Subheading 8460.24 · Section XVI

8460.24

Machine-tools; grinding machines (excluding flat-surface, cylindrical and centreless), numerically controlled

84 Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof

8460 Machine-tools; for deburring, sharpening, grinding, honing, lapping, polishing or otherwise finishing metal, sintered metal carbides or cermets by means of grinding stones, abrasives or polishing products

8460.24 Grinding machines (excluding flat-surface, cylindrical and centreless), numerically controlled

India's exports of 8460.24 2025

US$ 2.2 mn

exported in 2025, up 247.0% on 2024, to 5 countries.

Five-year trend

2021: US$ 13 thousand

2022: US$ 25 thousand

2023: US$ 895 thousand

2024: US$ 625 thousand

2025: US$ 2.2 mnUS$ 2.2 mn

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

1 Russia US$ 1.9 mn89.4% share +804.0%
2 Senegal US$ 212 thousand9.7% share new
3 Italy US$ 18 thousand0.8% share new
4 Kenya US$ 5280.0% share new
5 Nepal US$ 630.0% share +43.2%

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 18 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.

Region ECGC rating Trade agreement in force Growing

Market	Value 2025	Share	Change	Yearly growth	ECGC rating	Trade 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 8460

India's share of each market's imports of 8460, and who else sells there.

Market	Its imports	India's share	Leading suppliers
China 2025 🇩🇪 Germany24% 🇯🇵 Japan21% 🇹🇼 Taiwan16% 🇨🇭 Switzerland12% 🇨🇿 Czech Republic6.9% 🇹🇭 Thailand4.3% 🇮🇳 India0.6% · 13th	706 mn	0.6%13th	Germany 24% Japan 21%
United States 2025 🇩🇪 Germany24% 🇨🇭 Switzerland20% 🇯🇵 Japan12% 🇹🇼 Taiwan5.4% 🇨🇿 Czech Republic5.3% 🇮🇹 Italy5.2% 🇮🇳 India0.6% · 16th	442 mn	0.6%16th	Germany 24% Switzerland 20%
United Arab Emirates 2023 🇨🇳 China19% 🇺🇸 United States17% 🇮🇳 India15% 🇮🇹 Italy12% 🇬🇧 United Kingdom6.9% 🇩🇪 Germany6.6%	12.3 mn	15%3rd	China 19% United States 17%
United Kingdom 2025 🇩🇪 Germany22% 🇨🇭 Switzerland19% 🇨🇳 China8.8% 🇺🇸 United States8.6% 🇨🇿 Czech Republic5.6% 🇮🇹 Italy5.1% 🇮🇳 India2.0% · 13th	63.2 mn	2.0%13th	Germany 22% Switzerland 19%
Turkey 2025 🇩🇪 Germany22% 🇨🇳 China17% 🇨🇭 Switzerland13% 🇮🇹 Italy12% 🇹🇼 Taiwan6.6% 🇹🇭 Thailand4.2% 🇮🇳 India1.2% · 14th	80.7 mn	1.2%14th	Germany 22% China 17%
Saudi Arabia 2025 🇨🇳 China30% 🇩🇪 Germany16% 🇨🇭 Switzerland10% 🇮🇹 Italy7.8% 🇹🇼 Taiwan6.1% 🇬🇧 United Kingdom5.7% 🇮🇳 India4.6% · 7th	16.8 mn	4.6%7th	China 30% Germany 16%
Ghana 2025 🇮🇳 India34% 🇨🇳 China29% 🇬🇧 United Kingdom18% 🇺🇸 United States3.7% 🇿🇦 South Africa3.3% 🇩🇪 Germany3.0%	1.9 mn	34%1st	China 29% United Kingdom 18%
Canada 2025 🇺🇸 United States29% 🇩🇪 Germany11% 🇨🇳 China10.0% 🇯🇵 Japan8.7% 🇲🇾 Malaysia8.2% 🇨🇭 Switzerland7.1% 🇮🇳 India0.8% · 14th	66.6 mn	0.8%14th	United States 29% Germany 11%
Thailand 2025 🇨🇳 China49% 🇯🇵 Japan18% 🇹🇼 Taiwan9.8% 🇨🇭 Switzerland6.3% 🇩🇪 Germany3.8% 🇹🇭 Thailand1.8% 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 15th	128 mn	0.3%15th	China 49% Japan 18%
Sweden 2025 🇩🇪 Germany37% 🇮🇹 Italy25% 🇨🇳 China5.7% 🇨🇭 Switzerland5.2% 🇩🇰 Denmark4.5% 🇨🇿 Czech Republic3.4% 🇮🇳 India2.4% · 10th	12.4 mn	2.4%10th	Germany 37% Italy 25%

The markets that buy the most 8460 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

Market	Its imports	India's share	Leading suppliers
China 2025 🇩🇪 Germany24% 🇯🇵 Japan21% 🇹🇼 Taiwan16% 🇨🇭 Switzerland12% 🇨🇿 Czech Republic6.9% 🇹🇭 Thailand4.3% 🇮🇳 India0.6% · 13th	706 mn	0.6%13th	Germany 24% Japan 21%
United States 2025 🇩🇪 Germany24% 🇨🇭 Switzerland20% 🇯🇵 Japan12% 🇹🇼 Taiwan5.4% 🇨🇿 Czech Republic5.3% 🇮🇹 Italy5.2% 🇮🇳 India0.6% · 16th	442 mn	0.6%16th	Germany 24% Switzerland 20%
Germany 2025 🇨🇭 Switzerland41% 🇨🇿 Czech Republic18% 🇨🇳 China9.6% 🇮🇹 Italy5.5% 🇯🇵 Japan4.2% 🇹🇭 Thailand3.7% 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 36th	337 mn	<0.1%36th	Switzerland 41% Czech Republic 18%
Mexico 2025 🇮🇹 Italy28% 🇺🇸 United States23% 🇨🇳 China15% 🇯🇵 Japan15% 🇩🇪 Germany6.8% 🇪🇸 Spain5.0% 🇮🇳 India0.1% · 13th	129 mn	0.1%13th	Italy 28% United States 23%
Thailand 2025 🇨🇳 China49% 🇯🇵 Japan18% 🇹🇼 Taiwan9.8% 🇨🇭 Switzerland6.3% 🇩🇪 Germany3.8% 🇹🇭 Thailand1.8% 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 15th	128 mn	0.3%15th	China 49% Japan 18%
South Korea 2025 🇯🇵 Japan39% 🇩🇪 Germany16% 🇨🇳 China13% 🇹🇼 Taiwan7.1% 🇹🇭 Thailand4.2% 🇨🇭 Switzerland4.1% 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 25th	111 mn	<0.1%25th	Japan 39% Germany 16%
Vietnam 2023 🇨🇳 China31% 🇯🇵 Japan24% 🇰🇷 South Korea21% 🇨🇭 Switzerland5.1% 🇹🇼 Taiwan4.5% 🇩🇪 Germany3.7% 🇮🇳 India0.1% · 16th	95.1 mn	0.1%16th	China 31% Japan 24%
Japan 2025 🇩🇪 Germany19% 🇨🇭 Switzerland16% 🇨🇳 China15% 🇹🇭 Thailand12% 🇹🇼 Taiwan8.5% 🇸🇬 Singapore8.0% 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 23rd	87.7 mn	<0.1%23rd	Germany 19% Switzerland 16%
Turkey 2025 🇩🇪 Germany22% 🇨🇳 China17% 🇨🇭 Switzerland13% 🇮🇹 Italy12% 🇹🇼 Taiwan6.6% 🇹🇭 Thailand4.2% 🇮🇳 India1.2% · 14th	80.7 mn	1.2%14th	Germany 22% China 17%
Italy 2025 🇨🇭 Switzerland38% 🇩🇪 Germany32% 🇨🇳 China5.8% 🇹🇼 Taiwan4.0% 🇺🇸 United States3.9% 🇯🇵 Japan2.8% 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 22nd	77.1 mn	<0.1%22nd	Switzerland 38% Germany 32%

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.