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What India buys and sells: every series, every cut

India's merchandise imports by principal commodity, every financial year since 2009-10, US$ million

190 series, each with its latest value, its change on a year earlier and its trend.

Source Ministry of Commerce and Industry, TradeStat (DGCI&S customs data) Base TradeStat, as published Frequency annual Vintage 2026-10-09 Download CSV, JSON
190 series
Trend Data
Plantation (group 1)Principal commodityOther$1.32 bn2025-26−⁠9.1%Series data
Agri & allied products (group 2)Principal commodityOther$36.40 bn2025-26+3.5%Series data
Marine products (group 3)Principal commodityOther$0.36 bn2025-26+17.6%Series data
Ores & minerals (group 4)Principal commodityOther$42.34 bn2025-26+0.6%Series data
Leather & leather manufactures (group 5)Principal commodityOther$0.96 bn2025-26−⁠5.1%Series data
Gems & jewellery (group 6)Principal commodityOther$109.39 bn2025-26+23.0%Series data
Sports goods (group 7)Principal commodityOther$0.50 bn2025-26+20.4%Series data
Chemicals & related products (group 8)Principal commodityOther$72.66 bn2025-26+14.9%Series data
Plastic & rubber articles (group 9)Principal commodityOther$26.80 bn2025-26+2.6%Series data
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware (group 10)Principal commodityOther$5.16 bn2025-26+24.7%Series data
Paper & related products (group 11)Principal commodityOther$9.29 bn2025-26−⁠3.5%Series data
Base metals (group 12)Principal commodityOther$50.34 bn2025-26+6.1%Series data
Optical, medical & surgical instruments (group 13)Principal commodityOther$10.89 bn2025-26+12.7%Series data
Electoronics items (group 14)Principal commodityOther$116.15 bn2025-26+17.7%Series data
Machinery (group 15)Principal commodityOther$71.36 bn2025-26+15.0%Series data
Office equipments (group 16)Principal commodityOther$0.06 bn2025-26−⁠15.9%Series data
Transport equipments (group 17)Principal commodityOther$28.63 bn2025-26+3.0%Series data
Project goods (group 18)Principal commodityOther$1.06 bn2025-26−⁠1.6%Series data
Textiles & allied products (group 19)Principal commodityOther$10.42 bn2025-26+17.6%Series data
Petroleum crude & products (group 20)Principal commodityOther$173.94 bn2025-26−⁠6.4%Series data
Others (group 21)Principal commodityOther$7.67 bn2025-26+4.4%Series data
Tea (A1)Principal commodityPlantation$0.09 bn2025-26−⁠18.4%Series data
Coffee (A2)Principal commodityPlantation$0.35 bn2025-26+22.1%Series data
Rice -basmoti (A3)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.00 bn2025-26—Series data
Rice(other than basmoti) (A4)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.01 bn2025-26+13.3%Series data
Wheat (A5)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.03 bn2025-26−⁠36.6%Series data
Other cereals (A6)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.09 bn2025-26−⁠74.0%Series data
Pulses (A7)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$3.57 bn2025-26−⁠34.8%Series data
Tobacco unmanufactured (A8)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.04 bn2025-26+18.0%Series data
Tobacco manufactured (A9)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.11 bn2025-26+26.6%Series data
Spices (B1)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$1.44 bn2025-26−⁠11.2%Series data
Cashew (B2)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$2.33 bn2025-26+39.8%Series data
Cashew nut shell liquid (B3)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.00 bn2025-26−⁠11.8%Series data
Sesame seeds (B4)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.19 bn2025-26−⁠4.8%Series data
Niger seeds (B5)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.00 bn2025-26+2.8%Series data
Groundnut (B6)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.00 bn2025-26+140.8%Series data
Other oil seeds (B7)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.25 bn2025-26+40.2%Series data
Vegetable oils (B8)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$19.49 bn2025-26+12.2%Series data
Oil meals (B9)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.12 bn2025-26+17.6%Series data
Guergam meal (C1)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.00 bn2025-26−⁠8.6%Series data
Castor oil (C2)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.00 bn2025-26+12.5%Series data
Shellac (C3)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.02 bn2025-26+33.0%Series data
Sugar (C4)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$1.28 bn2025-26−⁠8.1%Series data
Mollases (C5)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.00 bn2025-26−⁠1.0%Series data
Fruits / vegetable seeds (C6)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.19 bn2025-26+4.5%Series data
Fresh fruits (C7)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$3.51 bn2025-26+15.2%Series data
Fresh vegetables (C8)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.01 bn2025-26−⁠51.8%Series data
Processed vegetables (C9)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.04 bn2025-26+3.3%Series data
Processed fruits and juices (D1)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.27 bn2025-26+56.2%Series data
Cereal preparations (D2)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.30 bn2025-26+19.5%Series data
Cocoa products (D3)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$1.03 bn2025-26+3.4%Series data
Milled products (D4)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.01 bn2025-26+79.9%Series data
Misc processed items (D5)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.55 bn2025-26+10.2%Series data
Animal casings (D6)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.00 bn2025-26−⁠100.0%Series data
Sheep/goat meat (D8)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.01 bn2025-26+189.0%Series data
Other meat (D9)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.01 bn2025-26+19.3%Series data
Processed meat (E1)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.00 bn2025-26+43.5%Series data
Dairy products (E2)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.09 bn2025-26+60.4%Series data
Poultry products (E3)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.01 bn2025-26+52.3%Series data
Floricltr products (E4)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.08 bn2025-26+15.0%Series data
Natural rubber (E5)Principal commodityPlantation$0.89 bn2025-26−⁠16.5%Series data
Alcoholic beverages (E6)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$1.15 bn2025-26+2.7%Series data
Marine products (E7)Principal commodityMarine products$0.36 bn2025-26+17.6%Series data
Iron ore (E8)Principal commodityOres & minerals$1.25 bn2025-26+99.6%Series data
Mica (E9)Principal commodityOres & minerals$0.00 bn2025-26+6.8%Series data
Coal,coke and briquittes etc (F1)Principal commodityOres & minerals$27.90 bn2025-26−⁠10.3%Series data
Bulk minerals and ores (F2)Principal commodityOres & minerals$9.92 bn2025-26+34.7%Series data
Granit, natrl stone and prodct (F3)Principal commodityArticles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware$0.46 bn2025-26+4.5%Series data
Processed minerals (F4)Principal commodityOres & minerals$1.96 bn2025-26−⁠6.4%Series data
Sulpher, unroasted iron pyrite (F5)Principal commodityOres & minerals$0.78 bn2025-26+139.1%Series data
Other crude minerals (F6)Principal commodityOres & minerals$0.53 bn2025-26−⁠7.3%Series data
Raw hides and skins (F7)Principal commodityLeather & leather manufactures$0.02 bn2025-26−⁠22.3%Series data
Finished leather (F8)Principal commodityLeather & leather manufactures$0.37 bn2025-26−⁠7.1%Series data
Leather goods (F9)Principal commodityLeather & leather manufactures$0.06 bn2025-26−⁠1.6%Series data
Leather garments (G1)Principal commodityLeather & leather manufactures$0.00 bn2025-26+30.2%Series data
Footwear of leather (G2)Principal commodityLeather & leather manufactures$0.45 bn2025-26−⁠6.0%Series data
Leather footwear component (G3)Principal commodityLeather & leather manufactures$0.05 bn2025-26+32.0%Series data
Saddlery and harness (G4)Principal commodityLeather & leather manufactures$0.00 bn2025-26+15.7%Series data
Pearl, precs, semiprecs stones (G5)Principal commodityGems & jewellery$18.44 bn2025-26+2.5%Series data
Gold (G6)Principal commodityGems & jewellery$71.98 bn2025-26+24.1%Series data
Silver (G7)Principal commodityGems & jewellery$12.05 bn2025-26+149.6%Series data
Other precious and base metals (G8)Principal commodityGems & jewellery$0.46 bn2025-26−⁠91.6%Series data
Gold and oth precs metl jwlery (G9)Principal commodityGems & jewellery$6.46 bn2025-26+145.8%Series data
Sports goods (H1)Principal commoditySports goods$0.50 bn2025-26+20.4%Series data
Fertilezers crude (H2)Principal commodityChemicals & related products$1.89 bn2025-26−⁠4.9%Series data
Fertilezers manufactured (H3)Principal commodityChemicals & related products$14.55 bn2025-26+76.6%Series data
Ayush and herbal products (H4)Principal commodityAgri & allied products$0.19 bn2025-26+22.0%Series data
Bulk drugs, drug intermediates (H5)Principal commodityChemicals & related products$4.48 bn2025-26−⁠3.3%Series data
Dye intermediates (H6)Principal commodityChemicals & related products$1.52 bn2025-26+14.4%Series data
Dyes (H7)Principal commodityChemicals & related products$0.30 bn2025-26−⁠6.2%Series data
Drug formulations, biologicals (H8)Principal commodityChemicals & related products$3.48 bn2025-26+22.0%Series data
Agro chemicals (H9)Principal commodityChemicals & related products$1.53 bn2025-26−⁠7.5%Series data
Surgicals (I1)Principal commodityOptical, medical & surgical instruments$1.44 bn2025-26+13.6%Series data
Inorganic chemicals (I2)Principal commodityChemicals & related products$7.28 bn2025-26+12.9%Series data
Organic chemicals (I3)Principal commodityChemicals & related products$15.08 bn2025-26−⁠7.5%Series data
Other miscellaenious chemicals (I4)Principal commodityChemicals & related products$1.27 bn2025-26+5.4%Series data
Cosmetics and toiletries (I5)Principal commodityChemicals & related products$2.46 bn2025-26−⁠2.3%Series data
Essential oils (I6)Principal commodityChemicals & related products$0.29 bn2025-26+2.9%Series data
Residul chemicl and alled prod (I7)Principal commodityChemicals & related products$15.72 bn2025-26+24.9%Series data
Auto tyres and tubes (I8)Principal commodityTransport equipments$0.27 bn2025-26+38.4%Series data

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