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India's exports to Nigeria

US$ 3.16 bn

in 2025, up 11.2% on 2024. India's 35th largest market, 0.7% of India's exports, 3,003 products.

2021: US$ 4.52 bn

2022: US$ 5.34 bn

2023: US$ 3.96 bn

2024: US$ 2.84 bn

2025: US$ 3.16 bnUS$ 3.16 bn

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What India sells to Nigeria top 15

#	Product (HS 6-digit)	2025	Change
1	3004.90 Medicaments; consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004…	US$ 329 mn	+27.7%
2	8711.20 Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with an auxiliary motor, inte…	US$ 176 mn	−2.3%
3	3002.41 Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar pr…	US$ 159 mn	+143.2%
4	5208.52 Fabrics, woven; containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, printed, plain weav…	US$ 158 mn	+51.7%
5	8703.21 Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder…	US$ 106 mn	+112.0%
6	3808.91 Insecticides; other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 t…	US$ 41.8 mn	+216.7%
7	8544.60 Insulated electric conductors; for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts	US$ 39.9 mn	+68.2%
8	8507.20 Electric accumulators; lead-acid, (other than for starting piston engines), inc…	US$ 36.6 mn	−48.9%
9	3004.20 Medicaments; containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or t…	US$ 36.5 mn	+25.2%
10	3004.60 Medicaments; containing antimalarial active principles described in Subheading…	US$ 34.9 mn	+7.9%
11	3004.10 Medicaments; containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for th…	US$ 31.2 mn	+17.2%
12	2401.20 Tobacco; partly or wholly stemmed or stripped	US$ 31.0 mn	+217.6%
13	8708.99 Vehicle parts and accessories; n.e.c. in heading no. 8708	US$ 29.5 mn	+75.2%
14	3302.90 Odoriferous substances and mixtures; used as raw materials in industries other…	US$ 27.5 mn	+19.1%
15	2712.10 Petroleum jelly	US$ 27.3 mn	+33.8%

Who else sells to Nigeria Nigeria's imports, 2025

Product (HS 4-digit)	Imports	India's share	Leading suppliers
2710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, n… 🇮🇳 India20% 🇧🇪 Belgium17% 🇳🇱 Netherlands16% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates12% 🇬🇧 United Kingdom6.5% 🇱🇻 Latvia5.7%	10.6 bn	20%1st	Belgium 17% Netherlands 16%
3004 Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 o… 🇮🇳 India55% 🇨🇳 China17% 🇳🇱 Netherlands6.6% 🇫🇷 France2.9% 🇩🇪 Germany2.7% 🇺🇸 United States2.4%	594 mn	55%1st	China 17% Netherlands 6.6%
8711 Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted w… 🇮🇳 India51% 🇨🇳 China39% 🇮🇩 Indonesia5.2% 🇯🇵 Japan3.9% 🇺🇸 United States1.2% 🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.3%	460 mn	51%1st	China 39% Indonesia 5.2%
8479 Machinery and mechanical appliances; having individ… 🇨🇳 China27% 🇮🇳 India24% 🇩🇪 Germany15% 🇹🇷 Turkey5.8% 🇮🇹 Italy4.1% 🇺🇸 United States3.7%	224 mn	24%2nd	China 27% Germany 15%
3808 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides… 🇨🇳 China83% 🇮🇳 India13% 🇧🇪 Belgium0.9% 🇩🇪 Germany0.9% 🇿🇦 South Africa0.7% 🇫🇷 France0.6%	402 mn	13%2nd	China 83% Belgium 0.9%
8504 Electric transformers, static converters (e.g. rect… 🇨🇳 China52% 🇮🇳 India22% 🇪🇬 Egypt6.3% 🇹🇷 Turkey2.9% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates2.3% 🇺🇸 United States2.1%	224 mn	22%2nd	China 52% Egypt 6.3%
8502 Electric generating sets and rotary converters 🇨🇳 China47% 🇮🇳 India19% 🇺🇸 United States14% 🇩🇪 Germany6.3% 🇬🇧 United Kingdom4.1% 🇦🇹 Austria3.2%	260 mn	19%2nd	China 47% United States 14%
8702 Vehicles; public transport passenger type 🇨🇳 China47% 🇮🇳 India19% 🇯🇵 Japan17% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates4.9% 🇺🇸 United States3.4% 🇰🇷 South Korea1.3%	191 mn	19%2nd	China 47% Japan 17%
8437 Machines for cleaning, sorting, grading seed, grain… 🇨🇳 China56% 🇮🇳 India26% 🇯🇵 Japan9.3% 🇹🇷 Turkey2.2% 🇨🇭 Switzerland1.4% 🇸🇿 Eswatini1.1%	131 mn	26%2nd	China 56% Japan 9.3%
2712 Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, micro-crystalline pe… 🇮🇳 India45% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates24% 🇩🇪 Germany11% 🇹🇷 Turkey7.4% 🇪🇬 Egypt6.9% 🇨🇳 China3.6%	74.7 mn	45%1st	United Arab Emirates 24% Germany 11%
3003 Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 o… 🇮🇳 India84% 🇩🇰 Denmark4.1% 🇨🇳 China3.9% 🇳🇱 Netherlands2.0% 🇯🇵 Japan1.9% 🇮🇪 Ireland0.9%	37.3 mn	84%1st	Denmark 4.1% China 3.9%
8477 Machinery; for working rubber or plastics or for th… 🇨🇳 China62% 🇮🇳 India14% 🇮🇹 Italy4.6% 🇹🇼 Taiwan3.7% 🇦🇹 Austria2.4% 🇩🇪 Germany2.2%	211 mn	14%2nd	China 62% Italy 4.6%

What Nigeria buys most where India has under 5% of the market: openings, or where others are stronger.

Product (HS 4-digit)	Imports	India's share	Leading suppliers
2709 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous mi… 🇺🇸 United States83% 🇧🇷 Brazil5.5% 🇦🇴 Angola3.9% 🇬🇭 Ghana3.3% 🇩🇿 Algeria2.1% 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea1.7%	3.78 bn	–not sold	United States 83% Brazil 5.5%
1001 Wheat and meslin 🇷🇺 Russia22% 🇺🇸 United States20% 🇨🇦 Canada15% 🇱🇹 Lithuania11% 🇦🇷 Argentina7.2% 🇷🇴 Romania6.5%	1.29 bn	–not sold	Russia 22% United States 20%
8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles; principally de… 🇺🇸 United States59% 🇨🇳 China11% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates9.4% 🇯🇵 Japan4.1% 🇨🇦 Canada3.2% 🇧🇪 Belgium2.2% 🇮🇳 India0.7% · 13th	938 mn	0.7%13th	United States 59% China 11%
8517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other tel… 🇨🇳 China84% 🇺🇸 United States7.2% 🇳🇱 Netherlands2.0% 🇲🇽 Mexico1.1% 🇸🇪 Sweden0.8% 🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.6% 🇮🇳 India0.5% · 7th	771 mn	0.5%7th	China 84% United States 7.2%
1701 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in… 🇧🇷 Brazil100% 🇳🇱 Netherlands0.1% 🇺🇸 United States<0.1% 🇩🇪 Germany<0.1%	734 mn	–not sold	Brazil 100% Netherlands 0.1%
0303 Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish… 🇨🇱 Chile23% 🇳🇱 Netherlands21% 🇰🇷 South Korea11% Faroe Isds9.8% 🇳🇴 Norway6.3% 🇩🇪 Germany5.1% 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 40th	654 mn	<0.1%40th	Chile 23% Netherlands 21%
3901 Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms 🇺🇸 United States32% 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia21% 🇨🇳 China12% 🇶🇦 Qatar10% 🇰🇷 South Korea7.8% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates3.6% 🇮🇳 India0.8% · 11th	533 mn	0.8%11th	United States 32% Saudi Arabia 21%
8704 Vehicles; for the transport of goods 🇨🇳 China39% 🇿🇦 South Africa15% 🇺🇸 United States12% 🇯🇵 Japan11% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates6.2% 🇧🇪 Belgium2.5% 🇮🇳 India1.7% · 8th	500 mn	1.7%8th	China 39% South Africa 15%
8701 Tractors; (other than tractors of heading no 8709) 🇨🇳 China86% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates11% 🇮🇳 India0.4% 🇵🇰 Pakistan0.4% 🇯🇵 Japan0.3% 🇺🇸 United States0.3%	499 mn	0.4%3rd	China 86% United Arab Emirates 11%
3902 Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in prima… 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia46% 🇰🇷 South Korea17% 🇨🇳 China11% 🇿🇦 South Africa9.7% 🇻🇳 Vietnam6.2% 🇹🇭 Thailand2.0% 🇮🇳 India1.9% · 7th	408 mn	1.9%7th	Saudi Arabia 46% South Korea 17%

US$ million. As reported by Nigeria'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.

Growing fastest

Product	2025	Change
3002.41 Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar pr… +US$ 93.4 mn	US$ 159 mn	+143.2%
3004.90 Medicaments; consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004… +US$ 71.3 mn	US$ 329 mn	+27.7%
8703.21 Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder… +US$ 56.2 mn	US$ 106 mn	+112.0%
5208.52 Fabrics, woven; containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, printed, plain weav… +US$ 53.8 mn	US$ 158 mn	+51.7%
3808.91 Insecticides; other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 t… +US$ 28.6 mn	US$ 41.8 mn	+216.7%
7307.23 Steel, stainless; tube or pipe fittings, butt welding fittings +US$ 22.3 mn	US$ 22.4 mn	+22,005.9%
2401.20 Tobacco; partly or wholly stemmed or stripped +US$ 21.3 mn	US$ 31.0 mn	+217.6%
8544.60 Insulated electric conductors; for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts +US$ 16.2 mn	US$ 39.9 mn	+68.2%

By chapter

30 Pharmaceutical productsUS$ 637 mn
84 Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers…US$ 454 mn
87 Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolli…US$ 362 mn
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts…US$ 233 mn
52 CottonUS$ 189 mn
39 Plastics and articles thereofUS$ 122 mn
29 Organic chemicalsUS$ 119 mn
38 Chemical products n.e.c.US$ 103 mn
73 Iron or steel articlesUS$ 73.7 mn
62 Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted…US$ 72.0 mn

New in 2025

Products India had not sold to Nigeria in the earlier years shown.

3815.11 Catalysts, supported; reaction initiators, reaction acceler…US$ 1.4 mn
0207.12 Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domes…US$ 1.2 mn
4418.40 Wood; shuttering for concrete constructional workUS$ 533 thousand
7801.91 Lead; unwrought, unrefined, containing by weight antimony a…US$ 379 thousand
8465.92 Machine-tools; for working wood, cork, bone, hard rubber, h…US$ 339 thousand
0303.55 Fish; frozen, jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), exc…US$ 289 thousand
0207.14 Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domes…US$ 204 thousand
0407.11 Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, fertilised eggs for incubatio…US$ 186 thousand

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.