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India's exports to Uganda

US$ 422 mn

in 2025, down 7.3% on 2024. India's 88th largest market, 0.1% of India's exports, 2,151 products.

2021: US$ 695 mn

2022: US$ 595 mn

2023: US$ 534 mn

2024: US$ 455 mn

2025: US$ 422 mnUS$ 422 mn

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What India sells to Uganda 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$ 68.9 mn	+13.9%
2	8711.20 Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with an auxiliary motor, inte…	US$ 68.1 mn	−23.2%
3	3002.41 Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar pr…	US$ 23.1 mn	+14.7%
4	6304.20 Furnishing articles; excluding those of heading no. 9404, bed nets, specified i…	US$ 17.3 mn	+2,172.2%
5	8704.23 Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (die…	US$ 9.4 mn	−14.0%
6	3808.92 Fungicides; other than containing goods specified in Subheading Note 1 to this…	US$ 8.8 mn	+16.2%
7	3004.20 Medicaments; containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or t…	US$ 8.1 mn	−4.2%
8	1905.31 Food preparations; sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa	US$ 7.0 mn	+180.2%
9	8455.22 Metal-rolling mills; cold	US$ 4.7 mn	+102,731.9%
10	6105.10 Shirts; men's or boys', of cotton, knitted or crocheted	US$ 4.4 mn	+4.5%
11	3004.10 Medicaments; containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for th…	US$ 4.3 mn	+54.6%
12	6309.00 Clothing; worn, and other worn articles	US$ 4.2 mn	−42.8%
13	8704.22 Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (die…	US$ 4.2 mn	−10.1%
14	3822.11 Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic o…	US$ 3.5 mn	+329.3%
15	3004.60 Medicaments; containing antimalarial active principles described in Subheading…	US$ 3.5 mn	+19.6%

Who else sells to Uganda Uganda's imports, 2025

Product (HS 4-digit)	Imports	India's share	Leading suppliers
2710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, n… 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates40% 🇮🇳 India17% 🇴🇲 Oman10% 🇰🇼 Kuwait7.4% 🇧🇭 Bahrain7.0% 🇫🇷 France5.4%	2.24 bn	17%2nd	United Arab Emirates 40% Oman 10%
3004 Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 o… 🇮🇳 India61% 🇨🇳 China11% 🇰🇪 Kenya7.4% 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2.4% 🇪🇬 Egypt2.0% 🇩🇪 Germany1.9%	288 mn	61%1st	China 11% Kenya 7.4%
8711 Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted w… 🇮🇳 India65% 🇨🇳 China33% 🇯🇵 Japan1.3% 🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.5% 🇰🇪 Kenya0.2% 🇿🇦 South Africa<0.1%	180 mn	65%1st	China 33% Japan 1.3%
3808 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides… 🇨🇳 China51% 🇮🇳 India25% 🇧🇪 Belgium9.5% 🇰🇪 Kenya4.8% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates2.0% 🇭🇰 Hong Kong1.9%	129 mn	25%2nd	China 51% Belgium 9.5%
1905 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares… 🇮🇳 India81% 🇰🇪 Kenya13% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1.4% 🇿🇦 South Africa0.9% 🇴🇲 Oman0.8% 🇨🇳 China0.5%	32.4 mn	81%1st	Kenya 13% United Arab Emirates 1.4%
4802 Uncoated paper and paperboard, used for writing, pr… 🇮🇳 India47% 🇮🇩 Indonesia22% 🇨🇳 China13% 🇿🇦 South Africa8.2% 🇹🇭 Thailand5.9% 🇸🇬 Singapore1.5%	49.2 mn	47%1st	Indonesia 22% China 13%
6304 Furnishing articles; excluding those of heading no.… 🇮🇳 India47% 🇨🇳 China43% 🇹🇭 Thailand4.9% 🇻🇳 Vietnam4.1% 🇨🇩 DR Congo0.4% 🇪🇬 Egypt0.2%	37.8 mn	47%1st	China 43% Thailand 4.9%
8704 Vehicles; for the transport of goods 🇨🇳 China35% 🇯🇵 Japan26% 🇿🇦 South Africa13% 🇹🇭 Thailand9.4% 🇮🇳 India7.8% 🇰🇪 Kenya1.5%	225 mn	7.8%5th	China 35% Japan 26%
7601 Aluminium; unwrought 🇮🇳 India86% 🇧🇭 Bahrain4.3% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates3.2% 🇹🇿 Tanzania2.6% 🇮🇩 Indonesia1.5% 🇰🇷 South Korea1.4%	19.9 mn	86%1st	Bahrain 4.3% United Arab Emirates 3.2%
8438 Machinery n.e.c. in this chapter, for the industria… 🇮🇳 India55% 🇨🇳 China21% 🇮🇹 Italy8.5% 🇿🇦 South Africa6.6% 🇹🇷 Turkey3.1% 🇵🇹 Portugal2.9%	31.0 mn	55%1st	China 21% Italy 8.5%
3002 Human blood; animal blood for therapeutic, prophyla… 🇷🇺 Russia18% 🇮🇷 Iran17% 🇮🇳 India16% 🇰🇪 Kenya16% 🇩🇰 Denmark12% 🇹🇷 Turkey11%	106 mn	16%3rd	Russia 18% Iran 17%
2815 Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxid… 🇮🇳 India86% 🇨🇳 China10.0% 🇰🇪 Kenya1.2% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1.0% 🇶🇦 Qatar1.0% 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia0.5%	18.9 mn	86%1st	China 10.0% Kenya 1.2%

What Uganda 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… 🇹🇿 Tanzania31% 🇿🇦 South Africa13% 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso10.0% 🇲🇿 Mozambique9.5% 🇰🇪 Kenya8.9% 🇬🇭 Ghana7.1%	6.40 bn	–not sold	Tanzania 31% South Africa 13%
1511 Palm oil and its fractions; whether or not refined… 🇲🇾 Malaysia65% 🇮🇩 Indonesia24% 🇰🇪 Kenya6.9% 🇸🇬 Singapore2.6% 🇷🇼 Rwanda1.0% 🇨🇩 DR Congo0.8% 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 9th	505 mn	<0.1%9th	Malaysia 65% Indonesia 24%
8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles; principally de… 🇯🇵 Japan84% 🇩🇪 Germany3.5% 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2.8% 🇹🇭 Thailand2.0% 🇮🇳 India1.4% 🇨🇳 China1.3%	350 mn	1.4%5th	Japan 84% Germany 3.5%
8517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other tel… 🇨🇳 China87% 🇰🇪 Kenya1.7% 🇨🇭 Switzerland1.4% 🇻🇳 Vietnam1.3% 🇹🇼 Taiwan0.9% 🇭🇰 Hong Kong0.7% 🇮🇳 India0.2% · 20th	274 mn	0.2%20th	China 87% Kenya 1.7%
7208 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a… 🇯🇵 Japan49% 🇨🇳 China45% 🇰🇷 South Korea5.3% 🇮🇳 India0.3% 🇰🇪 Kenya0.2% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates0.1%	225 mn	0.3%4th	Japan 49% China 45%
1001 Wheat and meslin 🇷🇺 Russia48% 🇦🇷 Argentina30% 🇦🇺 Australia8.7% 🇺🇸 United States5.3% 🇩🇪 Germany3.2% 🇨🇦 Canada2.6% 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 10th	222 mn	<0.1%10th	Russia 48% Argentina 30%
1006 Rice 🇹🇿 Tanzania97% 🇵🇰 Pakistan1.3% 🇨🇳 China1.0% 🇮🇳 India0.4% 🇰🇪 Kenya<0.1% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates<0.1%	220 mn	0.4%4th	Tanzania 97% Pakistan 1.3%
3901 Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia36% 🇨🇳 China18% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates16% 🇶🇦 Qatar9.0% 🇺🇸 United States8.3% 🇴🇲 Oman4.4% 🇮🇳 India1.5% · 7th	200 mn	1.5%7th	Saudi Arabia 36% China 18%
2523 Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), s… 🇰🇪 Kenya59% 🇵🇰 Pakistan23% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates6.5% 🇻🇳 Vietnam4.2% 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia2.8% 🇷🇼 Rwanda2.4% 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 13th	187 mn	<0.1%13th	Kenya 59% Pakistan 23%
2309 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding 🇳🇱 Netherlands36% 🇧🇪 Belgium14% 🇰🇪 Kenya13% 🇹🇿 Tanzania8.8% 🇪🇬 Egypt8.0% 🇻🇳 Vietnam6.7% 🇮🇳 India1.0% · 11th	174 mn	1.0%11th	Netherlands 36% Belgium 14%

US$ million. As reported by Uganda'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
6304.20 Furnishing articles; excluding those of heading no. 9404, bed nets, specified i… +US$ 16.6 mn	US$ 17.3 mn	+2,172.2%
3004.90 Medicaments; consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004… +US$ 8.4 mn	US$ 68.9 mn	+13.9%
8455.22 Metal-rolling mills; cold +US$ 4.7 mn	US$ 4.7 mn	+102,731.9%
1905.31 Food preparations; sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa +US$ 4.5 mn	US$ 7.0 mn	+180.2%
3002.41 Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar pr… +US$ 2.9 mn	US$ 23.1 mn	+14.7%
3822.11 Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic o… +US$ 2.7 mn	US$ 3.5 mn	+329.3%
6109.90 T-shirts, singlets and other vests; of textile materials (other than cotton), k… +US$ 2.5 mn	US$ 2.6 mn	+2,349.4%
1704.90 Sugar confectionery; (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not co… +US$ 1.5 mn	US$ 2.8 mn	+126.0%

By chapter

30 Pharmaceutical productsUS$ 117 mn
87 Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolli…US$ 94.9 mn
84 Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers…US$ 55.1 mn
63 Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothi…US$ 22.8 mn
38 Chemical products n.e.c.US$ 16.6 mn
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts…US$ 15.9 mn
29 Organic chemicalsUS$ 11.4 mn
61 Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or…US$ 8.8 mn
39 Plastics and articles thereofUS$ 8.0 mn
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measu…US$ 7.8 mn

New in 2025

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

8807.30 Aircraft and spacecraft; parts of aeroplanes, helicopters o…US$ 562 thousand
6301.30 Blankets (other than electric blankets) and travelling rugs…US$ 194 thousand
5703.10 Carpets and other textile floor coverings (including turf)…US$ 86 thousand
3811.21 Lubricating oil additives; containing petroleum oils or oil…US$ 67 thousand
3105.20 Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fert…US$ 53 thousand
5907.00 Textile fabrics; otherwise impregnated, coated or covered…US$ 33 thousand
6006.22 Fabrics; knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of…US$ 32 thousand
0402.10 Dairy produce; milk and cream, concentrated or containing a…US$ 30 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.