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in , up 10.0% on . India's 6th largest market, 2.5% of India's exports, 3,499 products.
CBAM definitive period began 1 January 2026. The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism moved from reporting-only to its definitive phase on 1 January 2026 for cement, iron and steel, aluminium, fertilisers, electricity and hydrogen. EU importers bringing in more than 50 tonnes a year… More
EU GSP preferences suspended for most Indian industrial goods (2026–2028). Under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1909 of 24 September 2025, the EU suspended GSP tariff preferences for India on 13 product sections from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028, including mineral products, chemicals, plastics… More
| Product (HS 6-digit) | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 8517.13 Telephone sets; smartphones for cellular or other wireless networks | US$ 517 mn | +3.1% |
| 8503.00 Electric motors and generators; parts suitable for use solely or principally wi… | US$ 400 mn | +73.3% |
| 3004.90 Medicaments; consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004… | US$ 336 mn | +11.1% |
| 8708.99 Vehicle parts and accessories; n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | US$ 259 mn | +23.2% |
| 0901.11 Coffee; not roasted or decaffeinated | US$ 167 mn | −6.5% |
| 6109.10 T-shirts, singlets and other vests; of cotton, knitted or crocheted | US$ 138 mn | +5.8% |
| 4011.70 Rubber; new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on agricultural or forestry vehicle… | US$ 135 mn | +16.0% |
| 2304.00 Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pell… | US$ 130 mn | +7.3% |
| 6403.91 Footwear; n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, covering the ankle, outer soles of rubber… | US$ 123 mn | +18.4% |
| 1106.10 Flour, meal and powder; of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading no. 0713 | US$ 103 mn | +136.5% |
| 7325.99 Iron or steel; cast articles, excluding grinding balls and similar articles for… | US$ 99.2 mn | +0.3% |
| 2924.29 Cyclic amides (including cyclic carbamates) and their derivatives; other than t… | US$ 93.3 mn | +15.6% |
| 6305.32 Sacks and bags; of a kind used for the packing of goods, of man-made textile ma… | US$ 88.5 mn | +41.3% |
| 8411.12 Turbo-jets; of a thrust exceeding 25kN | US$ 83.5 mn | −54.4% |
| 0306.17 Crustaceans; frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in she… | US$ 80.2 mn | +53.5% |
| Product (HS 4-digit) | Imports | India's share |
|---|---|---|
8517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other tel…
| 27.6 bn | 3.2%7th |
3004 Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 o…
| 42.7 bn | 1.6%15th |
2710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, n…
| 24.8 bn | 2.0%7th |
8708 Motor vehicles; parts and accessories, of heading n…
| 49.7 bn | 0.9%19th |
6403 Footwear; with outer soles of rubber, plastics, lea…
| 6.05 bn | 6.8%6th |
8501 Electric motors and generators (excluding generatin…
| 8.50 bn | 4.3%10th |
6204 Suits, ensembles, jackets, dresses, skirts, divided…
| 6.03 bn | 6.0%5th |
8483 Transmission shafts (including cam and crank) and c…
| 6.79 bn | 5.3%6th |
3002 Human blood; animal blood for therapeutic, prophyla…
| 36.7 bn | 0.9%15th |
6109 T-shirts, singlets and other vests; knitted or croc…
| 5.02 bn | 6.4%4th |
2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s)…
| 12.6 bn | 2.2%8th |
4202 Trunks; suit, camera, jewellery, cutlery cases; tra…
| 4.48 bn | 5.9%5th |
What Germany buys most where India has under 5% of the market: openings, or where others are stronger.
| Product (HS 4-digit) | Imports | India's share |
|---|---|---|
8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles; principally de…
| 78.2 bn | <0.1%40th |
8708 Motor vehicles; parts and accessories, of heading n…
| 49.7 bn | 0.9%19th |
3004 Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 o…
| 42.7 bn | 1.6%15th |
2709 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous mi…
| 40.6 bn | –not sold |
3002 Human blood; animal blood for therapeutic, prophyla…
| 36.7 bn | 0.9%15th |
2711 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons
| 33.6 bn | –not sold |
8471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereo…
| 33.3 bn | <0.1%33rd |
8507 Electric accumulators, including separators therefo…
| 31.6 bn | <0.1%35th |
8517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other tel…
| 27.6 bn | 3.2%7th |
2710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, n…
| 24.8 bn | 2.0%7th |
US$ million. As reported by Germany's customs to UN Comtrade for 2025 (imports, usually valued with freight and insurance), so the figures differ from India's own export figures above. Open a product for its six biggest suppliers. Exportsmitra's figures, not ECGC's.
| Product | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 8503.00 Electric motors and generators; parts suitable for use solely or principally wi… +US$ 169 mn | US$ 400 mn | +73.3% |
| 1106.10 Flour, meal and powder; of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading no. 0713 +US$ 59.3 mn | US$ 103 mn | +136.5% |
| 8708.99 Vehicle parts and accessories; n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 +US$ 48.8 mn | US$ 259 mn | +23.2% |
| 3004.90 Medicaments; consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004… +US$ 33.6 mn | US$ 336 mn | +11.1% |
| 8511.80 Ignition or starting equipment; n.e.c. in heading no. 8511, of a kind used for… +US$ 29.4 mn | US$ 40.9 mn | +256.0% |
| 8412.90 Engines; parts, for engines and motors of heading no. 8412 +US$ 29.2 mn | US$ 50.0 mn | +141.0% |
| 0306.17 Crustaceans; frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in she… +US$ 27.9 mn | US$ 80.2 mn | +53.5% |
| 7113.19 Jewellery; of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad w… +US$ 27.5 mn | US$ 71.2 mn | +63.0% |
Products India had not sold to Germany in the earlier years shown.
Source: UN Comtrade database (United Nations Statistics Division), as reported by India. Values in US$, calendar years. ECGC rating: ECGC Limited's short-term country classification, shown for convenience; Exportsmitra's figures and notes are not from ECGC.