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in , down 21.3% on . India's 3rd largest market, 4.3% of India's exports, 2,917 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2710.19 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not… | US$ 10.0 bn | −32.6% |
| 8517.13 Telephone sets; smartphones for cellular or other wireless networks | US$ 810 mn | −65.0% |
| 3004.90 Medicaments; consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004… | US$ 367 mn | +9.4% |
| 8517.62 Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations); machines f… | US$ 246 mn | +81.4% |
| 0806.10 Fruit, edible; grapes, fresh | US$ 168 mn | −5.6% |
| 8504.40 Electrical static converters | US$ 144 mn | +2.7% |
| 7601.10 Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed) | US$ 129 mn | −12.7% |
| 1515.30 Vegetable oils; castor oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not c… | US$ 125 mn | +5.8% |
| 1006.30 Cereals; rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | US$ 121 mn | +38.4% |
| 6109.10 T-shirts, singlets and other vests; of cotton, knitted or crocheted | US$ 107 mn | +13.4% |
| 2933.39 Heterocyclic compounds; containing an unfused pyridine ring (whether or not hyd… | US$ 98.8 mn | +37.0% |
| 6305.32 Sacks and bags; of a kind used for the packing of goods, of man-made textile ma… | US$ 94.9 mn | +55.9% |
| 2710.12 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not… | US$ 91.7 mn | +88.7% |
| 8538.90 Electrical apparatus; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the app… | US$ 87.6 mn | +220.9% |
| 0306.17 Crustaceans; frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in she… | US$ 81.0 mn | +21.1% |
| Product (HS 4-digit) | Imports | India's share |
|---|---|---|
2710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, n…
| 27.1 bn | 3.9%9th |
8517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other tel…
| 27.4 bn | 2.7%12th |
3004 Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 o…
| 11.9 bn | 2.6%9th |
1006 Rice
| 398 mn | 31%1st |
0806 Grapes; fresh or dried
| 1.03 bn | 12%3rd |
8504 Electric transformers, static converters (e.g. rect…
| 4.93 bn | 2.4%6th |
9018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgica…
| 14.6 bn | 0.8%14th |
0306 Crustaceans; in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled…
| 651 mn | 17%1st |
9403 Furniture and parts thereof, n.e.c. in chapter 94
| 3.59 bn | 2.9%7th |
4011 New pneumatic tyres, of rubber
| 3.30 bn | 2.9%9th |
6109 T-shirts, singlets and other vests; knitted or croc…
| 1.90 bn | 4.8%6th |
4202 Trunks; suit, camera, jewellery, cutlery cases; tra…
| 2.07 bn | 4.1%8th |
What Netherlands buys most where India has under 5% of the market: openings, or where others are stronger.
| Product (HS 4-digit) | Imports | India's share |
|---|---|---|
2709 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous mi…
| 38.4 bn | –not sold |
8517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other tel…
| 27.4 bn | 2.7%12th |
2710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, n…
| 27.1 bn | 3.9%9th |
8471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereo…
| 22.6 bn | <0.1%38th |
8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles; principally de…
| 17.4 bn | <0.1%37th |
9018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgica…
| 14.6 bn | 0.8%14th |
2711 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons
| 14.5 bn | <0.1%29th |
3004 Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 o…
| 11.9 bn | 2.6%9th |
3002 Human blood; animal blood for therapeutic, prophyla…
| 9.80 bn | 0.6%15th |
9021 Orthopaedic appliances; including crutches, surgica…
| 8.68 bn | <0.1%36th |
US$ million. As reported by Netherlands' 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8517.62 Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations); machines f… +US$ 111 mn | US$ 246 mn | +81.4% |
| 8538.90 Electrical apparatus; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the app… +US$ 60.3 mn | US$ 87.6 mn | +220.9% |
| 2710.12 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not… +US$ 43.1 mn | US$ 91.7 mn | +88.7% |
| 2928.00 Organic derivatives of hydrazine or of hydroxylamine +US$ 38.7 mn | US$ 41.5 mn | +1,371.5% |
| 6305.32 Sacks and bags; of a kind used for the packing of goods, of man-made textile ma… +US$ 34.0 mn | US$ 94.9 mn | +55.9% |
| 1006.30 Cereals; rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed +US$ 33.7 mn | US$ 121 mn | +38.4% |
| 5305.00 Coconut, abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), ramie and other vegetable te… +US$ 32.0 mn | US$ 59.8 mn | +114.9% |
| 3004.90 Medicaments; consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004… +US$ 31.6 mn | US$ 367 mn | +9.4% |
Products India had not sold to Netherlands 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.