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What India buys and sells: every series, every cut

India's merchandise imports by principal commodity (the groups the monthly press release uses: petroleum, gold, electronics, pulses, rice and about 165 more), every month since April 2009, ₹ crore

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 monthly Vintage 2026-10-09 Download CSV, JSON
190 series
Trend Data
Plantation (group 1)Principal commodityOther₹1,282 croreAug 2026+10.1%Series data
Agri & allied products (group 2)Principal commodityOther₹33,399 croreAug 2026+16.8%Series data
Marine products (group 3)Principal commodityOther₹244 croreAug 2026+21.7%Series data
Ores & minerals (group 4)Principal commodityOther₹43,362 croreAug 2026+57.2%Series data
Leather & leather manufactures (group 5)Principal commodityOther₹866 croreAug 2026+6.8%Series data
Gems & jewellery (group 6)Principal commodityOther₹50,299 croreAug 2026−⁠24.5%Series data
Sports goods (group 7)Principal commodityOther₹454 croreAug 2026+16.9%Series data
Chemicals & related products (group 8)Principal commodityOther₹62,195 croreAug 2026+16.5%Series data
Plastic & rubber articles (group 9)Principal commodityOther₹24,114 croreAug 2026+16.5%Series data
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware (group 10)Principal commodityOther₹3,661 croreAug 2026−⁠6.1%Series data
Paper & related products (group 11)Principal commodityOther₹7,012 croreAug 2026+2.7%Series data
Base metals (group 12)Principal commodityOther₹45,986 croreAug 2026+16.9%Series data
Optical, medical & surgical instruments (group 13)Principal commodityOther₹9,707 croreAug 2026+23.1%Series data
Electoronics items (group 14)Principal commodityOther₹1,30,395 croreAug 2026+53.3%Series data
Machinery (group 15)Principal commodityOther₹63,045 croreAug 2026+22.2%Series data
Office equipments (group 16)Principal commodityOther₹63 croreAug 2026+31.3%Series data
Transport equipments (group 17)Principal commodityOther₹22,434 croreAug 2026+23.8%Series data
Project goods (group 18)Principal commodityOther₹961 croreAug 2026+377.7%Series data
Textiles & allied products (group 19)Principal commodityOther₹9,102 croreAug 2026+15.7%Series data
Petroleum crude & products (group 20)Principal commodityOther₹1,59,325 croreAug 2026+37.3%Series data
Others (group 21)Principal commodityOther₹6,816 croreAug 2026+16.3%Series data
Tea (A1)Principal commodityPlantation₹54 croreAug 2026−⁠14.8%Series data
Coffee (A2)Principal commodityPlantation₹255 croreAug 2026+15.1%Series data
Rice -basmoti (A3)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹0 croreAug 2026—Series data
Rice(other than basmoti) (A4)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹11 croreAug 2026+185.6%Series data
Wheat (A5)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹3 croreAug 2026−⁠87.6%Series data
Other cereals (A6)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹28 croreAug 2026−⁠4.5%Series data
Pulses (A7)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹1,941 croreAug 2026+93.1%Series data
Tobacco unmanufactured (A8)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹8 croreAug 2026−⁠86.2%Series data
Tobacco manufactured (A9)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹99 croreAug 2026+54.6%Series data
Spices (B1)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹1,392 croreAug 2026+50.9%Series data
Cashew (B2)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹2,174 croreAug 2026−⁠16.5%Series data
Cashew nut shell liquid (B3)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹4 croreAug 2026+125.6%Series data
Sesame seeds (B4)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹27 croreAug 2026+29.3%Series data
Niger seeds (B5)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹5 croreAug 2026+3.9%Series data
Groundnut (B6)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹0 croreAug 2026−⁠29.3%Series data
Other oil seeds (B7)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹985 croreAug 2026+4959.5%Series data
Vegetable oils (B8)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹19,354 croreAug 2026+9.1%Series data
Oil meals (B9)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹191 croreAug 2026+67.2%Series data
Guergam meal (C1)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹0 croreAug 2026−⁠97.1%Series data
Castor oil (C2)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹0 croreAug 2026−⁠79.3%Series data
Shellac (C3)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹14 croreAug 2026+45.9%Series data
Sugar (C4)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹1,073 croreAug 2026+45.0%Series data
Mollases (C5)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹2 croreAug 2026+23.9%Series data
Fruits / vegetable seeds (C6)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹213 croreAug 2026+42.0%Series data
Fresh fruits (C7)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹2,593 croreAug 2026+22.8%Series data
Fresh vegetables (C8)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹12 croreAug 2026+43.9%Series data
Processed vegetables (C9)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹38 croreAug 2026+41.5%Series data
Processed fruits and juices (D1)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹736 croreAug 2026+341.5%Series data
Cereal preparations (D2)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹246 croreAug 2026+10.2%Series data
Cocoa products (D3)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹713 croreAug 2026−⁠37.9%Series data
Milled products (D4)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹3 croreAug 2026+59.1%Series data
Misc processed items (D5)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹576 croreAug 2026+52.2%Series data
Animal casings (D6)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹0 croreAug 2026—Series data
Sheep/goat meat (D8)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹3 croreAug 2026−⁠38.5%Series data
Other meat (D9)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹6 croreAug 2026+23.1%Series data
Processed meat (E1)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹0 croreAug 2026—Series data
Dairy products (E2)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹102 croreAug 2026+75.0%Series data
Poultry products (E3)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹8 croreAug 2026−⁠26.9%Series data
Floricltr products (E4)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹37 croreAug 2026+35.0%Series data
Natural rubber (E5)Principal commodityPlantation₹972 croreAug 2026+10.6%Series data
Alcoholic beverages (E6)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹671 croreAug 2026−⁠9.5%Series data
Marine products (E7)Principal commodityMarine products₹244 croreAug 2026+21.7%Series data
Iron ore (E8)Principal commodityOres & minerals₹1,144 croreAug 2026+1.8%Series data
Mica (E9)Principal commodityOres & minerals₹3 croreAug 2026−⁠16.8%Series data
Coal,coke and briquittes etc (F1)Principal commodityOres & minerals₹24,573 croreAug 2026+36.2%Series data
Bulk minerals and ores (F2)Principal commodityOres & minerals₹13,617 croreAug 2026+114.4%Series data
Granit, natrl stone and prodct (F3)Principal commodityArticles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware₹440 croreAug 2026+40.4%Series data
Processed minerals (F4)Principal commodityOres & minerals₹1,394 croreAug 2026+5.0%Series data
Sulpher, unroasted iron pyrite (F5)Principal commodityOres & minerals₹2,097 croreAug 2026+773.0%Series data
Other crude minerals (F6)Principal commodityOres & minerals₹535 croreAug 2026+6.4%Series data
Raw hides and skins (F7)Principal commodityLeather & leather manufactures₹20 croreAug 2026−⁠22.5%Series data
Finished leather (F8)Principal commodityLeather & leather manufactures₹306 croreAug 2026+3.4%Series data
Leather goods (F9)Principal commodityLeather & leather manufactures₹52 croreAug 2026+24.9%Series data
Leather garments (G1)Principal commodityLeather & leather manufactures₹2 croreAug 2026+90.0%Series data
Footwear of leather (G2)Principal commodityLeather & leather manufactures₹451 croreAug 2026+12.2%Series data
Leather footwear component (G3)Principal commodityLeather & leather manufactures₹33 croreAug 2026−⁠24.9%Series data
Saddlery and harness (G4)Principal commodityLeather & leather manufactures₹2 croreAug 2026+81.1%Series data
Pearl, precs, semiprecs stones (G5)Principal commodityGems & jewellery₹13,728 croreAug 2026+10.9%Series data
Gold (G6)Principal commodityGems & jewellery₹21,941 croreAug 2026−⁠53.9%Series data
Silver (G7)Principal commodityGems & jewellery₹9,791 croreAug 2026+147.7%Series data
Other precious and base metals (G8)Principal commodityGems & jewellery₹2,199 croreAug 2026+1296.0%Series data
Gold and oth precs metl jwlery (G9)Principal commodityGems & jewellery₹2,639 croreAug 2026+4.0%Series data
Sports goods (H1)Principal commoditySports goods₹454 croreAug 2026+16.9%Series data
Fertilezers crude (H2)Principal commodityChemicals & related products₹910 croreAug 2026−⁠37.0%Series data
Fertilezers manufactured (H3)Principal commodityChemicals & related products₹17,093 croreAug 2026+30.7%Series data
Ayush and herbal products (H4)Principal commodityAgri & allied products₹127 croreAug 2026−⁠19.6%Series data
Bulk drugs, drug intermediates (H5)Principal commodityChemicals & related products₹3,060 croreAug 2026−⁠10.8%Series data
Dye intermediates (H6)Principal commodityChemicals & related products₹1,920 croreAug 2026+184.6%Series data
Dyes (H7)Principal commodityChemicals & related products₹184 croreAug 2026−⁠6.9%Series data
Drug formulations, biologicals (H8)Principal commodityChemicals & related products₹2,485 croreAug 2026+11.8%Series data
Agro chemicals (H9)Principal commodityChemicals & related products₹1,163 croreAug 2026−⁠4.9%Series data
Surgicals (I1)Principal commodityOptical, medical & surgical instruments₹1,195 croreAug 2026+16.6%Series data
Inorganic chemicals (I2)Principal commodityChemicals & related products₹5,853 croreAug 2026+15.0%Series data
Organic chemicals (I3)Principal commodityChemicals & related products₹13,049 croreAug 2026+4.4%Series data
Other miscellaenious chemicals (I4)Principal commodityChemicals & related products₹1,027 croreAug 2026+22.3%Series data
Cosmetics and toiletries (I5)Principal commodityChemicals & related products₹2,356 croreAug 2026+23.1%Series data
Essential oils (I6)Principal commodityChemicals & related products₹163 croreAug 2026−⁠14.8%Series data
Residul chemicl and alled prod (I7)Principal commodityChemicals & related products₹10,623 croreAug 2026+24.5%Series data
Auto tyres and tubes (I8)Principal commodityTransport equipments₹207 croreAug 2026−⁠4.2%Series data

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