What India buys from Germany.
India imported USD 15bn of manufactured and processed goods from Germany in 2024, up 13 per cent on 2022. That is 5 per cent of everything India imported in these lines, and Germany is its number 4 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Germany dominates, and where another country ships the same line for less a tonne.
Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices.
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what India paid Germany for it at the border, Germany's share of everything India imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 34 per cent of the lane.
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Machinery: for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.c. in this chapterHS 847780
Share of India's imports36 per cent, 49 source countriesChangeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 199m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 33,155 a tonne, 6,659 tonnesUSD 221min 2024 -
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Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989
Share of India's imports11 per cent, 83 source countriesChangeup 51 per cent on 2022 (USD 142m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,422 a tonne, 14,939 tonnesUSD 215min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899
Share of India's imports12 per cent, 89 source countriesChangeup 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 172m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 23,362 a tonne, 8,981 tonnesUSD 210min 2024 -
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Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999
Share of India's imports21 per cent, 68 source countriesChangeup 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 126m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,090 a tonne, 26,025 tonnesUSD 185min 2024 -
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Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180
Share of India's imports14 per cent, 97 source countriesChangeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 162m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 45,755 a tonne, 3,837 tonnesUSD 176min 2024 -
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Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180
Share of India's imports16 per cent, 90 source countriesChangeup 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 128m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 181,437 a tonne, 957 tonnesUSD 174min 2024 -
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Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490
Share of India's imports19 per cent, 94 source countriesChangeup 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 116m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 87,673 a tonne, 1,903 tonnesUSD 167min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890
Share of India's imports15 per cent, 77 source countriesChangeup 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 124m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 72,397 a tonne, 2,216 tonnesUSD 160min 2024 -
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Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a...HS 853710
Share of India's imports18 per cent, 87 source countriesChangeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 154m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 187,252 a tonne, 856 tonnesUSD 160min 2024 -
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Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of India's imports7 per cent, 91 source countriesChangeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 119m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 78,306 a tonne, 1,728 tonnesUSD 135min 2024 -
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Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of...HS 382219
Share of India's imports20 per cent, 59 source countriesChangeup 101 per cent on 2022 (USD 62m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 124min 2024 -
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Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499
Share of India's imports10 per cent, 74 source countriesChangeup 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 96m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,284 a tonne, 28,091 tonnesUSD 120min 2024 -
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Machinery: for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beveragesHS 842230
Share of India's imports28 per cent, 49 source countriesChangeup 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 94m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 55,378 a tonne, 2,163 tonnesUSD 120min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 870840
Share of India's imports8 per cent, 56 source countriesChangeup 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 77m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 17,932 a tonne, 6,582 tonnesUSD 118min 2024 -
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Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat beltsHS 870829
Share of India's imports18 per cent, 62 source countriesChangeup 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 99m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13,824 a tonne, 8,525 tonnesUSD 118min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537HS 853890
Share of India's imports11 per cent, 82 source countriesChangelevel with 2022 (USD 109m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 47,615 a tonne, 2,281 tonnesUSD 109min 2024 -
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Transmission components: toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately: partsHS 848390
Share of India's imports25 per cent, 69 source countriesChangeup 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 90m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15,128 a tonne, 7,059 tonnesUSD 107min 2024 -
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Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functionsHS 847990
Share of India's imports18 per cent, 85 source countriesChangeup 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 72m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 37,441 a tonne, 2,843 tonnesUSD 106min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380
Share of India's imports48 per cent, 20 source countriesChangeup 144 per cent on 2022 (USD 42m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,854 a tonne, 5,156 tonnesUSD 102min 2024 -
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Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480
Share of India's imports11 per cent, 62 source countriesChangeup 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 88m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 23,340 a tonne, 4,310 tonnesUSD 101min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of India's imports9 per cent, 123 source countriesChangeup 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 89m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 27,606 a tonne, 3,501 tonnesUSD 97min 2024 -
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Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620
Share of India's imports15 per cent, 27 source countriesChangeup 103 per cent on 2022 (USD 48m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 364,597 a tonne, 265 tonnesUSD 97min 2024 -
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Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543HS 854370
Share of India's imports13 per cent, 81 source countriesChangeup 86 per cent on 2022 (USD 47m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 110,324 a tonne, 787 tonnesUSD 87min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853690
Share of India's imports9 per cent, 95 source countriesChangeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 80m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 55,276 a tonne, 1,552 tonnesUSD 86min 2024 -
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Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, other than hydraulic or pneumaticHS 903289
Share of India's imports12 per cent, 72 source countriesChangeup 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 59m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 115,487 a tonne, 729 tonnesUSD 84min 2024 -
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Silicones: in primary formsHS 391000
Share of India's imports23 per cent, 57 source countriesChangedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 100m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,696 a tonne, 22,708 tonnesUSD 84min 2024 -
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Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-orientedHS 722511
Share of India's imports13 per cent, 23 source countriesChangeup 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 79m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,452 a tonne, 34,036 tonnesUSD 83min 2024 -
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Gears and gearing: (not toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately): ball or roller screws: gear boxes and other speed...HS 848340
Share of India's imports12 per cent, 66 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 71m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 24,455 a tonne, 3,276 tonnesUSD 80min 2024 -
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Fungicides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articlesHS 380892
Share of India's imports27 per cent, 30 source countriesChangeup 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 52m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 24,528 a tonne, 3,258 tonnesUSD 80min 2024 -
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Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215
Share of India's imports16 per cent, 40 source countriesChangeup 123 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4.2m a tonne, 18 tonnesUSD 75min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690
Share of India's imports8 per cent, 95 source countriesChangeup 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 60m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,395 a tonne, 7,479 tonnesUSD 70min 2024 -
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Valves: for oleohydraulic or pneumatic transmissionsHS 848120
Share of India's imports27 per cent, 60 source countriesChangedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 70m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 62,451 a tonne, 1,117 tonnesUSD 70min 2024 -
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Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762
Share of India's imports2 per cent, 96 source countriesChangeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 64m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 379,345 a tonne, 179 tonnesUSD 68min 2024 -
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Engines: parts, suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (for other than aircraft)HS 840991
Share of India's imports11 per cent, 57 source countriesChangeup 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 58m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,594 a tonne, 3,442 tonnesUSD 67min 2024 -
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Machinery, plant and laboratory equipment: for treating materials by change of temperature, other than for making hot drinks or cooking or heating foodHS 841989
Share of India's imports23 per cent, 58 source countriesChangeup 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 54m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 54,417 a tonne, 1,183 tonnesUSD 64min 2024 -
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Pumps: reciprocating positive displacement pumps, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquidsHS 841350
Share of India's imports23 per cent, 55 source countriesChangeup 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 43m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 43,673 a tonne, 1,442 tonnesUSD 63min 2024 -
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Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters, catalytic converters or particulate filters for internal combustion enginesHS 842139
Share of India's imports18 per cent, 69 source countriesChangeup 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 43m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 42,031 a tonne, 1,460 tonnesUSD 61min 2024 -
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Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390110
Share of India's imports6 per cent, 62 source countriesChangeup 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 38m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,672 a tonne, 35,822 tonnesUSD 60min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323
Share of India's imports30 per cent, 22 source countriesChangeup 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 41m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 18,221 a tonne, 3,263 tonnesUSD 59min 2024 -
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Machinery: extruders, for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materialsHS 847720
Share of India's imports31 per cent, 35 source countriesChangeup 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 44m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 20,865 a tonne, 2,800 tonnesUSD 58min 2024 -
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Ball bearingsHS 848210
Share of India's imports10 per cent, 66 source countriesChangeup 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 47m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 27,230 a tonne, 2,127 tonnesUSD 58min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: switches n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853650
Share of India's imports14 per cent, 81 source countriesChangeup 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 48m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 87,913 a tonne, 641 tonnesUSD 56min 2024 -
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Pumps and compressors: parts, of air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans, ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fanHS 841490
Share of India's imports8 per cent, 69 source countriesChangeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 54m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 45,101 a tonne, 1,246 tonnesUSD 56min 2024 -
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Chromatographs and electrophoresis instrumentsHS 902720
Share of India's imports18 per cent, 34 source countriesChangedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 62m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 566,748 a tonne, 98 tonnesUSD 56min 2024 -
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Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790
Share of India's imports11 per cent, 66 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 62m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 217,027 a tonne, 254 tonnesUSD 55min 2024 -
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Machine-tools: gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines, working by removing metal, sintered metal carbides or cermetsHS 846140
Share of India's imports48 per cent, 32 source countriesChangeup 136 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 29,749 a tonne, 1,814 tonnesUSD 54min 2024 -
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Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: parts thereofHS 848190
Share of India's imports11 per cent, 73 source countriesChangedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 55m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 51,879 a tonne, 1,029 tonnesUSD 53min 2024 -
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Alcohols: saturated monohydric, n.e.c. in item no. 2905.1HS 290519
Share of India's imports27 per cent, 33 source countriesChangeup 375 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,005 a tonne, 26,482 tonnesUSD 53min 2024 -
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Pumps: parts thereofHS 841391
Share of India's imports14 per cent, 76 source countriesChangeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 49m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 32,028 a tonne, 1,637 tonnesUSD 52min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking pressureHS 902620
Share of India's imports22 per cent, 66 source countriesChangeup 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 39m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 236,835 a tonne, 217 tonnesUSD 51min 2024
The lines that grew most since 2022.
Lines worth at least USD 5m in 2022, ranked by growth to 2024 in current dollars. A fast rise can be a new product, a shift away from another source, or a price change; the record does not say which.
- Metal-rolling mills: coldHS 845522USD 38m in 2024, from USD 6m in 2022. Germany supplies 30 per cent of the line.
- Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for...HS 380893USD 34m in 2024, up 472 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Germany supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Alcohols: saturated monohydric, n.e.c. in item no. 2905.1HS 290519USD 53m in 2024, up 375 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Germany supplies 27 per cent of the line.
- Mechanical appliances: for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, for other than agricultural or horticultural use, whether or not hand-operatedHS 842489USD 36m in 2024, up 325 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Germany supplies 13 per cent of the line.
- Fibres: artificial filament tow of cellulose acetateHS 550210USD 19m in 2024, up 258 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Germany supplies 22 per cent of the line.
- Carbon: carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.HS 280300USD 16m in 2024, up 212 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Germany supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Printing machinery: offset, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.1HS 844313USD 36m in 2024, up 203 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). Germany supplies 25 per cent of the line.
- Machinery: blow moulding machines, for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materialsHS 847730USD 44m in 2024, up 196 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022). Germany supplies 46 per cent of the line.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mmHS 720851USD 30m in 2024, up 178 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Germany supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Textile fabrics: impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, (excluding polyvinyl chloride, polyurethane and those of heading no. 5902)HS 590390USD 17m in 2024, up 157 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Germany supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Machinery: intake air filters for internal combustion enginesHS 842131USD 13m in 2024, up 147 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Germany supplies 32 per cent of the line.
- Metal-rolling mills: parts thereofHS 845590USD 48m in 2024, up 144 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022). Germany supplies 17 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380USD 102m in 2024, up 144 per cent on 2022 (USD 42m in 2022). Germany supplies 48 per cent of the line.
- Insecticides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articlesHS 380891USD 33m in 2024, up 142 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). Germany supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Vinyl acetate, vinyl ester polymers, vinyl polymers: n.e.c. in heading no. 3905, in primary forms, other than copolymersHS 390599USD 18m in 2024, up 141 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Germany supplies 15 per cent of the line.
- Machine-tools: gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines, working by removing metal, sintered metal carbides or cermetsHS 846140USD 54m in 2024, up 136 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022). Germany supplies 48 per cent of the line.
- Vinyl acetate copolymers: (other than in aqueous dispersion), in primary formsHS 390529USD 13m in 2024, up 134 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Germany supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215USD 75m in 2024, up 123 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022). Germany supplies 16 per cent of the line.
- Elevators and conveyors: pneumaticHS 842820USD 11m in 2024, up 123 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Germany supplies 21 per cent of the line.
- Machinery: for moulding or forming, for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.c. in this chapterHS 847759USD 25m in 2024, up 117 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). Germany supplies 25 per cent of the line.
Lines where Germany supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Germany ships at least 60 per cent of what India imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Microscopes, compound optical: stereoscopic microscopesHS 90111087 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 17m; 19 source countries in all.
- Glass: unworked, tubes, of glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 x 10 (to the minus 6), (or 0.000005) per Kelvin within a temperature range of...HS 70023268 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 11m; 14 source countries in all.
- Glass: unworked, in tubes, of fused quartz or other fused silicaHS 70023172 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 11m; 19 source countries in all.
- Pile-drivers and pile-extractorsHS 84301080 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 10m; 12 source countries in all.
- Mortars and concretes: non-refractoryHS 38245063 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 9m; 28 source countries in all.
- Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, sulphite, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of non-coniferous woodHS 47042999 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 7m; 6 source countries in all.
- Liqueurs and cordialsHS 22087060 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 7m; 32 source countries in all.
- Machines for additive manufacturing: by metal depositHS 84851061 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 7m; 13 source countries in all.
- Firearms: (e.g. spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of heading no. 9307HS 93040063 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 6m; 20 source countries in all.
- Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: vinyl chloride copolymers, in primary forms n.e.c. in heading no. 3904HS 39044061 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 6m; 11 source countries in all.
- Copper: powders of lamellar structure, flakesHS 74062068 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 5m; 19 source countries in all.
- Rosin and resin: salts of rosin, of resin acids or of derivatives of rosin or resin acids, other than salts of rosin adductsHS 38062086 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 5m; 8 source countries in all.
- Poly(vinyl acetate): in aqueous dispersion, in primary formsHS 39051276 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 4m; 21 source countries in all.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, n.e.c. in heading no. 7211, width less than 600mmHS 72119066 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 4m; 18 source countries in all.
- Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of regenerated cellulose, cellularHS 39211473 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 3m; 7 source countries in all.
- Electric rotary convertersHS 85024076 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 3m; 18 source countries in all.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbonHS 72072071 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 2m; 18 source countries in all.
- Book-binding machinery: including book-sewing machines, parts thereofHS 84409079 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 2m; 18 source countries in all.
- Alkaloids: of cinchona and their derivatives: salts thereofHS 29392072 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 2m; 15 source countries in all.
- Hair preparations: lacquersHS 33053073 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 1m; 18 source countries in all.
Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.
Lines worth USD 5m or more where Germany's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to India at a unit value at least 20 per cent lower. The largest such source is named. The same heading can hold different grades, so a lower figure is a question to ask, not a like-for-like price.
- Machinery: for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.c. in this chapterHS 847780Germany: USD 221m at USD 33,155 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 8m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 26,514 a tonne, 20 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 31,717 a tonne.
- Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899Germany: USD 210m at USD 23,362 a tonne. China: USD 571m (32 per cent of the line) at USD 5,726 a tonne, 76 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 16,385 a tonne.
- Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180Germany: USD 176m at USD 45,755 a tonne. Japan: USD 61m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 17,627 a tonne, 62 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 41,569 a tonne.
- Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180Germany: USD 174m at USD 181,437 a tonne. China: USD 276m (25 per cent of the line) at USD 40,630 a tonne, 78 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 127,249 a tonne.
- Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490Germany: USD 167m at USD 87,673 a tonne. Italy: USD 39m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 22,578 a tonne, 74 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 107,897 a tonne.
- Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890Germany: USD 160m at USD 72,397 a tonne. United States: USD 296m (28 per cent of the line) at USD 36,902 a tonne, 49 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 47,796 a tonne.
- Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a...HS 853710Germany: USD 160m at USD 187,252 a tonne. China: USD 211m (24 per cent of the line) at USD 35,842 a tonne, 81 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 113,211 a tonne.
- Electrical static convertersHS 850440Germany: USD 135m at USD 78,306 a tonne. Finland: USD 28m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 44,424 a tonne, 43 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 65,907 a tonne.
- Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499Germany: USD 120m at USD 4,284 a tonne. China: USD 202m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 1,406 a tonne, 67 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,446 a tonne.
- Machinery: for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beveragesHS 842230Germany: USD 120m at USD 55,378 a tonne. China: USD 113m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 18,292 a tonne, 67 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 61,045 a tonne.
- Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 870840Germany: USD 118m at USD 17,932 a tonne. Japan: USD 674m (44 per cent of the line) at USD 8,493 a tonne, 53 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 18,901 a tonne.
- Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat beltsHS 870829Germany: USD 118m at USD 13,824 a tonne. China: USD 186m (29 per cent of the line) at USD 9,051 a tonne, 35 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,493 a tonne.
- Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537HS 853890Germany: USD 109m at USD 47,615 a tonne. China: USD 324m (33 per cent of the line) at USD 19,188 a tonne, 60 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 62,986 a tonne.
- Transmission components: toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately: partsHS 848390Germany: USD 107m at USD 15,128 a tonne. Japan: USD 7m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 10,542 a tonne, 30 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 23,490 a tonne.
- Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functionsHS 847990Germany: USD 106m at USD 37,441 a tonne. Spain: USD 5m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 24,722 a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 55,365 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380Germany: USD 102m at USD 19,854 a tonne. China: USD 68m (32 per cent of the line) at USD 8,132 a tonne, 59 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 17,681 a tonne.
- Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690Germany: USD 97m at USD 27,606 a tonne. China: USD 489m (43 per cent of the line) at USD 4,091 a tonne, 85 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 16,330 a tonne.
- Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620Germany: USD 97m at USD 364,597 a tonne. China: USD 498m (76 per cent of the line) at USD 156,778 a tonne, 57 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 364,241 a tonne.
- Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543HS 854370Germany: USD 87m at USD 110,324 a tonne. Israel: USD 50m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 82,782 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 103,415 a tonne.
- Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853690Germany: USD 86m at USD 55,276 a tonne. Japan: USD 132m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 43,388 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 50,914 a tonne.
What India buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
What crossed the border, what it was worth, and what it weighed.
Every figure on this page is from CEPII's BACI file, which reconciles what each pair of countries reports to the UN about the same shipment. Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. A line is one six-digit customs heading (HS 2022). Values are in US dollars at the border; growth is in current dollars, so part of any change is price, not volume.
Unit value. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices. It is the value of a line divided by its declared weight, so it mixes grades, models and qualities under one heading. It is shown only where the weight is recorded, at least three source countries of USD 100k or more ship the line to India with a weight, and the figure sits within a factor of five of the middle of those sources. Outside that band it is treated as a recording problem and left out.
Share is Germany's part of everything India imported in that line, from every source. Sources counts the countries that shipped any of it.
Scope. Manufactured and processed goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, without ores, fuels, precious metals, scrap, raw farm output and one-off capital and defence purchases: the same rule as the Made here pages.
A record of trade, not a shopping list.
What this record does not say: what sells at retail, what margin a trade leaves, how crowded the marketplaces are, or how much of a flow is re-exported through entrepots such as Hong Kong and Singapore.
A large line is not proof of an opening, and a lower unit value from another country is not proof the goods are the same. Tariffs, standards, freight, payment terms, lead times and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. Nothing on this page is a forecast, a recommendation or a promise. No supplier company is named, because the record holds none.
Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601. Edition of 2026-11-03.
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