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Heading 9001 · Section XVIII

9001

Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables not of heading no. 8544; sheets, plates of polarising material; lenses, prisms, mirrors, of any material; unmounted; not non optical glass

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India's exports of 9001 2025

US$ 626 mn

exported in , up 31.5% on , to 146 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 United States US$ 217 mn34.6% share +147.8%
  2. 2 United Kingdom US$ 79.8 mn12.7% share +1.1%
  3. 3 France US$ 79.7 mn12.7% share +7.8%
  4. 4 Germany US$ 35.7 mn5.7% share −4.3%
  5. 5 China US$ 30.1 mn4.8% share +443.2%
Other 141 countriesUS$ 185 mn · 29.5%
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 177 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 9001, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
France 2025
  1. 🇹🇭 Thailand17%
  2. 🇨🇳 China11%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany10%
  4. 🇮🇪 Ireland8.9%
  5. 🇮🇳 India7.8%
  6. 🇵🇭 Philippines6.6%
1.14 bn7.8%5th Thailand 17% China 11%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States18%
  2. 🇨🇳 China12%
  3. 🇹🇭 Thailand11%
  4. 🇮🇪 Ireland9.5%
  5. 🇭🇺 Hungary8.9%
  6. 🇮🇳 India7.6%
845 mn7.6%6th United States 18% China 12%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States15%
  2. 🇨🇳 China14%
  3. 🇹🇭 Thailand11%
  4. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic7.9%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom6.8%
  6. 🇨🇭 Switzerland6.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.7% · 15th
1.93 bn1.7%15th United States 15% China 14%
Poland 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China25%
  2. 🇹🇭 Thailand18%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany9.5%
  4. 🇮🇪 Ireland9.1%
  5. 🇵🇭 Philippines6.7%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States5.0%
  7. 🇮🇳 India4.1% · 8th
566 mn4.1%8th China 25% Thailand 18%
China 2025
  1. 🇯🇵 Japan26%
  2. 🇰🇷 South Korea20%
  3. 🇹🇼 Taiwan18%
  4. 🇺🇸 United States7.2%
  5. 🇹🇭 Thailand7.1%
  6. 🇨🇳 China6.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 19th
6.50 bn0.3%19th Japan 26% South Korea 20%
Morocco 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China57%
  2. 🇮🇳 India22%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan6.7%
  4. 🇹🇭 Thailand3.2%
  5. 🇩🇰 Denmark2.0%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States1.3%
91.8 mn22%2nd China 57% Japan 6.7%
United States 2025
  1. 🇲🇽 Mexico17%
  2. 🇮🇪 Ireland12%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany11%
  4. 🇨🇳 China7.6%
  5. 🇹🇭 Thailand7.4%
  6. 🇯🇵 Japan7.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.5% · 25th
3.06 bn0.5%25th Mexico 17% Ireland 12%
Saudi Arabia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China19%
  2. 🇰🇷 South Korea16%
  3. 🇮🇳 India15%
  4. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates13%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States12%
  6. 🇮🇪 Ireland8.6%
96.4 mn15%3rd China 19% South Korea 16%
United Arab Emirates 2023
  1. 🇮🇪 Ireland25%
  2. 🇺🇸 United States15%
  3. 🇮🇳 India13%
  4. 🇨🇳 China13%
  5. 🇹🇭 Thailand5.9%
  6. 🇵🇭 Philippines4.6%
108 mn13%3rd Ireland 25% United States 15%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany25%
  2. 🇧🇪 Belgium17%
  3. 🇨🇳 China13%
  4. 🇫🇷 France10%
  5. 🇮🇪 Ireland7.0%
  6. 🇳🇱 Netherlands5.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.2% · 12th
825 mn1.2%12th Germany 25% Belgium 17%

The markets that buy the most 9001 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
China 2025
  1. 🇯🇵 Japan26%
  2. 🇰🇷 South Korea20%
  3. 🇹🇼 Taiwan18%
  4. 🇺🇸 United States7.2%
  5. 🇹🇭 Thailand7.1%
  6. 🇨🇳 China6.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 19th
6.50 bn0.3%19th Japan 26% South Korea 20%
United States 2025
  1. 🇲🇽 Mexico17%
  2. 🇮🇪 Ireland12%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany11%
  4. 🇨🇳 China7.6%
  5. 🇹🇭 Thailand7.4%
  6. 🇯🇵 Japan7.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.5% · 25th
3.06 bn0.5%25th Mexico 17% Ireland 12%
Japan 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China19%
  2. 🇮🇪 Ireland18%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States17%
  4. 🇹🇼 Taiwan14%
  5. 🇹🇭 Thailand6.8%
  6. 🇰🇷 South Korea6.6%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 21st
2.50 bn<0.1%21st China 19% Ireland 18%
Hong Kong 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China38%
  2. 🇹🇼 Taiwan24%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan8.7%
  4. 🇹🇭 Thailand8.3%
  5. 🇰🇷 South Korea6.3%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States4.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 18th
1.95 bn0.3%18th China 38% Taiwan 24%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States15%
  2. 🇨🇳 China14%
  3. 🇹🇭 Thailand11%
  4. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic7.9%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom6.8%
  6. 🇨🇭 Switzerland6.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.7% · 15th
1.93 bn1.7%15th United States 15% China 14%
South Korea 2025
  1. 🇯🇵 Japan32%
  2. 🇨🇳 China20%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States17%
  4. 🇹🇼 Taiwan9.0%
  5. 🇮🇪 Ireland5.7%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany3.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 27th
1.18 bn<0.1%27th Japan 32% China 20%
Netherlands 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany17%
  2. 🇹🇭 Thailand16%
  3. 🇮🇪 Ireland16%
  4. 🇭🇺 Hungary11%
  5. 🇧🇪 Belgium8.5%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States5.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.2% · 25th
934 mn0.2%25th Germany 17% Thailand 16%
Thailand 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China35%
  2. 🇻🇳 Vietnam16%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan15%
  4. 🇵🇭 Philippines9.8%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States5.0%
  6. 🇲🇽 Mexico4.0%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 19th
831 mn0.3%19th China 35% Vietnam 16%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany25%
  2. 🇧🇪 Belgium17%
  3. 🇨🇳 China13%
  4. 🇫🇷 France10%
  5. 🇮🇪 Ireland7.0%
  6. 🇳🇱 Netherlands5.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.2% · 12th
825 mn1.2%12th Germany 25% Belgium 17%
Vietnam 2023
  1. 🇯🇵 Japan43%
  2. 🇰🇷 South Korea29%
  3. 🇨🇳 China22%
  4. 🇮🇩 Indonesia2.3%
  5. 🇹🇼 Taiwan2.1%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States0.5%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 24th
811 mn<0.1%24th Japan 43% South Korea 29%

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.