Market · Africa

India's exports to Rwanda

US$ 106 mn

in 2025, up 5.0% on 2024. India's 132nd largest market, 0.0% of India's exports, 1,312 products.

2021: US$ 133 mn

2022: US$ 132 mn

2023: US$ 150 mn

2024: US$ 101 mn

2025: US$ 106 mnUS$ 106 mn

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What India sells to Rwanda top 15

#	Product (HS 6-digit)	2025	Change
1	8711.20 Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with an auxiliary motor, inte…	US$ 17.3 mn	+78.8%
2	3004.90 Medicaments; consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004…	US$ 14.3 mn	−23.4%
3	2304.00 Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pell…	US$ 6.2 mn	+116.8%
4	8544.60 Insulated electric conductors; for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts	US$ 5.0 mn	+4.9%
5	1701.14 Sugars; cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading N…	US$ 5.0 mn	+1,169.7%
6	6309.00 Clothing; worn, and other worn articles	US$ 2.5 mn	+10.2%
7	1905.31 Food preparations; sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa	US$ 2.4 mn	−15.3%
8	1704.90 Sugar confectionery; (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not co…	US$ 2.1 mn	+3.9%
9	3808.92 Fungicides; other than containing goods specified in Subheading Note 1 to this…	US$ 2.1 mn	−24.2%
10	7010.90 Glass; carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of gla…	US$ 2.0 mn	+21.5%
11	8455.90 Metal-rolling mills; parts thereof	US$ 1.8 mn	+340.7%
12	1006.30 Cereals; rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed	US$ 1.7 mn	+122.7%
13	2207.10 Undenatured ethyl alcohol; of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or hi…	US$ 1.5 mn	−58.3%
14	3002.41 Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar pr…	US$ 1.5 mn	−40.8%
15	8714.10 Motorcycles (including mopeds); parts and accessories	US$ 1.2 mn	+82.8%

Who else sells to Rwanda Rwanda's imports, 2025

Product (HS 4-digit)	Imports	India's share	Leading suppliers
2710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, n… 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates38% 🇮🇳 India22% 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia9.3% 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands5.6% 🇴🇲 Oman5.2% 🇰🇼 Kuwait3.3%	614 mn	22%2nd	United Arab Emirates 38% Saudi Arabia 9.3%
3004 Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 o… 🇮🇳 India32% 🇦🇷 Argentina9.7% 🇧🇪 Belgium9.4% 🇰🇪 Kenya8.2% 🇫🇷 France6.4% 🇮🇩 Indonesia5.3%	112 mn	32%1st	Argentina 9.7% Belgium 9.4%
1006 Rice 🇹🇿 Tanzania50% 🇵🇰 Pakistan28% 🇮🇳 India21% 🇹🇭 Thailand0.3% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates0.1% 🇺🇬 Uganda<0.1%	163 mn	21%3rd	Tanzania 50% Pakistan 28%
8711 Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted w… 🇮🇳 India44% 🇨🇳 China39% 🇰🇪 Kenya9.5% 🇺🇬 Uganda5.5% 🇯🇵 Japan1.6% 🇸🇬 Singapore0.4%	47.3 mn	44%1st	China 39% Kenya 9.5%
1701 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in… 🇧🇷 Brazil29% 🇺🇬 Uganda23% 🇹🇿 Tanzania20% 🇮🇳 India12% 🇸🇿 Eswatini4.5% 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe3.5%	146 mn	12%4th	Brazil 29% Uganda 23%
8544 Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductors… 🇨🇳 China62% 🇮🇳 India23% 🇰🇪 Kenya4.2% 🇪🇬 Egypt2.3% 🇿🇲 Zambia2.0% 🇵🇹 Portugal1.6%	60.0 mn	23%2nd	China 62% Kenya 4.2%
8455 Metal-rolling mills and rolls therefor 🇮🇳 India88% 🇨🇳 China5.6% 🇺🇬 Uganda2.5% 🇮🇩 Indonesia2.4% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates0.7% 🇲🇺 Mauritius0.6%	15.6 mn	88%1st	China 5.6% Uganda 2.5%
2309 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding 🇮🇳 India33% 🇰🇪 Kenya27% 🇧🇪 Belgium8.6% 🇿🇦 South Africa4.2% 🇳🇱 Netherlands3.7% 🇿🇲 Zambia3.0%	33.1 mn	33%1st	Kenya 27% Belgium 8.6%
4901 Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar prin… 🇮🇳 India69% 🇲🇹 Malta4.0% 🇰🇷 South Korea3.7% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates3.2% 🇬🇧 United Kingdom3.1% 🇺🇸 United States2.9%	15.8 mn	69%1st	Malta 4.0% South Korea 3.7%
3808 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides… 🇯🇵 Japan34% 🇮🇳 India27% 🇨🇳 China26% 🇺🇬 Uganda4.1% 🇰🇪 Kenya3.5% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates0.9%	39.2 mn	27%2nd	Japan 34% China 26%
1905 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares… 🇮🇳 India70% 🇰🇪 Kenya11% 🇹🇷 Turkey4.3% 🇺🇬 Uganda2.9% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates2.3% 🇧🇪 Belgium1.8%	10.8 mn	70%1st	Kenya 11% Turkey 4.3%
7010 Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampou… 🇹🇿 Tanzania45% 🇮🇳 India38% 🇪🇹 Ethiopia7.5% 🇰🇪 Kenya3.9% 🇨🇳 China2.0% 🇴🇲 Oman2.0%	17.1 mn	38%2nd	Tanzania 45% Ethiopia 7.5%

What Rwanda 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
7108 Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrough… 🇨🇲 Cameroon40% 🇹🇿 Tanzania26% 🇰🇪 Kenya24% 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso6.7% 🇿🇦 South Africa3.4% 🇫🇷 France<0.1%	301 mn	–not sold	Cameroon 40% Tanzania 26%
1511 Palm oil and its fractions; whether or not refined… 🇲🇾 Malaysia54% 🇮🇩 Indonesia33% 🇸🇬 Singapore6.9% 🇨🇩 DR Congo4.7% 🇹🇿 Tanzania0.8% 🇰🇪 Kenya0.5% 🇮🇳 India0.1% · 8th	252 mn	0.1%8th	Malaysia 54% Indonesia 33%
8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles; principally de… 🇯🇵 Japan38% 🇨🇳 China24% 🇰🇷 South Korea16% 🇿🇦 South Africa6.2% 🇩🇪 Germany3.5% 🇺🇸 United States2.1% 🇮🇳 India1.3% · 9th	188 mn	1.3%9th	Japan 38% China 24%
2523 Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), s… 🇰🇪 Kenya56% 🇨🇩 DR Congo23% 🇹🇿 Tanzania21% 🇺🇬 Uganda<0.1% 🇪🇬 Egypt<0.1% 🇨🇳 China<0.1% 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 12th	82.5 mn	<0.1%12th	Kenya 56% DR Congo 23%
8517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other tel… 🇨🇳 China75% 🇭🇰 Hong Kong5.0% 🇺🇸 United States3.8% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates3.5% 🇮🇱 Israel2.5% 🇻🇳 Vietnam1.9% 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 14th	82.4 mn	0.3%14th	China 75% Hong Kong 5.0%
1001 Wheat and meslin 🇷🇺 Russia53% 🇦🇺 Australia22% 🇺🇸 United States6.3% 🇨🇦 Canada5.1% 🇵🇱 Poland4.0% 🇱🇹 Lithuania3.6%	80.7 mn	–not sold	Russia 53% Australia 22%
0303 Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish… 🇨🇳 China92% 🇯🇵 Japan4.0% 🇰🇷 South Korea2.6% 🇹🇼 Taiwan0.6% 🇻🇳 Vietnam0.3% 🇹🇿 Tanzania0.2% 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 13th	65.7 mn	<0.1%13th	China 92% Japan 4.0%
8471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereo… 🇨🇳 China65% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates16% 🇮🇹 Italy3.8% 🇩🇪 Germany2.6% 🇧🇪 Belgium1.5% 🇺🇸 United States1.4% 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 30th	64.4 mn	<0.1%30th	China 65% United Arab Emirates 16%
8704 Vehicles; for the transport of goods 🇨🇳 China67% 🇯🇵 Japan19% 🇩🇪 Germany6.0% 🇧🇪 Belgium1.9% 🇮🇳 India1.7% 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1.3%	59.3 mn	1.7%5th	China 67% Japan 19%
3105 Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3… 🇲🇦 Morocco25% 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia19% 🇫🇮 Finland16% 🇻🇳 Vietnam15% 🇷🇺 Russia12% 🇰🇪 Kenya4.5% 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 17th	58.0 mn	<0.1%17th	Morocco 25% Saudi Arabia 19%

US$ million. As reported by Rwanda'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
8711.20 Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with an auxiliary motor, inte… +US$ 7.6 mn	US$ 17.3 mn	+78.8%
1701.14 Sugars; cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading N… +US$ 4.6 mn	US$ 5.0 mn	+1,169.7%
2304.00 Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pell… +US$ 3.4 mn	US$ 6.2 mn	+116.8%
8455.90 Metal-rolling mills; parts thereof +US$ 1.4 mn	US$ 1.8 mn	+340.7%
1006.30 Cereals; rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed +US$ 932 thousand	US$ 1.7 mn	+122.7%
3004.60 Medicaments; containing antimalarial active principles described in Subheading… +US$ 843 thousand	US$ 1.1 mn	+279.2%
7308.90 Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 +US$ 600 thousand	US$ 933 thousand	+180.7%
8714.10 Motorcycles (including mopeds); parts and accessories +US$ 550 thousand	US$ 1.2 mn	+82.8%

By chapter

30 Pharmaceutical productsUS$ 21.9 mn
87 Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolli…US$ 21.0 mn
84 Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers…US$ 8.6 mn
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts…US$ 7.7 mn
17 Sugars and sugar confectioneryUS$ 7.2 mn
23 Food industries, residues and wastes thereof…US$ 6.3 mn
38 Chemical products n.e.c.US$ 3.5 mn
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measu…US$ 2.9 mn
63 Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothi…US$ 2.6 mn
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or mil…US$ 2.4 mn

New in 2025

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

8455.10 Metal-rolling mills; tube millsUS$ 428 thousand
8423.20 Weighing machines; scales for continuous weighing of goods…US$ 46 thousand
2936.21 Vitamins; vitamins A and their derivatives, unmixedUS$ 24 thousand
8458.11 Lathes; for removing metal, horizontal, numerically control…US$ 19 thousand
1207.30 Oil seeds; castor oil seeds, whether or not brokenUS$ 15 thousand
6907.30 Mosaic cubes and the like, other than those of subheading 6…US$ 14 thousand
3904.10 Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; poly(vin…US$ 14 thousand
3905.99 Vinyl acetate, vinyl ester polymers, vinyl polymers; n.e.c.…US$ 13 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.