysia0.1%
17.5 mn1.9%2nd China 97% South Korea 0.2%
Chile 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China42%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany16%
  3. 🇻🇳 Vietnam16%
  4. 🇮🇳 India8.3%
  5. 🇹🇼 Taiwan6.0%
  6. 🇹🇭 Thailand5.0%
3.7 mn8.3%4th China 42% Germany 16%
Czech Republic 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China33%
  2. 🇹🇼 Taiwan19%
  3. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates13%
  4. 🇧🇪 Belgium11%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany8.7%
  6. 🇻🇳 Vietnam7.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India5.2% · 7th
5.0 mn5.2%7th China 33% Taiwan 19%
Kenya 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China79%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan12%
  3. 🇮🇳 India3.7%
  4. 🇰🇷 South Korea2.8%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany1.8%
  6. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates0.2%
6.4 mn3.7%3rd China 79% Japan 12%
Algeria 2024
  1. 🇨🇳 China73%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy13%
  3. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom4.1%
  4. 🇹🇼 Taiwan3.7%
  5. 🇹🇷 Turkey3.1%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany1.7%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.2% · 7th
12.9 mn1.2%7th China 73% Italy 13%

The markets that buy the most 8447 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Pakistan 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China88%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan3.3%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy3.1%
  4. 🇹🇼 Taiwan1.7%
  5. 🇨🇭 Switzerland1.3%
  6. 🇹🇷 Turkey1.2%
136 mn–not sold China 88% Japan 3.3%
United States 2025
  1. 🇯🇵 Japan41%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany19%
  3. 🇹🇼 Taiwan9.5%
  4. 🇨🇳 China6.4%
  5. 🇻🇳 Vietnam5.7%
  6. 🇦🇺 Australia4.9%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 12th
135 mn0.3%12th Japan 41% Germany 19%
Vietnam 2023
  1. 🇨🇳 China57%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan23%
  3. 🇹🇼 Taiwan6.6%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany6.1%
  5. 🇰🇷 South Korea3.0%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy2.9%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.1% · 8th
129 mn0.1%8th China 57% Japan 23%
Turkey 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China42%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany27%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan17%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy6.5%
  5. 🇹🇼 Taiwan3.5%
  6. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.9%
116 mn–not sold China 42% Germany 27%
Cambodia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China85%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan15%
  3. 🇭🇰 Hong Kong0.2%
  4. 🇲🇾 Malaysia0.1%
  5. 🇵🇹 Portugal<0.1%
  6. 🇹🇼 Taiwan<0.1%
104 mn–not sold China 85% Japan 15%
China 2025
  1. 🇯🇵 Japan53%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany26%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy8.3%
  4. 🇹🇼 Taiwan4.1%
  5. 🇨🇭 Switzerland2.8%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States1.7%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 14th
96.1 mn<0.1%14th Japan 53% Germany 26%
Egypt 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China76%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy13%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany4.5%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan2.3%
  5. 🇹🇷 Turkey1.9%
  6. 🇹🇼 Taiwan1.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.9% · 7th
74.1 mn0.9%7th China 76% Italy 13%
Indonesia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China76%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan6.5%
  3. 🇨🇭 Switzerland5.9%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany4.5%
  5. 🇹🇼 Taiwan3.2%
  6. 🇰🇷 South Korea1.9%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 15th
73.6 mn<0.1%15th China 76% Japan 6.5%
Brazil 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China42%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany18%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy17%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan13%
  5. 🇹🇼 Taiwan4.4%
  6. 🇻🇳 Vietnam3.8%
70.9 mn–not sold China 42% Germany 18%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇯🇵 Japan44%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany30%
  3. 🇨🇳 China10%
  4. 🇦🇹 Austria5.3%
  5. 🇧🇪 Belgium2.9%
  6. 🇳🇱 Netherlands1.9%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 26th
56.0 mn<0.1%26th Japan 44% Germany 30%

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.