Trade lane

What India buys from Japan.

India imported USD 15bn of manufactured and processed goods from Japan in 2024, up 24 per cent on 2022. That is 5 per cent of everything India imported in these lines, and Japan is its number 5 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Japan 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.

USD 15bnfrom Japan in 2024 (USD 12bn in 2022)
5 per centof India's imports in these lines, USD 300bn from every source
898product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#5Japan's rank among India's sources
The top 50

The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.

Each line shows what India paid Japan for it at the border, Japan'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 44 per cent of the lane.

  1. 1

    Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 870840

    Share of India's imports44 per cent, 56 source countries
    Changeup 85 per cent on 2022 (USD 365m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 8,493 a tonne, 79,398 tonnes
    USD 674min 2024
  2. 2

    Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mmHS 720839

    Share of India's imports63 per cent, 8 source countries
    Changefrom USD 35m in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 561 a tonne, 948,525 tonnes
    USD 532min 2024
  3. 3

    Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231

    Share of India's imports3 per cent, 79 source countries
    Changeup 221 per cent on 2022 (USD 123m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 395min 2024
  4. 4

    Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary formsHS 390410

    Share of India's imports14 per cent, 49 source countries
    Changedown 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 509m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 843 a tonne, 433,569 tonnes
    USD 365min 2024
  5. 5

    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 countries
    Changeup 66 per cent on 2022 (USD 129m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 14,177 a tonne, 15,165 tonnes
    USD 215min 2024
  6. 6

    Machining centres: for working metalHS 845710

    Share of India's imports44 per cent, 35 source countries
    Changeup 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 127m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 16,278 a tonne, 10,663 tonnes
    USD 174min 2024
  7. 7

    Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899

    Share of India's imports9 per cent, 89 source countries
    Changedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 198m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 11,039 a tonne, 15,042 tonnes
    USD 166min 2024
  8. 8

    Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-orientedHS 722511

    Share of India's imports25 per cent, 23 source countries
    Changelevel with 2022 (USD 165m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,343 a tonne, 70,359 tonnes
    USD 165min 2024
  9. 9

    Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239

    Share of India's imports4 per cent, 73 source countries
    Changeup 114 per cent on 2022 (USD 73m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.6m a tonne, 97 tonnes
    USD 157min 2024
  10. 10

    Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399

    Share of India's imports29 per cent, 66 source countries
    Changeup 112 per cent on 2022 (USD 74m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 94,325 a tonne, 1,658 tonnes
    USD 156min 2024
  11. 11

    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 imports13 per cent, 95 source countries
    Changeup 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 109m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 43,388 a tonne, 3,037 tonnes
    USD 132min 2024
  12. 12

    Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790

    Share of India's imports27 per cent, 66 source countries
    Changeup 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 80m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 312,874 a tonne, 420 tonnes
    USD 131min 2024
  13. 13

    Weaving machines (looms): for weaving fabrics of a width exceeding 30cm, shuttleless typeHS 844630

    Share of India's imports23 per cent, 29 source countries
    Changeup 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 124m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 12,722 a tonne, 9,834 tonnes
    USD 125min 2024
  14. 14

    Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180

    Share of India's imports12 per cent, 90 source countries
    Changeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 117m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 102,608 a tonne, 1,218 tonnes
    USD 125min 2024
  15. 15

    Electrical static convertersHS 850440

    Share of India's imports6 per cent, 91 source countries
    Changeup 141 per cent on 2022 (USD 49m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 64,377 a tonne, 1,850 tonnes
    USD 119min 2024
  16. 16

    Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, other than hydraulic or pneumaticHS 903289

    Share of India's imports16 per cent, 72 source countries
    Changeup 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 78m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 89,257 a tonne, 1,308 tonnes
    USD 117min 2024
  17. 17

    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 imports19 per cent, 57 source countries
    Changeup 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 80m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 11,406 a tonne, 10,139 tonnes
    USD 116min 2024
  18. 18

    Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or moreHS 854129

    Share of India's imports15 per cent, 61 source countries
    Changeup 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 93m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 497,838 a tonne, 232 tonnes
    USD 115min 2024
  19. 19

    Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mmHS 740811

    Share of India's imports9 per cent, 21 source countries
    Changeup 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 71m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 10,049 a tonne, 9,285 tonnes
    USD 93min 2024
  20. 20

    Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mmHS 721933

    Share of India's imports19 per cent, 27 source countries
    Changeup 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 70m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,037 a tonne, 44,550 tonnes
    USD 91min 2024
  21. 21

    Acrylic polymers: (other than polymethyl methacrylate), in primary formsHS 390690

    Share of India's imports14 per cent, 60 source countries
    Changedown 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 118m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,916 a tonne, 46,836 tonnes
    USD 90min 2024
  22. 22

    Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gasesHS 842199

    Share of India's imports17 per cent, 72 source countries
    Changeup 81 per cent on 2022 (USD 49m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 41,857 a tonne, 2,140 tonnes
    USD 90min 2024
  23. 23

    Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mmHS 720838

    Share of India's imports17 per cent, 8 source countries
    Changefrom USD 14m in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 561 a tonne, 154,383 tonnes
    USD 87min 2024
  24. 24

    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 380891

    Share of India's imports16 per cent, 31 source countries
    Changeup 150 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 88,452 a tonne, 976 tonnes
    USD 86min 2024
  25. 25

    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 imports10 per cent, 87 source countries
    Changedown 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 130m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 28,111 a tonne, 3,013 tonnes
    USD 85min 2024
  26. 26

    Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)HS 290321

    Share of India's imports24 per cent, 8 source countries
    Changeup 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 75m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 741 a tonne, 110,715 tonnes
    USD 82min 2024
  27. 27

    Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890

    Share of India's imports8 per cent, 77 source countries
    Changeup 235 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 54,992 a tonne, 1,448 tonnes
    USD 80min 2024
  28. 28

    Instruments, appliances and machines: parts and accessories for those measuring or checking devices of heading no. 9031HS 903190

    Share of India's imports23 per cent, 73 source countries
    Changeup 286 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 329,048 a tonne, 233 tonnes
    USD 77min 2024
  29. 29

    Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, electrolytically plated or coated with zincHS 721030

    Share of India's imports74 per cent, 15 source countries
    Changeup 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 55m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,336 a tonne, 56,502 tonnes
    USD 75min 2024
  30. 30

    Television cameras: n.e.c. in item no 8525.8HS 852589

    Share of India's imports4 per cent, 70 source countries
    Changeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 59m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 122,306 a tonne, 615 tonnes
    USD 75min 2024
  31. 31

    Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)HS 721049

    Share of India's imports17 per cent, 29 source countries
    Changeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 68m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 869 a tonne, 85,101 tonnes
    USD 74min 2024
  32. 32

    Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolledHS 722550

    Share of India's imports44 per cent, 14 source countries
    Changedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 92m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,191 a tonne, 61,551 tonnes
    USD 73min 2024
  33. 33

    Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7225, plated or coated with zinc (other than electrolytically)HS 722592

    Share of India's imports59 per cent, 10 source countries
    Changeup 79 per cent on 2022 (USD 41m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,268 a tonne, 57,536 tonnes
    USD 73min 2024
  34. 34

    Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870340

    Share of India's imports77 per cent, 12 source countries
    Changefrom USD 4m in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 16,993 a tonne, 4,258 tonnes
    USD 72min 2024
  35. 35

    Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mmHS 720837

    Share of India's imports21 per cent, 9 source countries
    Changefrom USD 7m in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 562 a tonne, 127,308 tonnes
    USD 72min 2024
  36. 36

    Paper and paperboard: coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances, for printing & writing, graphics, containing no, or not more than 10% by weight of total fibres...HS 481013

    Share of India's imports34 per cent, 33 source countries
    Changeup 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 47m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 751 a tonne, 92,900 tonnes
    USD 70min 2024
  37. 37

    Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999

    Share of India's imports8 per cent, 68 source countries
    Changeup 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 53m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 68min 2024
  38. 38

    Rubber: synthetic, chloroprene (chlorobutadiene) rubber (CR), (other than latex), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripHS 400249

    Share of India's imports65 per cent, 22 source countries
    Changedown 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 77m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5,107 a tonne, 13,312 tonnes
    USD 68min 2024
  39. 39

    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 720851

    Share of India's imports10 per cent, 21 source countries
    Changefrom USD 1m in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 817 a tonne, 83,029 tonnes
    USD 68min 2024
  40. 40

    Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690

    Share of India's imports8 per cent, 95 source countries
    Changeup 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 47m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3,432 a tonne, 19,627 tonnes
    USD 67min 2024
  41. 41

    Iron or steel: threaded screws and bolts n.e.c. in item no. 7318.1, whether or not with their nuts or washersHS 731815

    Share of India's imports14 per cent, 86 source countries
    Changeup 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 51m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5,517 a tonne, 12,116 tonnes
    USD 67min 2024
  42. 42

    Electric accumulators: nickel-metal hydride, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850750

    Share of India's imports94 per cent, 36 source countries
    Changefrom USD 6m in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 50,200 a tonne, 1,324 tonnes
    USD 66min 2024
  43. 43

    Amino-resins: n.e.c. in heading no. 3909, in primary forms, poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (Crude MDI, polymeric MDI)HS 390931

    Share of India's imports18 per cent, 27 source countries
    Changeup 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 46m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,134 a tonne, 30,694 tonnes
    USD 65min 2024
  44. 44

    Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690

    Share of India's imports6 per cent, 123 source countries
    Changeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 56m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 11,510 a tonne, 5,495 tonnes
    USD 63min 2024
  45. 45

    Machinery: injection-moulding machines, for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materialsHS 847710

    Share of India's imports21 per cent, 39 source countries
    Changeup 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 41m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 7,440 a tonne, 8,492 tonnes
    USD 63min 2024
  46. 46

    Instruments and apparatus: gas or smoke analysis apparatus, for physical or chemical analysisHS 902710

    Share of India's imports24 per cent, 59 source countries
    Changeup 246 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 422,105 a tonne, 149 tonnes
    USD 63min 2024
  47. 47

    Steel, alloy: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extrudedHS 722830

    Share of India's imports38 per cent, 31 source countries
    Changedown 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 74m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,283 a tonne, 49,064 tonnes
    USD 63min 2024
  48. 48

    Nitrogen-function compounds: n.e.c. in chapter 29, isocyanatesHS 292910

    Share of India's imports19 per cent, 32 source countries
    Changeup 87 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,007 a tonne, 31,345 tonnes
    USD 63min 2024
  49. 49

    Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180

    Share of India's imports5 per cent, 97 source countries
    Changedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 70m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 17,627 a tonne, 3,478 tonnes
    USD 61min 2024
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    Printing machinery: offset, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.1HS 844313

    Share of India's imports43 per cent, 56 source countries
    Changeup 78 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 11,357 a tonne, 5,334 tonnes
    USD 61min 2024
Fastest growing

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.

  1. Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mmHS 720839USD 532m in 2024, from USD 35m in 2022. Japan supplies 63 per cent of the line.
  2. Electric accumulators: nickel-metal hydride, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850750USD 66m in 2024, from USD 6m in 2022. Japan supplies 94 per cent of the line.
  3. Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mmHS 720837USD 72m in 2024, from USD 7m in 2022. Japan supplies 21 per cent of the line.
  4. Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mmHS 720838USD 87m in 2024, from USD 14m in 2022. Japan supplies 17 per cent of the line.
  5. Instruments and apparatus: using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR), (other than spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs)HS 902750USD 55m in 2024, up 489 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Japan supplies 17 per cent of the line.
  6. Communication apparatus: parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kindsHS 851779USD 55m in 2024, up 480 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Japan supplies 1 per cent of the line.
  7. Casting machines: of a kind used in metallurgy or in metal foundriesHS 845430USD 41m in 2024, up 411 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Japan supplies 21 per cent of the line.
  8. Electrical apparatus: diodes, other than photosensitive or light-emitting diodes (LED)HS 854110USD 41m in 2024, up 386 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Japan supplies 9 per cent of the line.
  9. Electrical inductors: n.e.c. in heading no. 8504HS 850450USD 47m in 2024, up 356 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Japan supplies 10 per cent of the line.
  10. Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480USD 59m in 2024, up 336 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). Japan supplies 6 per cent of the line.
  11. Welding machines and apparatus: for resistance welding of metal, fully or partly automatic, whether or not capable of cuttingHS 851521USD 37m in 2024, up 287 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Japan supplies 46 per cent of the line.
  12. Instruments, appliances and machines: parts and accessories for those measuring or checking devices of heading no. 9031HS 903190USD 77m in 2024, up 286 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022). Japan supplies 23 per cent of the line.
  13. Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary formsHS 390210USD 29m in 2024, up 254 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Japan supplies 3 per cent of the line.
  14. Instruments and apparatus: gas or smoke analysis apparatus, for physical or chemical analysisHS 902710USD 63m in 2024, up 246 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022). Japan supplies 24 per cent of the line.
  15. Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890USD 80m in 2024, up 235 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022). Japan supplies 8 per cent of the line.
  16. Colouring matter: pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matterHS 320611USD 24m in 2024, up 234 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Japan supplies 2 per cent of the line.
  17. Optical instruments and appliances: for measuring or checking, n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903149USD 18m in 2024, up 229 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Japan supplies 8 per cent of the line.
  18. Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231USD 395m in 2024, up 221 per cent on 2022 (USD 123m in 2022). Japan supplies 3 per cent of the line.
  19. Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850760USD 48m in 2024, up 205 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022). Japan supplies 2 per cent of the line.
  20. Welding, brazing or soldering machines: parts of the machines of heading no. 8515HS 851590USD 27m in 2024, up 204 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Japan supplies 27 per cent of the line.
Where Japan dominates

Lines where Japan supplies 60 per cent or more.

The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Japan ships at least 60 per cent of what India imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.

  1. Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mmHS 72083963 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 532m; 8 source countries in all.
  2. Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, electrolytically plated or coated with zincHS 72103074 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 75m; 15 source countries in all.
  3. Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 87034077 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 72m; 12 source countries in all.
  4. Rubber: synthetic, chloroprene (chlorobutadiene) rubber (CR), (other than latex), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripHS 40024965 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 68m; 22 source countries in all.
  5. Electric accumulators: nickel-metal hydride, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 85075094 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 66m; 36 source countries in all.
  6. Yarn, artificial: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), multiple (folded) or cabled, n.e.c. in heading no. 5403, not for retail sale, not sewing threadHS 540349100 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 43m; 9 source countries in all.
  7. Machine-tools: cold metal working presses, servo-pressesHS 84626375 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 33m; 13 source countries in all.
  8. Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material: railsHS 73021076 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 28m; 27 source countries in all.
  9. Polyphenols: resorcinol and its saltsHS 29072164 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 22m; 9 source countries in all.
  10. Steel, stainless: seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gasHS 73042467 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 21m; 17 source countries in all.
  11. Mathematical equipment: micrometers, callipers and gaugesHS 90173061 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 19m; 44 source countries in all.
  12. Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7225, electrolytically plated or coated with zincHS 72259181 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 15m; 7 source countries in all.
  13. Bulldozers and angledozers: self-propelled, other than track layingHS 84291965 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 15m; 11 source countries in all.
  14. Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on light commercial vehiclesHS 40119077 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 10m; 36 source countries in all.
  15. Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with chromium oxides or with chromium and chromium oxidesHS 72105074 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 9m; 14 source countries in all.
  16. Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material: switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing piecesHS 73023070 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 7m; 14 source countries in all.
  17. Photographic film: for x-rays, in rolls, sensitised and unexposed (other than of paper, paperboard or textiles)HS 37021067 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 7m; 7 source countries in all.
  18. Yarn, artificial: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), single, n.e.c. in heading no. 5403, not for retail sale, not sewing threadHS 54033997 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 6m; 6 source countries in all.
  19. Pens: nibs and nib pointsHS 96089171 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 5m; 22 source countries in all.
  20. Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 18kW but not exceeding 37kWHS 87019277 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 5m; 9 source countries in all.
Another source, lower unit value

Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.

Lines worth USD 5m or more where Japan'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.

  1. Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 870840Japan: USD 674m at USD 8,493 a tonne. Vietnam: USD 29m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 5,092 a tonne, 40 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 18,901 a tonne.
  2. Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899Japan: USD 166m at USD 11,039 a tonne. China: USD 571m (32 per cent of the line) at USD 5,726 a tonne, 48 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 16,385 a tonne.
  3. Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-orientedHS 722511Japan: USD 165m at USD 2,343 a tonne. Russia: USD 149m (23 per cent of the line) at USD 1,385 a tonne, 41 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,083 a tonne.
  4. Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239Japan: USD 157m at USD 1.6m a tonne. South Korea: USD 138m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 840,673 a tonne, 48 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.6m a tonne.
  5. Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399Japan: USD 156m at USD 94,325 a tonne. China: USD 211m (39 per cent of the line) at USD 42,897 a tonne, 55 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 74,008 a tonne.
  6. Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853690Japan: USD 132m at USD 43,388 a tonne. Thailand: USD 35m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 30,222 a tonne, 30 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 50,914 a tonne.
  7. Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790Japan: USD 131m at USD 312,874 a tonne. United States: USD 90m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 143,235 a tonne, 54 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 284,736 a tonne.
  8. Weaving machines (looms): for weaving fabrics of a width exceeding 30cm, shuttleless typeHS 844630Japan: USD 125m at USD 12,722 a tonne. Italy: USD 25m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 9,132 a tonne, 28 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,991 a tonne.
  9. Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180Japan: USD 125m at USD 102,608 a tonne. China: USD 276m (25 per cent of the line) at USD 40,630 a tonne, 60 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 127,249 a tonne.
  10. Electrical static convertersHS 850440Japan: USD 119m at USD 64,377 a tonne. Finland: USD 28m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 44,424 a tonne, 31 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 65,907 a tonne.
  11. Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, other than hydraulic or pneumaticHS 903289Japan: USD 117m at USD 89,257 a tonne. China: USD 123m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 33,167 a tonne, 63 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 145,250 a tonne.
  12. Engines: parts, suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (for other than aircraft)HS 840991Japan: USD 116m at USD 11,406 a tonne. Mexico: USD 6m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 7,861 a tonne, 31 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 33,494 a tonne.
  13. Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or moreHS 854129Japan: USD 115m at USD 497,838 a tonne. Germany: USD 29m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 275,556 a tonne, 45 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 518,814 a tonne.
  14. Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mmHS 721933Japan: USD 91m at USD 2,037 a tonne. China: USD 72m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 1,423 a tonne, 30 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,273 a tonne.
  15. Acrylic polymers: (other than polymethyl methacrylate), in primary formsHS 390690Japan: USD 90m at USD 1,916 a tonne. Indonesia: USD 29m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 1,403 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,604 a tonne.
  16. Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gasesHS 842199Japan: USD 90m at USD 41,857 a tonne. Germany: USD 46m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 32,669 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 34,368 a tonne.
  17. 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 380891Japan: USD 86m at USD 88,452 a tonne. South Korea: USD 6m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 37,015 a tonne, 58 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 90,736 a tonne.
  18. Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890Japan: USD 80m at USD 54,992 a tonne. United States: USD 296m (28 per cent of the line) at USD 36,902 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 47,796 a tonne.
  19. Instruments, appliances and machines: parts and accessories for those measuring or checking devices of heading no. 9031HS 903190Japan: USD 77m at USD 329,048 a tonne. China: USD 59m (18 per cent of the line) at USD 97,061 a tonne, 71 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 263,856 a tonne.
  20. Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, electrolytically plated or coated with zincHS 721030Japan: USD 75m at USD 1,336 a tonne. South Korea: USD 24m (24 per cent of the line) at USD 1,032 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,012 a tonne.
What this record says

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 Japan'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.

What it does not say

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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