Third-richest country India imported US$462.9 billion worth of goods from its international trade buddies in 2014. The adjacent list reveals the 10 top Indian trade partners, accounting for 51.8% of total Indian imports.
Aircraft, Spacecraft Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $3.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 96.3% of that total.
1. United States: $1.9 billion (59.8%)
2. France: $579.8 million (18.5%)
3. Germany: $268.6 million (8.6%)
4. United Kingdom: $53.5 million (1.7%)
5. Singapore: $48.4 million (1.5%)
6. Malaysia: $43.4 million (1.4%)
7. Israel: $41.4 million (1.3%)
8. Brazil: $37.6 million (1.2%)
9. Canada: $37.2 million (1.19%)
10. Portugal: $33 million (1.1%)
Alcoholic Beverages Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $508.6 million. The 10 countries below supplied 91.5% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $209.3 million (41.2%)
2. Nepal: $93.1 million (18.3%)
3. United States: $60.5 million (11.9%)
4. Netherlands: $25.3 million (5%)
5. France: $20.7 million (4.1%)
6. Austria: $17.3 million (3.4%)
7. Singapore: $17.1 million (3.4%)
8. Bangladesh: $7.6 million (1.5%)
9. Sri Lanka: $7.2 million (1.4%)
10. United Arab Emirates: $7.1 million (1.4%)
Aluminum Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $3.6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 68% of that total.
1. China: $643.1 million (18.1%)
2. United Arab Emirates: $496.3 million (13.9%)
3. United Kingdom: $215.3 million (6.1%)
4. Saudi Arabia: $204.7 million (5.8%)
5. South Korea: $177 million (5%)
6. Malaysia: $154.6 million (4.3%)
7. United States: $154.5 million (4.3%)
8. Oman: $129.2 million (3.6%)
9. Bahrain: $127 million (3.6%)
10. Germany: $119.3 million (3.4%)
Automobile Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $4.8 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 86.3% of that total.
1. China: $1.1 billion (23.6%)
2. Germany: $771.5 million (16%)
3. South Korea: $645.4 million (13.4%)
4. Japan: $553.1 million (11.5%)
5. Thailand: $391.5 million (8.1%)
6. United States: $178.8 million (3.7%)
7. Italy: $166.7 million (3.5%)
8. United Kingdom: $119.6 million (2.5%)
9. Romania: $104 million (2.2%)
10. France: $90.9 million (1.9%)
Cereals Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $20 million. The 10 countries below supplied 99% of that total.
1. Australia: $10.8 million (53.8%)
2. Argentina: $5.5 million (27.5%)
3. Spain: $789,000 (3.9%)
4. United States: $583,000 (2.9%)
5. Canada: $513,000 (2.6%)
6. Thailand: $478,000 (2.4%)
7. Ukraine: $416,000 (2.1%)
8. South Africa: $377,000 (1.9%)
9. Peru: $289,000 (1.4%)
10. Nepal: $99,000 (0.5%)
Organic Chemicals Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $18.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 78.7% of that total.
1. China: $6.3 billion (34.3%)
2. Singapore: $1.5 billion (8.4%)
3. Saudi Arabia: $1.4 billion (7.4%)
4. South Korea: $1.1 billion (5.9%)
5. Kuwait: $885.9 million (4.8%)
6. United States: $797.8 million (4.4%)
7. Germany: $774.8 million (4.2%)
8. Iran: $588.7 million (3.2%)
9. Taiwan: $575.1 million (3.1%)
10. Malaysia: $519.4 million (2.8%)
Clothing (Not Knit or Crochet) Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $296.9 million. The 10 countries below supplied 88.7% of that total.
1. Bangladesh: $85.7 million (28.9%)
2. China: $80 million (27%)
3. Spain: $31.8 million (10.7%)
4. Italy: $21.4 million (7.2%)
5. Sri Lanka: $15.8 million (5.3%)
6. United Kingdom: $8.6 million (2.9%)
7. Turkey: $6.4 million (2.1%)
8. United States: $5.3 million (1.8%)
9. Nepal: $4.4 million (1.5%)
10. Hong Kong: $3.9 million (1.3%)
Copper Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $3.2 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 72.7% of that total.
1. United Arab Emirates: $661.5 million (20.4%)
2. Russia: $418.9 million (12.9%)
3. Malaysia: $267.5 million (8.3%)
4. China: $203.5 million (6.3%)
5. Zambia: $181.5 million (5.6%)
6. Germany: $164.5 million (5.1%)
7. Saudi Arabia: $133.6 million (4.1%)
8. Japan: $120.2 million (3.7%)
9. United Kingdom: $103 million (3.2%)
10. Thailand: $97 million (3%)
Electronic Equipment Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $32 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 84.6% of that total.
1. China: $16 billion (50%)
2. South Korea: $2.4 billion (7.4%)
3. United States: $1.6 billion (5.1%)
4. Germany: $1.4 billion (4.5%)
5. Malaysia: $1.2 billion (3.7%)
6. Viet Nam: $1.1 billion (3.4%)
7. Japan: $954.8 million (3%)
8. Singapore: $880.6 million (2.8%)
9. Taiwan: $807.8 million (2.5%)
10. Thailand: $677.3 million (2.1%)
Footwear Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $432.1 million. The 10 countries below supplied 94.5% of that total.
1. China: $260.2 million (60.2%)
2. Viet Nam: $42.1 million (9.7%)
3. Nepal: $28.3 million (6.6%)
4. Italy: $22.5 million (5.2%)
5. Hong Kong: $14 million (3.2%)
6. Indonesia: $13.4 million (3.1%)
7. Thailand: $9 million (2.1%)
8. Spain: $7.6 million (1.8%)
9. Bangladesh: $7.2 million (1.7%)
10. United States: $4 million (0.9%)
Furniture, Lighting, Signs Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $1.2 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 87.4% of that total.
1. China: $675.3 million (54.7%)
2. Germany: $85.2 million (6.9%)
3. Malaysia: $79 million (6.4%)
4. Italy: $64 million (5.2%)
5. United States: $54.1 million (4.4%)
6. Thailand: $32.7 million (2.6%)
7. South Korea: $30.1 million (2.4%)
8. United Kingdom: $23.1 million (1.9%)
9. Hong Kong: $18.3 million (1.5%)
10. Sri Lanka: $16.5 million (1.3%)
Gems, Precious Metals Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $60 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 86.9% of that total.
1. Switzerland: $19.5 billion (32.5%)
2. Belgium: $9.6 billion (15.9%)
3. United Arab Emirates: $8.6 billion (14.4%)
4. Hong Kong: $4.2 billion (7%)
5. United States: $3.3 billion (5.5%)
6. South Africa: $1.8 billion (3%)
7. Australia: $1.5 billion (2.5%)
8. China: $1.3 billion (2.1%)
9. Russia: $1.2 billion (2.1%)
10. Israel: $1.2 billion (2%)
Inorganic Chemicals Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $5 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 69.4% of that total.
1. China: $731.6 million (14.6%)
2. Morocco: $662.7 million (13.2%)
3. Iran: $421.4 million (8.4%)
4. United States: $370.4 million (7.4%)
5. Saudi Arabia: $315 million (6.3%)
6. Australia: $265.2 million (5.3%)
7. Qatar: $237.7 million (4.7%)
8. Ukraine: $164.3 million (3.3%)
9. Tunisia: $161.4 million (3.2%)
10. South Korea: $147 million (2.9%)
Iron and Steel Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $11.4 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 70.2% of that total.
1. China: $2.3 billion (19.9%)
2. South Korea: $1.7 billion (15.3%)
3. Japan: $1.3 billion (11.4%)
4. United Arab Emirates: $589.9 million (5.2%)
5. South Africa: $494.2 million (4.3%)
6. United Kingdom: $462.1 million (4.1%)
7. United States: $330.4 million (2.9%)
8. Germany: $310.4 million (2.7%)
9. Malaysia: $257.4 million (2.3%)
10. Russia: $244.4 million (2.1%)
Iron or Steel Product Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $4.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 83% of that total.
1. China: $1.4 billion (34.8%)
2. Japan: $415.5 million (10.2%)
3. Germany: $300.4 million (7.4%)
4. South Korea: $268.2 million (6.6%)
5. United States: $241.9 million (6%)
6. Italy: $206.8 million (5.1%)
7. Thailand: $145.4 million (3.6%)
8. Viet Nam: $144.4 million (3.6%)
9. France: $128.8 million (3.2%)
10. United Kingdom: $105.9 million (2.6%)
Machines, Engines, Pumps Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $31.2 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 82.7% of that total.
1. China: $9.8 billion (31.3%)
2. Germany: $3.6 billion (11.7%)
3. United States: $2.9 billion (9.1%)
4. Japan: $2.5 billion (8.1%)
5. South Korea: $1.6 billion (5.2%)
6. Italy: $1.6 billion (5%)
7. Thailand: $1.3 billion (4.3%)
8. Singapore: $1.1 billion (3.5%)
9. Malaysia: $705.1 million (2.3%)
10. United Kingdom: $680.6 million (2.2%)
Meat Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $3 million. The 10 countries below supplied 99.9% of that total.
1. Belgium: $715,000 (24.1%)
2. Australia: $707,000 (23.8%)
3. New Zealand: $655,000 (22.1%)
4. Italy: $336,000 (11.3%)
5. Netherlands: $296,000 (10%)
6. Thailand: $126,000 (4.2%)
7. Germany: $72,000 (2.4%)
8. Sri Lanka: $37,000 (1.2%)
9. Spain: $15,000 (0.5%)
10. South Korea: $6,000 (0.2%)
Medical, Technical Equipment Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $7.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 80% of that total.
1. United States: $1.4 billion (20.3%)
2. China: $1.2 billion (16.9%)
3. Germany: $998.8 million (14.1%)
4. Japan: $532.3 million (7.5%)
5. Singapore: $322 million (4.6%)
6. South Korea: $309.8 million (4.4%)
7. United Kingdom: $274.7 million (3.9%)
8. France: $204.9 million (2.9%)
9. Switzerland: $194.6 million (2.8%)
10. Ireland: $187.6 million (2.7%)
Oil Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $177.5 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 78.3% of that total.
1. Saudi Arabia: $28 billion (15.8%)
2. Iraq: $16.1 billion (9%)
3. Qatar: $15.4 billion (8.7%)
4. Nigeria: $15.4 billion (8.7%)
5. United Arab Emirates: $14.5 billion (8.1%)
6. Kuwait: $13.8 billion (7.8%)
7. Venezuela: $13.2 billion (7.4%)
8. Iran: $9.7 billion (5.5%)
9. Indonesia: $7.4 billion (4.2%)
10. Australia: $5.5 billion (3.1%)
Paper Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $2.6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 74.4% of that total.
1. China: $383.2 million (14.6%)
2. United States: $268.8 million (10.3%)
3. South Korea: $258.5 million (9.9%)
4. Canada: $196.9 million (7.5%)
5. Germany: $170.3 million (6.5%)
6. Russia: $167.3 million (6.4%)
7. Italy: $137.3 million (5.2%)
8. Sweden: $134.9 million (5.2%)
9. Indonesia: $121.3 million (4.6%)
10. Finland: $109 million (4.2%)
Perfumes, Cosmetics Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $634.7 million. The 10 countries below supplied 72.4% of that total.
1. China: $100.8 million (15.9%)
2. France: $60.8 million (9.6%)
3. United States: $56.3 million (8.9%)
4. Viet Nam: $54 million (8.5%)
5. Germany: $51.3 million (8.1%)
6. Thailand: $34 million (5.4%)
7. United Kingdom: $31.5 million (5%)
8. Indonesia: $27.9 million (4.4%)
9. Spain: $22.8 million (3.6%)
10. Australia: $19.9 million (3.1%)
Pharmaceuticals Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $1.6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 79.8% of that total.
1. United States: $326.9 million (20%)
2. Germany: $226.3 million (13.9%)
3. Switzerland: $128.2 million (7.8%)
4. China: $125.8 million (7.7%)
5. Indonesia: $114 million (7%)
6. France: $106.2 million (6.5%)
7. Italy: $98.4 million (6%)
8. Belgium: $61.6 million (3.8%)
9. Brazil: $59.4 million (3.6%)
10. Denmark: $56.1 million (3.4%)
Plastics Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $11.8 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 76.1% of that total.
1. China: $1.7 billion (14.6%)
2. South Korea: $1.4 billion (11.6%)
3. Saudi Arabia: $1.1 billion (9.5%)
4. United States: $863.6 million (7.3%)
5. Singapore: $858.1 million (7.2%)
6. Taiwan: $781 million (6.6%)
7. Thailand: $718 million (6.1%)
8. Germany: $696 million (5.9%)
9. United Arab Emirates: $449.3 million (3.8%)
10. Japan: $426.3 million (3.6%)
Rubber Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $3.4 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 77.8% of that total.
1. South Korea: $475.9 million (14.1%)
2. Indonesia: $424 million (12.6%)
3. Thailand: $370.8 million (11%)
4. China: $265.8 million (7.9%)
5. Japan: $262.5 million (7.8%)
6. United States: $226 million (6.7%)
7. Viet Nam: $177.2 million (5.2%)
8. Germany: $165.8 million (4.9%)
9. Russia: $165.7 million (4.9%)
10. United Kingdom: $92.8 million (2.7%)
Wood Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $2.7 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 76.6% of that total.
1. Malaysia: $673.2 million (24.8%)
2. Myanmar (Burma): $570.3 million (21%)
3. New Zealand: $249.3 million (9.2%)
4. China: $122.8 million (4.5%)
5. Papua New Guinea: $111.4 million (4.1%)
6. Germany: $82.7 million (3.1%)
7. Ecuador: $74.4 million (2.7%)
8. Viet Nam: $69.6 million (2.6%)
9. United States: $64.7 million (2.4%)
10. Costa Rica: $58.4 million (2.2%)
Knit or Crochet Clothing Imports
Indian imports for this product category were $203.1 million. The 10 countries below supplied 89.3% of that total.
1. China: $93.6 million (46.1%)
2. Bangladesh: $27.9 million (13.7%)
3. Spain: $14 million (6.9%)
4. Hong Kong: $9.8 million (4.8%)
5. Sri Lanka: $9.7 million (4.8%)
6. United Kingdom: $6.8 million (3.3%)
7. Italy: $6.3 million (3.1%)
8. Turkey: $4.7 million (2.3%)
9. Thailand: $4.5 million (2.2%)
10. Viet Nam: $4.1 million (2%)
The following countries represent expanding opportunities for leading Indian import countries from 2010
to 2014.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
Top India Import Partners 2014
Fastest-Growing Indian Import Countries
Research Note:
Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance costs are sometimes added to import totals.
Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance costs are sometimes added to import totals.
