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Subheading 8449.00 · Section XVI

8449.00

Machinery; for manufacture or finishing felt or non-wovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats, blocks for making hats

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84 Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof
8449 Machinery; for manufacture or finishing felt or non-wovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats, blocks for making hats
8449.00 For manufacture or finishing felt or non-wovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats, blocks for making hats

India's exports of 8449.00 2025

US$ 738 thousand

exported in , down 13.5% on , to 32 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 Netherlands US$ 153 thousand20.8% share new
  2. 2 Nepal US$ 114 thousand15.5% share +30.8%
  3. 3 United Kingdom US$ 70 thousand9.5% share new
  4. 4 Germany US$ 62 thousand8.5% share −75.0%
  5. 5 China US$ 48 thousand6.5% share −40.3%
Other 27 countriesUS$ 290 thousand · 39.2%
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 55 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 8449

India's share of each market's imports of 8449, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany30%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy22%
  3. 🇨🇳 China12%
  4. 🇵🇹 Portugal11%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States5.7%
  6. 🇦🇹 Austria5.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India3.2% · 8th
5.8 mn3.2%8th Germany 30% Italy 22%
New Zealand 2025
  1. 🇫🇷 France68%
  2. 🇧🇪 Belgium14%
  3. 🇨🇳 China5.3%
  4. 🇵🇹 Portugal5.1%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2.9%
  6. 🇮🇳 India2.0%
2.4 mn2.0%6th France 68% Belgium 14%
Sri Lanka 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China99%
  2. 🇮🇳 India0.9%
  3. 🇵🇹 Portugal<0.1%
  4. 🇺🇸 United States<0.1%
4.9 mn0.9%2nd China 99% Portugal <0.1%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany79%
  2. 🇩🇰 Denmark5.5%
  3. 🇨🇳 China4.3%
  4. 🇪🇸 Spain3.1%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2.5%
  6. 🇫🇷 France1.9%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 11th
14.2 mn0.3%11th Germany 79% Denmark 5.5%
Argentina 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China66%
  2. 🇪🇸 Spain21%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy6.3%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany2.4%
  5. 🇧🇷 Brazil1.3%
  6. 🇫🇷 France0.9%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 9th
9.7 mn0.3%9th China 66% Spain 21%
Slovakia 2025
  1. 🇵🇹 Portugal47%
  2. 🇨🇳 China17%
  3. 🇮🇳 India16%
  4. 🇺🇸 United States9.2%
  5. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic3.0%
  6. 🇹🇷 Turkey1.1%
0.1 mn16%3rd Portugal 47% China 17%
United States 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany34%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy29%
  3. 🇦🇹 Austria11%
  4. 🇵🇹 Portugal11%
  5. 🇫🇷 France4.4%
  6. 🇨🇳 China3.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 30th
84.2 mn<0.1%30th Germany 34% Italy 29%
Indonesia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China91%
  2. 🇵🇹 Portugal2.7%
  3. 🇰🇷 South Korea2.5%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan1.3%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany1.1%
  6. 🇹🇼 Taiwan0.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.2% · 8th
11.3 mn0.2%8th China 91% Portugal 2.7%
Australia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China51%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy35%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany7.9%
  4. 🇵🇹 Portugal3.4%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States1.7%
  6. 🇸🇬 Singapore0.7%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 7th
4.7 mn0.3%7th China 51% Italy 35%
Kenya 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China98%
  2. 🇮🇳 India1.5%
  3. 🇭🇺 Hungary<0.1%
0.8 mn1.5%2nd China 98% Hungary <0.1%

The markets that buy the most 8449 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
United States 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany34%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy29%
  3. 🇦🇹 Austria11%
  4. 🇵🇹 Portugal11%
  5. 🇫🇷 France4.4%
  6. 🇨🇳 China3.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 30th
84.2 mn<0.1%30th Germany 34% Italy 29%
Turkey 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China74%
  2. 🇫🇷 France18%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy4.0%
  4. 🇵🇹 Portugal2.7%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany1.6%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States0.2%
73.8 mn–not sold China 74% France 18%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇵🇹 Portugal68%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy9.9%
  3. 🇨🇳 China7.1%
  4. 🇺🇸 United States5.1%
  5. 🇭🇺 Hungary3.1%
  6. 🇸🇮 Slovenia1.7%
39.6 mn–not sold Portugal 68% Italy 9.9%
Saudi Arabia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China38%
  2. 🇫🇷 France19%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany19%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan16%
  5. 🇦🇹 Austria6.9%
  6. 🇵🇹 Portugal0.4%
33.7 mn–not sold China 38% France 19%
China 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany37%
  2. 🇹🇼 Taiwan29%
  3. 🇵🇹 Portugal22%
  4. 🇫🇷 France3.5%
  5. 🇯🇵 Japan3.3%
  6. 🇰🇷 South Korea2.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 13th
32.7 mn<0.1%13th Germany 37% Taiwan 29%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany79%
  2. 🇩🇰 Denmark5.5%
  3. 🇨🇳 China4.3%
  4. 🇪🇸 Spain3.1%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2.5%
  6. 🇫🇷 France1.9%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 11th
14.2 mn0.3%11th Germany 79% Denmark 5.5%
Vietnam 2023
  1. 🇨🇳 China83%
  2. 🇰🇷 South Korea17%
  3. 🇹🇼 Taiwan<0.1%
12.6 mn–not sold China 83% South Korea 17%
Brazil 2025
  1. 🇦🇹 Austria51%
  2. 🇨🇳 China21%
  3. 🇵🇹 Portugal16%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany7.1%
  5. 🇹🇷 Turkey1.7%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy1.0%
11.4 mn–not sold Austria 51% China 21%
Indonesia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China91%
  2. 🇵🇹 Portugal2.7%
  3. 🇰🇷 South Korea2.5%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan1.3%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany1.1%
  6. 🇹🇼 Taiwan0.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.2% · 8th
11.3 mn0.2%8th China 91% Portugal 2.7%
Egypt 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China81%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany7.1%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy7.1%
  4. 🇹🇼 Taiwan2.6%
  5. 🇹🇷 Turkey2.0%
  6. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia0.3%
10.8 mn–not sold China 81% Germany 7.1%

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.