India

India Imports 2023

Complete list of India's 207 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$664.68B
Total imports (2023)
#8
Global import rank
207
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

India imported $664.68 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #8 largest importer. Goods came from 207 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 62.1% of total import value. The leading import was petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude, valued at $139.78 billion 21.0% of total imports.

The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All import sources

207 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1China$119.91B18.04%
2Russian Federation$66.15B9.95%
3USA$42.10B6.33%
4United Arab Emirates$38.06B5.73%
5Saudi Arabia$34.75B5.23%
6Iraq$29.84B4.49%
7Indonesia$23.03B3.46%
8Australia$21.14B3.18%
9Rep. of Korea$19.60B2.95%
10Japan$18.10B2.72%
11Germany$17.99B2.71%
12Switzerland$17.52B2.64%
13Qatar$12.93B1.94%
14Malaysia$11.98B1.80%
15Thailand$10.64B1.60%
16South Africa$10.63B1.60%
17Viet Nam$9.64B1.45%
18United Kingdom$9.64B1.45%
19Kuwait$9.48B1.43%
20Other Asia, nes$7.84B1.18%
21Singapore$7.28B1.09%
22France$7.09B1.07%
23Canada$6.98B1.05%
24Italy$6.40B0.96%
25Brazil$4.91B0.74%
26Oman$4.35B0.65%
27Mexico$4.05B0.61%
28Belgium$4.03B0.61%
29China, Hong Kong SAR$3.98B0.60%
30Nigeria$3.88B0.58%
31Angola$3.75B0.56%
32Türkiye$3.17B0.48%
33Spain$2.90B0.44%
34Netherlands$2.61B0.39%
35Peru$2.57B0.39%
36Argentina$2.56B0.39%
37Colombia$2.46B0.37%
38Ghana$2.29B0.34%
39Mozambique$2.09B0.31%
40Zambia$2.06B0.31%
41Sweden$2.00B0.30%
42Jordan$1.93B0.29%
43Bangladesh$1.89B0.28%
44Israel$1.81B0.27%
45Poland$1.78B0.27%
46United Rep. of Tanzania$1.74B0.26%
47Philippines$1.64B0.25%
48Chile$1.53B0.23%
49Austria$1.52B0.23%
50Uganda$1.51B0.23%
51Egypt$1.47B0.22%
52Guinea$1.45B0.22%
53Morocco$1.42B0.21%
54Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$1.33B0.20%
55Azerbaijan$1.24B0.19%
56Czechia$1.23B0.18%
57Botswana$1.09B0.16%
58Finland$1.04B0.16%
59Myanmar$1.03B0.15%
60Iran$1.02B0.15%
61Ecuador$973.12M0.15%
62Sri Lanka$964.07M0.15%
63Togo$866.73M0.13%
64Denmark$853.09M0.13%
65Ireland$825.84M0.12%
66Nepal$811.46M0.12%
67Norway$780.57M0.12%
68Bahrain$770.23M0.12%
69Greece$717.30M0.11%
70Algeria$687.36M0.10%
71Dem. Rep. of the Congo$683.62M0.10%
72Afghanistan$667.42M0.10%
73Senegal$667.25M0.10%
74Congo$658.20M0.10%
75Cameroon$631.85M0.10%
76Kazakhstan$609.79M0.09%
77Ukraine$574.17M0.09%
78Romania$554.71M0.08%
79Gabon$516.61M0.08%
80Hungary$514.78M0.08%
81Papua New Guinea$482.59M0.07%
82Dominican Rep.$444.05M0.07%
83Libya$435.91M0.07%
84Bhutan$421.20M0.06%
85Côte d'Ivoire$377.32M0.06%
86New Zealand$372.78M0.06%
87Tunisia$371.89M0.06%
88Cambodia$362.22M0.05%
89Sudan$355.61M0.05%
90Bulgaria$331.06M0.05%
91Guyana$324.78M0.05%
92Burkina Faso$272.17M0.04%
93Panama$269.44M0.04%
94Slovakia$262.74M0.04%
95Benin$221.79M0.03%
96Paraguay$220.99M0.03%
97Portugal$218.81M0.03%
98Yemen$216.27M0.03%
99Turkmenistan$211.92M0.03%
100Venezuela$202.41M0.03%
101Trinidad and Tobago$175.00M0.03%
102Equatorial Guinea$174.26M0.03%
103Slovenia$157.07M0.02%
104Madagascar$151.07M0.02%
105Brunei Darussalam$147.76M0.02%
106Lao People's Dem. Rep.$146.04M0.02%
107Zimbabwe$136.82M0.02%
108Namibia$136.28M0.02%
109Syria$126.98M0.02%
110Estonia$122.98M0.02%
111Lithuania$122.55M0.02%
112Ethiopia$122.10M0.02%
113Uzbekistan$118.95M0.02%
114Costa Rica$117.46M0.02%
115Niger$109.16M0.02%
116Sierra Leone$96.46M0.01%
117Rep. of Moldova$88.33M0.01%
118Lesotho$86.32M0.01%
119Luxembourg$84.92M0.01%
120Uruguay$83.12M0.01%
121Kenya$81.23M0.01%
122Lebanon$80.45M0.01%
123Maldives$75.34M0.01%
124Guinea-Bissau$72.34M0.01%
125Malawi$70.10M0.01%
126Latvia$67.01M0.01%
127Mauritius$60.42M0.01%
128New Caledonia$55.83M0.01%
129Croatia$52.57M0.01%
130Malta$49.94M0.01%
131Armenia$44.98M0.01%
132Gambia$42.58M0.01%
133Mali$41.71M0.01%
134Suriname$38.21M0.01%
135Cyprus$37.84M0.01%
136Guatemala$36.78M0.01%
137Honduras$34.53M0.01%
138Serbia$34.21M0.01%
139Liberia$32.82M0.00%
140Belarus$32.32M0.00%
141Somalia$30.87M0.00%
142Mauritania$25.12M0.00%
143Comoros$23.23M0.00%
144Samoa$22.15M0.00%
145Bosnia Herzegovina$19.15M0.00%
146Tajikistan$18.58M0.00%
147Georgia$18.55M0.00%
148Rwanda$17.31M0.00%
149Nicaragua$16.72M0.00%
150Haiti$16.44M0.00%
151Kyrgyzstan$14.86M0.00%
152Eswatini$12.75M0.00%
153Djibouti$11.17M0.00%
154Cabo Verde$10.86M0.00%
155Iceland$10.81M0.00%
156China, Macao SAR$8.72M0.00%
157Albania$8.30M0.00%
158Curaçao$7.88M0.00%
159Solomon Isds$7.53M0.00%
160Jamaica$7.35M0.00%
161El Salvador$5.64M0.00%
162Chad$5.04M0.00%
163Bahamas$4.65M0.00%
164Cuba$4.51M0.00%
165North Macedonia$4.50M0.00%
166Seychelles$4.42M0.00%
167Barbados$3.25M0.00%
168Grenada$2.34M0.00%
169Palau$2.28M0.00%
170Central African Rep.$1.79M0.00%
171South Sudan$1.38M0.00%
172Dem. People's Rep. of Korea$1.07M0.00%
173Fiji$1.07M0.00%
174Mongolia$987,8650.00%
175Antigua and Barbuda$985,0880.00%
176Saint Lucia$817,1400.00%
177Aruba$754,7780.00%
178State of Palestine$694,2580.00%
179Montenegro$623,7620.00%
180Pakistan$594,1450.00%
181French Polynesia$411,0880.00%
182San Marino$316,0800.00%
183Belize$282,0570.00%
184Br. Virgin Isds$200,1520.00%
185Anguilla$120,1120.00%
186Saint Kitts and Nevis$103,4030.00%
187Dominica$103,1600.00%
188N. Mariana Isds$92,7990.00%
189Norfolk Isds$89,9950.00%
190Marshall Isds$86,9830.00%
191Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$69,6720.00%
192Andorra$65,2890.00%
193Greenland$65,0460.00%
194Guam$64,3190.00%
195Vanuatu$61,2070.00%
196Timor-Leste$53,3880.00%
197American Samoa$48,3450.00%
198Sao Tome and Principe$42,6090.00%
199Wallis and Futuna Isds$13,7930.00%
200Tokelau$12,6090.00%
201Saint Helena$8,2060.00%
202Kiribati$7,9580.00%
203Cayman Isds$3,1160.00%
204Pitcairn$2,9630.00%
205FS Micronesia$1,5710.00%
206Niue$9150.00%
207Nauru$8940.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$139.78B21.03%
2710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$40.36B6.07%
3270119Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated$31.56B4.75%
4710231Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set$13.60B2.05%
5271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas$13.09B1.97%
6271000Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils$11.69B1.76%
7854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$10.09B1.52%
8880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$10.04B1.51%
9851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts$9.47B1.42%
10270112Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated$8.26B1.24%
11151110Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified$6.39B0.96%
12271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes$5.93B0.89%
13271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane$5.64B0.85%
14710813Metals: gold, semi-manufactured$5.46B0.82%
15854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$5.35B0.81%
16847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$5.20B0.78%
17851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$4.55B0.68%
18851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$4.04B0.61%
19854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$3.90B0.59%
20841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN$3.88B0.58%
21720449Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.c. in heading no. 7204$3.80B0.57%
22310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)$3.75B0.56%
23760200Aluminium: waste and scrap$3.48B0.52%
24150710Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified$3.45B0.52%
25310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution$3.34B0.50%
26854232Electronic integrated circuits: memories$3.13B0.47%
27260300Copper ores and concentrates$3.02B0.45%
28710239Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set$2.99B0.45%
29850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$2.99B0.45%
30740311Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes$2.76B0.42%
31390410Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms$2.69B0.40%
32151211Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified$2.53B0.38%
33280920Phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acids$2.42B0.36%
34847150Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units$2.29B0.34%
35847330Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471$2.14B0.32%
36151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$2.14B0.32%
37390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more$2.09B0.31%
38740200Copper: unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refining$2.05B0.31%
39720421Ferrous waste and scrap: of stainless steel$1.92B0.29%
40852990Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8525 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors$1.90B0.29%
41271311Petroleum coke: (not calcined), obtained from bituminous minerals$1.83B0.28%
42850440Electrical static converters$1.80B0.27%
43270400Coke and semi-coke: of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated: retort carbon$1.72B0.26%
44870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$1.64B0.25%
45852580Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders$1.61B0.24%
46740400Copper: waste and scrap$1.60B0.24%
47711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$1.49B0.22%
48382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$1.49B0.22%
49847989Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter$1.46B0.22%
50870840Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereof$1.44B0.22%
51390210Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms$1.36B0.21%
52271320Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals$1.34B0.20%
53721891Steel, stainless: semi-finished products, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section$1.31B0.20%
54080131Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, fresh or dried, in shell$1.30B0.20%
55291736Acids: aromatic polycarboxylic acids: terephthalic acid and its salts$1.27B0.19%
56284390Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, n.e.c.: amalgams$1.26B0.19%
57310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium chloride$1.24B0.19%
58170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$1.23B0.18%
59390110Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$1.22B0.18%
60071340Vegetables, leguminous: lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried$1.21B0.18%
61853400Circuits: printed$1.21B0.18%
62281410Ammonia: anhydrous$1.20B0.18%
63710691Metals: silver, unwrought, (but not powder)$1.18B0.18%
64848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$1.15B0.17%
65290250Cyclic hydrocarbons: styrene$1.14B0.17%
66392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$1.10B0.17%
67853710Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$1.07B0.16%
68890590Vessels: light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks$1.03B0.15%
69710420Stones: precious or semi-precious, synthetic or reconstructed, (not piezo-electric quartz), unworked or simply sawn, roughly shaped, (not strung, mounted or set), temporarily strung for transport convenience$1.00B0.15%
70281820Aluminium oxide: other than artificial corundum$994.75M0.15%
71300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$987.17M0.15%
72320611Colouring matter: pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter$978.18M0.15%
73853690Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$947.21M0.14%
74901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$943.80M0.14%
75080211Nuts, edible: almonds, fresh or dried, in shell$943.33M0.14%
76903180Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90$921.75M0.14%
77251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk: unground$911.96M0.14%
78840999Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)$909.87M0.14%
79294190Antibiotics: n.e.c. in heading no. 2941$897.79M0.14%
80853890Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537$893.64M0.13%
81841480Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414$886.17M0.13%
82290511Alcohols: saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)$861.86M0.13%
83260200Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight$853.70M0.13%
84290243Cyclic hydrocarbons: p-xylene$845.63M0.13%
85470200Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades$819.42M0.12%
86310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium$817.19M0.12%
87732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$812.01M0.12%
88071360Vegetables, leguminous: pigeon peas (Cajanus cajan), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried$801.13M0.12%
89741110Copper: tubes and pipes, of refined copper$797.58M0.12%
90843149Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431$795.21M0.12%
91294110Antibiotics: penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic acid structure: salts thereof$784.93M0.12%
92390140Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$783.25M0.12%
93382200Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material$781.94M0.12%
94847170Units of automatic data processing machines: storage units$773.79M0.12%
95251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk: ground$751.83M0.11%
96470790Paper or paperboard: waste and scrap, of paper or paperboard n.e.c. in heading no. 4707 and of unsorted waste and scrap$746.87M0.11%
97293499Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934$746.02M0.11%
98270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.c. in heading no. 2707$744.67M0.11%
99844630Weaving machines (looms): for weaving fabrics of a width exceeding 30cm, shuttleless type$739.53M0.11%
100390720Polyethers: in primary forms, excluding polyacetals$739.17M0.11%