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India's exports to Timor Leste

US$ 46.9 mn

in 2025, up 14.5% on 2024. India's 152nd largest market, 0.0% of India's exports, 204 products.

2021: US$ 28.8 mn

2022: US$ 35.9 mn

2023: US$ 43.3 mn

2024: US$ 41.0 mn

2025: US$ 46.9 mnUS$ 46.9 mn

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What India sells to Timor Leste top 15

#	Product (HS 6-digit)	2025	Change
1	1006.30 Cereals; rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed	US$ 41.8 mn	+14.4%
2	3002.41 Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar pr…	US$ 853 thousand	+88.4%
3	3004.90 Medicaments; consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004…	US$ 757 thousand	+37.5%
4	1701.14 Sugars; cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading N…	US$ 587 thousand	−62.8%
5	2501.00 Salt (including table salt and denatured salt); pure sodium chloride whether or…	US$ 456 thousand	−10.4%
6	3004.10 Medicaments; containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for th…	US$ 260 thousand	+337.6%
7	8477.59 Machinery; for moulding or forming, for working rubber or plastics or for the m…	US$ 231 thousand	+332.5%
8	8507.60 Electric accumulators; lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectan…	US$ 143 thousand	new
9	3002.12 Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological produ…	US$ 122 thousand	+2,042.7%
10	6109.10 T-shirts, singlets and other vests; of cotton, knitted or crocheted	US$ 103 thousand	+88.3%
11	3004.20 Medicaments; containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or t…	US$ 102 thousand	+162.3%
12	2008.19 Nuts and other seeds; whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening m…	US$ 92 thousand	new
13	3004.50 Medicaments; containing vitamins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or proph…	US$ 90 thousand	+258.6%
14	2106.90 Food preparations; n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10	US$ 89 thousand	+45.3%
15	8504.40 Electrical static converters	US$ 85 thousand	+7,856.2%

Who else sells to Timor Leste Timor Leste's imports, 2023

Product (HS 4-digit)	Imports	India's share	Leading suppliers
1006 Rice 🇮🇳 India56% 🇨🇳 China17% 🇻🇳 Vietnam12% 🇹🇭 Thailand7.1% 🇵🇰 Pakistan4.1% 🇮🇩 Indonesia1.6%	78.1 mn	56%1st	China 17% Vietnam 12%
3004 Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 o… 🇮🇳 India48% 🇮🇩 Indonesia31% 🇵🇹 Portugal3.2% 🇨🇳 China2.9% 🇩🇰 Denmark2.7% 🇧🇩 Bangladesh2.2%	5.3 mn	48%1st	Indonesia 31% Portugal 3.2%
1701 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in… 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates36% 🇮🇩 Indonesia30% 🇮🇳 India27% 🇲🇾 Malaysia6.2% 🇯🇵 Japan0.5% 🇵🇹 Portugal0.2%	5.5 mn	27%3rd	United Arab Emirates 36% Indonesia 30%
2501 Salt (including table salt and denatured salt); pur… 🇮🇳 India94% 🇸🇬 Singapore2.5% 🇮🇩 Indonesia2.3% 🇦🇺 Australia1.0% 🇵🇹 Portugal0.3% 🇨🇳 China0.1%	0.7 mn	94%1st	Singapore 2.5% Indonesia 2.3%
2402 Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tob… 🇮🇩 Indonesia91% 🇮🇳 India9.2% 🇯🇵 Japan<0.1% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates<0.1% 🇹🇼 Taiwan<0.1%	6.8 mn	9.2%2nd	Indonesia 91% Japan <0.1%
3002 Human blood; animal blood for therapeutic, prophyla… 🇮🇳 India28% 🇩🇰 Denmark16% 🇧🇪 Belgium10% 🇰🇷 South Korea10% 🇳🇱 Netherlands7.9% 🇦🇺 Australia6.6%	1.2 mn	28%1st	Denmark 16% Belgium 10%
9018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgica… 🇨🇳 China23% 🇦🇺 Australia13% 🇮🇩 Indonesia13% 🇮🇳 India9.5% 🇺🇸 United States7.5% 🇵🇰 Pakistan6.1%	2.5 mn	9.5%4th	China 23% Australia 13%
8477 Machinery; for working rubber or plastics or for th… 🇮🇳 India67% 🇬🇧 United Kingdom22% 🇭🇰 Hong Kong8.7% 🇨🇳 China1.4% 🇮🇩 Indonesia0.8% 🇦🇺 Australia0.6%	0.3 mn	67%1st	United Kingdom 22% Hong Kong 8.7%
2008 Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants; prepa… 🇮🇩 Indonesia52% 🇮🇳 India19% 🇸🇬 Singapore12% 🇨🇳 China5.2% 🇵🇭 Philippines4.0% 🇦🇺 Australia3.6%	0.8 mn	19%2nd	Indonesia 52% Singapore 12%
0703 Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceou… 🇨🇳 China82% 🇮🇳 India7.5% 🇵🇰 Pakistan6.4% 🇧🇷 Brazil1.9% 🇮🇩 Indonesia0.8% 🇭🇰 Hong Kong0.8%	1.8 mn	7.5%2nd	China 82% Pakistan 6.4%
9405 Luminaires and light fittings; including searchligh… 🇦🇺 Australia51% 🇨🇳 China30% 🇮🇩 Indonesia7.5% 🇮🇳 India6.3% 🇭🇰 Hong Kong2.2% 🇸🇬 Singapore1.1%	2.1 mn	6.3%4th	Australia 51% China 30%
0202 Meat of bovine animals; frozen 🇳🇿 New Zealand29% 🇧🇷 Brazil27% 🇮🇳 India20% 🇺🇸 United States9.3% 🇦🇺 Australia8.3% 🇵🇹 Portugal3.4%	0.6 mn	20%3rd	New Zealand 29% Brazil 27%

What Timor Leste 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
2710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, n… 🇹🇼 Taiwan43% 🇸🇬 Singapore42% 🇲🇾 Malaysia7.4% 🇮🇩 Indonesia4.4% 🇦🇺 Australia2.5% 🇹🇭 Thailand0.2% 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 12th	188 mn	<0.1%12th	Taiwan 43% Singapore 42%
8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles; principally de… 🇮🇩 Indonesia30% 🇯🇵 Japan29% 🇦🇺 Australia16% 🇸🇬 Singapore11% 🇹🇭 Thailand10% 🇨🇳 China1.9% 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 13th	35.1 mn	<0.1%13th	Indonesia 30% Japan 29%
2523 Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), s… 🇮🇩 Indonesia95% 🇻🇳 Vietnam4.3% 🇨🇳 China0.2% 🇦🇺 Australia<0.1% 🇸🇬 Singapore<0.1% 🇭🇰 Hong Kong<0.1%	25.4 mn	–not sold	Indonesia 95% Vietnam 4.3%
8704 Vehicles; for the transport of goods 🇮🇩 Indonesia85% 🇨🇳 China11% 🇹🇭 Thailand2.7% 🇯🇵 Japan0.6% 🇸🇬 Singapore0.3% 🇦🇺 Australia0.2% 🇮🇳 India0.1% · 7th	25.3 mn	0.1%7th	Indonesia 85% China 11%
0207 Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of… 🇺🇸 United States54% 🇧🇷 Brazil26% 🇲🇾 Malaysia16% 🇮🇩 Indonesia2.5% 🇨🇳 China0.9% 🇹🇭 Thailand0.1%	23.8 mn	–not sold	United States 54% Brazil 26%
8711 Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted w… 🇮🇩 Indonesia92% 🇨🇳 China4.8% 🇰🇷 South Korea1.7% 🇦🇺 Australia0.8% 🇸🇬 Singapore0.4% 🇮🇳 India0.2%	22.6 mn	0.2%6th	Indonesia 92% China 4.8%
8517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other tel… 🇨🇳 China43% 🇮🇩 Indonesia36% 🇻🇳 Vietnam13% 🇸🇬 Singapore3.0% 🇩🇪 Germany1.0% 🇭🇰 Hong Kong0.8% 🇮🇳 India0.1% · 17th	19.7 mn	0.1%17th	China 43% Indonesia 36%
2203 Beer made from malt 🇹🇱 Timor Leste75% 🇧🇪 Belgium21% 🇨🇳 China2.8% 🇮🇩 Indonesia1.5% 🇲🇾 Malaysia0.3% 🇵🇹 Portugal<0.1%	16.4 mn	–not sold	Timor Leste 75% Belgium 21%
7210 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, widt… 🇮🇩 Indonesia33% 🇲🇾 Malaysia31% 🇭🇰 Hong Kong15% 🇨🇳 China14% 🇻🇳 Vietnam4.5% 🇦🇺 Australia2.3%	15.2 mn	–not sold	Indonesia 33% Malaysia 31%
1511 Palm oil and its fractions; whether or not refined… 🇮🇩 Indonesia97% 🇨🇳 China0.8% 🇦🇺 Australia0.8% 🇲🇾 Malaysia0.7% 🇺🇸 United States0.5% 🇸🇬 Singapore0.3%	14.5 mn	–not sold	Indonesia 97% China 0.8%

US$ million. As reported by Timor Leste's customs to UN Comtrade for 2023 (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
1006.30 Cereals; rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed +US$ 5.3 mn	US$ 41.8 mn	+14.4%
3002.41 Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar pr… +US$ 400 thousand	US$ 853 thousand	+88.4%
3004.90 Medicaments; consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004… +US$ 207 thousand	US$ 757 thousand	+37.5%
3004.10 Medicaments; containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for th… +US$ 200 thousand	US$ 260 thousand	+337.6%
8477.59 Machinery; for moulding or forming, for working rubber or plastics or for the m… +US$ 177 thousand	US$ 231 thousand	+332.5%
3002.12 Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological produ… +US$ 116 thousand	US$ 122 thousand	+2,042.7%
8504.40 Electrical static converters +US$ 84 thousand	US$ 85 thousand	+7,856.2%
3004.50 Medicaments; containing vitamins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or proph… +US$ 65 thousand	US$ 90 thousand	+258.6%

By chapter

10 CerealsUS$ 41.8 mn
30 Pharmaceutical productsUS$ 2.3 mn
17 Sugars and sugar confectioneryUS$ 587 thousand
25 Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering mate…US$ 456 thousand
84 Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers…US$ 375 thousand
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts…US$ 340 thousand
61 Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or…US$ 123 thousand
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or ot…US$ 105 thousand
38 Chemical products n.e.c.US$ 102 thousand
21 Miscellaneous edible preparationsUS$ 93 thousand

New in 2025

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

3401.11 Soap and organic surface-active products; in the form of ba…US$ 62 thousand
8471.90 Magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data…US$ 50 thousand
7606.11 Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.…US$ 45 thousand
7309.00 Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers; for any mat…US$ 38 thousand
8415.10 Air conditioning machines; comprising a motor-driven fan an…US$ 24 thousand
2202.99 Non-alcoholic beverages; other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e…US$ 17 thousand
8402.11 Boilers; watertube boilers with a steam production exceedin…US$ 15 thousand
8546.90 Electrical insulators; other than of glass and ceramicsUS$ 14 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.