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Subheading 8516.40 · Section XVI

8516.40

Smoothing irons; electric

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85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles
8516 Electric water, space, soil heaters; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus; hand dryers, irons; electro-thermic appliances for domestic purposes; electro heating resistors, not of heading no. 8545
8516.40 Electric

India's exports of 8516.40 2025

US$ 1.9 mn

exported in , down 0.5% on , to 57 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 Sri Lanka US$ 528 thousand27.3% share +2.1%
  2. 2 Nepal US$ 380 thousand19.7% share +1.1%
  3. 3 United Arab Emirates US$ 277 thousand14.3% share +104.6%
  4. 4 Bangladesh US$ 138 thousand7.2% share −31.3%
  5. 5 Nigeria US$ 91 thousand4.7% share −0.8%
Other 52 countriesUS$ 520 thousand · 26.9%
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 80 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.

Other subheadings under 8516

India against its competitors heading 8516

India's share of each market's imports of 8516, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
United States 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China43%
  2. 🇲🇽 Mexico20%
  3. 🇹🇭 Thailand5.3%
  4. 🇻🇳 Vietnam4.7%
  5. 🇲🇾 Malaysia3.9%
  6. 🇵🇭 Philippines3.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 24th
11.6 bn0.3%24th China 43% Mexico 20%
France 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China45%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany8.5%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy8.1%
  4. 🇷🇴 Romania5.2%
  5. 🇹🇷 Turkey4.3%
  6. 🇵🇱 Poland3.0%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 27th
3.51 bn0.3%27th China 45% Germany 8.5%
Netherlands 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China33%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany20%
  3. 🇵🇭 Philippines11%
  4. 🇷🇴 Romania5.1%
  5. 🇧🇪 Belgium4.2%
  6. 🇫🇷 France3.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 21st
2.56 bn0.3%21st China 33% Germany 20%
Canada 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China38%
  2. 🇺🇸 United States23%
  3. 🇲🇽 Mexico12%
  4. 🇹🇭 Thailand3.8%
  5. 🇰🇷 South Korea3.7%
  6. 🇵🇭 Philippines2.5%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 21st
2.07 bn0.3%21st China 38% United States 23%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China54%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany7.5%
  3. 🇹🇷 Turkey7.0%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy4.5%
  5. 🇪🇸 Spain4.4%
  6. 🇵🇱 Poland3.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.2% · 29th
2.84 bn0.2%29th China 54% Germany 7.5%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China38%
  2. 🇫🇷 France11%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy5.4%
  4. 🇵🇹 Portugal5.2%
  5. 🇷🇴 Romania4.7%
  6. 🇵🇱 Poland4.5%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 37th
6.60 bn<0.1%37th China 38% France 11%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China31%
  2. 🇷🇴 Romania16%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany15%
  4. 🇫🇷 France5.5%
  5. 🇪🇸 Spain5.4%
  6. 🇵🇱 Poland4.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.1% · 28th
2.28 bn0.1%28th China 31% Romania 16%
United Arab Emirates 2023
  1. 🇨🇳 China58%
  2. 🇲🇾 Malaysia15%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy5.6%
  4. 🇵🇭 Philippines3.1%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany2.4%
  6. 🇮🇩 Indonesia2.0%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 19th
946 mn0.3%19th China 58% Malaysia 15%
Bhutan 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India32%
  2. 🇹🇭 Thailand30%
  3. 🇨🇳 China28%
  4. 🇰🇷 South Korea3.5%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany1.9%
  6. 🇲🇾 Malaysia1.7%
8.9 mn32%1st Thailand 30% China 28%
Mexico 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China53%
  2. 🇺🇸 United States26%
  3. 🇻🇳 Vietnam2.5%
  4. 🇲🇾 Malaysia1.7%
  5. 🇵🇭 Philippines1.6%
  6. 🇫🇷 France1.6%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.2% · 22nd
1.23 bn0.2%22nd China 53% United States 26%

The markets that buy the most 8516 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
United States 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China43%
  2. 🇲🇽 Mexico20%
  3. 🇹🇭 Thailand5.3%
  4. 🇻🇳 Vietnam4.7%
  5. 🇲🇾 Malaysia3.9%
  6. 🇵🇭 Philippines3.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 24th
11.6 bn0.3%24th China 43% Mexico 20%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China38%
  2. 🇫🇷 France11%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy5.4%
  4. 🇵🇹 Portugal5.2%
  5. 🇷🇴 Romania4.7%
  6. 🇵🇱 Poland4.5%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 37th
6.60 bn<0.1%37th China 38% France 11%
France 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China45%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany8.5%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy8.1%
  4. 🇷🇴 Romania5.2%
  5. 🇹🇷 Turkey4.3%
  6. 🇵🇱 Poland3.0%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 27th
3.51 bn0.3%27th China 45% Germany 8.5%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China54%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany7.5%
  3. 🇹🇷 Turkey7.0%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy4.5%
  5. 🇪🇸 Spain4.4%
  6. 🇵🇱 Poland3.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.2% · 29th
2.84 bn0.2%29th China 54% Germany 7.5%
Netherlands 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China33%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany20%
  3. 🇵🇭 Philippines11%
  4. 🇷🇴 Romania5.1%
  5. 🇧🇪 Belgium4.2%
  6. 🇫🇷 France3.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 21st
2.56 bn0.3%21st China 33% Germany 20%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China31%
  2. 🇷🇴 Romania16%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany15%
  4. 🇫🇷 France5.5%
  5. 🇪🇸 Spain5.4%
  6. 🇵🇱 Poland4.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.1% · 28th
2.28 bn0.1%28th China 31% Romania 16%
Poland 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China44%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany11%
  3. 🇷🇴 Romania9.5%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy8.9%
  5. 🇵🇭 Philippines3.7%
  6. 🇸🇮 Slovenia3.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 48th
2.24 bn<0.1%48th China 44% Germany 11%
Japan 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China76%
  2. 🇹🇭 Thailand8.9%
  3. 🇻🇳 Vietnam4.5%
  4. 🇲🇾 Malaysia2.5%
  5. 🇰🇷 South Korea2.4%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States0.9%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 22nd
2.15 bn<0.1%22nd China 76% Thailand 8.9%
Canada 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China38%
  2. 🇺🇸 United States23%
  3. 🇲🇽 Mexico12%
  4. 🇹🇭 Thailand3.8%
  5. 🇰🇷 South Korea3.7%
  6. 🇵🇭 Philippines2.5%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 21st
2.07 bn0.3%21st China 38% United States 23%
Spain 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China51%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany9.3%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy6.5%
  4. 🇫🇷 France6.0%
  5. 🇹🇷 Turkey4.9%
  6. 🇷🇴 Romania3.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 44th
1.75 bn<0.1%44th China 51% Germany 9.3%

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.