What India buys from Saudi Arabia.
India imported USD 5.1bn of manufactured and processed goods from Saudi Arabia in 2024, down 28 per cent on 2022. That is 2 per cent of everything India imported in these lines, and Saudi Arabia is its number 12 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia for it at the border, Saudi Arabia'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 96 per cent of the lane.
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Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)HS 310530
Share of India's imports40 per cent, 10 source countriesChangedown 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.7bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 587 a tonne, 1,870,837 tonnesUSD 1.1bnin 2024 -
2
Cyclic hydrocarbons: styreneHS 290250
Share of India's imports29 per cent, 16 source countriesChangeup 111 per cent on 2022 (USD 177m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,131 a tonne, 330,038 tonnesUSD 373min 2024 -
3
Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary formsHS 390210
Share of India's imports29 per cent, 68 source countriesChangedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 409m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 994 a tonne, 340,987 tonnesUSD 339min 2024 -
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Ammonia: anhydrousHS 281410
Share of India's imports34 per cent, 16 source countriesChangedown 63 per cent on 2022 (USD 881m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 403 a tonne, 810,224 tonnesUSD 327min 2024 -
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Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or moreHS 390120
Share of India's imports25 per cent, 68 source countriesChangeup 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 242m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 989 a tonne, 306,310 tonnesUSD 303min 2024 -
6
Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390110
Share of India's imports26 per cent, 62 source countriesChangeup 63 per cent on 2022 (USD 165m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,116 a tonne, 240,352 tonnesUSD 268min 2024 -
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Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902HS 381700
Share of India's imports56 per cent, 21 source countriesChangedown 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 326m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,528 a tonne, 152,775 tonnesUSD 233min 2024 -
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Alcohols: acyclic, diols: ethylene glycol (ethanediol)HS 290531
Share of India's imports34 per cent, 23 source countriesChangeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 193m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 527 a tonne, 390,608 tonnesUSD 206min 2024 -
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Alcohols: saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)HS 290511
Share of India's imports23 per cent, 29 source countriesChangedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 223m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 296 a tonne, 680,362 tonnesUSD 201min 2024 -
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Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solutionHS 310210
Share of India's imports9 per cent, 31 source countriesChangedown 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 573m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 361 a tonne, 526,758 tonnesUSD 190min 2024 -
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Cyclic hydrocarbons: p-xyleneHS 290243
Share of India's imports15 per cent, 11 source countriesChangedown 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 186m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,014 a tonne, 137,129 tonnesUSD 139min 2024 -
12
Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymersHS 390130
Share of India's imports25 per cent, 33 source countriesChangedown 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 128m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,247 a tonne, 87,713 tonnesUSD 109min 2024 -
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Polyethers other than polyacetals, and bis(polyoxyethylene) methylphosphonate: in primary formsHS 390729
Share of India's imports11 per cent, 44 source countriesChangeup 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 56m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,155 a tonne, 80,089 tonnesUSD 93min 2024 -
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Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than nitrates and phosphatesHS 310559
Share of India's imports59 per cent, 19 source countriesChangeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 84m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 362 a tonne, 247,699 tonnesUSD 90min 2024 -
15
Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390140
Share of India's imports9 per cent, 30 source countriesChangeup 132 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,366 a tonne, 49,571 tonnesUSD 68min 2024 -
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Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane)HS 290315
Share of India's imports36 per cent, 8 source countriesChangedown 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 132m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 334 a tonne, 198,720 tonnesUSD 66min 2024 -
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Acids: saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: vinyl acetateHS 291532
Share of India's imports33 per cent, 10 source countriesChangedown 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 128m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 798 a tonne, 75,303 tonnesUSD 60min 2024 -
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Acids: unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: acrylic acid and its saltsHS 291611
Share of India's imports48 per cent, 19 source countriesChangedown 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 117m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,369 a tonne, 43,400 tonnesUSD 59min 2024 -
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Acids: unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: esters of acrylic acidHS 291612
Share of India's imports14 per cent, 24 source countriesChangedown 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 137m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,533 a tonne, 36,798 tonnesUSD 56min 2024 -
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Polycarbonates: in primary formsHS 390740
Share of India's imports7 per cent, 43 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 48m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,718 a tonne, 26,833 tonnesUSD 46min 2024 -
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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 imports12 per cent, 27 source countriesChangedown 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 60m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,603 a tonne, 28,450 tonnesUSD 46min 2024 -
22
Propylene, other olefin polymers: propylene copolymers in primary formsHS 390230
Share of India's imports6 per cent, 40 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 39m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,131 a tonne, 32,066 tonnesUSD 36min 2024 -
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Acyclic amides (including acyclic carbamates) and their derivatives: salts thereof, other than meprobamate (INN), fluoroacetamide (ISO), monocrotophos (ISO) or...HS 292419
Share of India's imports30 per cent, 35 source countriesChangeup 374 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,472 a tonne, 7,973 tonnesUSD 36min 2024 -
24
Rubber: synthetic, ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber (EPDM), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripHS 400270
Share of India's imports19 per cent, 29 source countriesChangeup 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,020 a tonne, 13,998 tonnesUSD 28min 2024 -
25
Rubber: synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripHS 400220
Share of India's imports10 per cent, 29 source countriesChangedown 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 38m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,729 a tonne, 16,101 tonnesUSD 28min 2024 -
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Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, n.e.c. in heading no. 2901HS 290129
Share of India's imports12 per cent, 36 source countriesChangeup 118 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 908 a tonne, 28,210 tonnesUSD 26min 2024 -
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Acids: unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: esters of methacrylic acidHS 291614
Share of India's imports12 per cent, 21 source countriesChangedown 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,737 a tonne, 14,729 tonnesUSD 26min 2024 -
28
Acrylic polymers: poly(methyl methacrylate), in primary formsHS 390610
Share of India's imports24 per cent, 37 source countriesChangeup 132 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,888 a tonne, 11,749 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Amine-function compounds: acyclic polyamines and their derivatives, and salts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 2921.2HS 292129
Share of India's imports22 per cent, 37 source countriesChangeup 63 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,700 a tonne, 4,481 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
30
Alcohols: acyclic, diols: propylene glycol (propane-1, 2-diol)HS 290532
Share of India's imports17 per cent, 30 source countriesChangedown 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,061 a tonne, 18,464 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Alcohols: saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereofHS 290516
Share of India's imports16 per cent, 21 source countriesChangefrom USD 43k in 2022Unit valueUSD 1,195 a tonne, 16,147 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycolHS 290943
Share of India's imports29 per cent, 18 source countriesChangedown 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,329 a tonne, 14,168 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
33
Amine-function compounds: acyclic polyamines and their derivatives, ethylenediamine and its saltsHS 292121
Share of India's imports25 per cent, 13 source countriesChangedown 69 per cent on 2022 (USD 57m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,550 a tonne, 11,344 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
34
Waxes: artificial and prepared, other than of polyethylene glycolHS 340490
Share of India's imports11 per cent, 48 source countriesChangeup 80 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 930 a tonne, 16,823 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Alcohols: saturated monohydric, butan-1-ol (n-butyl alcohol)HS 290513
Share of India's imports19 per cent, 21 source countriesChangeup 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,006 a tonne, 14,439 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
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Alcohols: saturated monohydric, n.e.c. in item no. 2905.1HS 290519
Share of India's imports7 per cent, 33 source countriesChangeup 440 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,464 a tonne, 3,193 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassiumHS 310520
Share of India's imports2 per cent, 31 source countriesChangedown 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 436 a tonne, 31,248 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
38
Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901HS 390190
Share of India's imports5 per cent, 51 source countriesChangedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,231 a tonne, 10,919 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
39
Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function: their ethers and esters: salts thereof, triethanolamineHS 292215
Share of India's imports53 per cent, 17 source countriesChangeup 108 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,141 a tonne, 11,550 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Paper and paperboard: folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboardHS 481920
Share of India's imports19 per cent, 58 source countriesChangefrom USD 2k in 2022Unit valueUSD 2,641 a tonne, 4,910 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Monophenols: phenol (hydroxybenzene) and its saltsHS 290711
Share of India's imports5 per cent, 21 source countriesChangedown 78 per cent on 2022 (USD 55m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 906 a tonne, 13,581 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gasesHS 842199
Share of India's imports2 per cent, 72 source countriesChangeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 31,619 a tonne, 388 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
43
Heterocyclic compounds: with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only, containing an unfused furan ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, lactonesHS 293220
Share of India's imports15 per cent, 35 source countriesChangedown 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 12min 2024 -
44
Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary formsHS 390410
Share of India's importsunder 1 per cent, 49 source countriesChangefrom USD 2m in 2022Unit valueUSD 853 a tonne, 12,164 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
45
Nitrogen-function compounds: n.e.c. in chapter 29, isocyanatesHS 292910
Share of India's imports3 per cent, 32 source countriesChangelevel with 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,655 a tonne, 6,197 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
46
Tanned or crust skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared, in the wet state (including wet-blue)HS 410510
Share of India's imports22 per cent, 27 source countriesChangedown 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,470 a tonne, 2,481 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
47
Radio remote control apparatusHS 852692
Share of India's imports27 per cent, 55 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 136,823 a tonne, 61 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
48
Acids: saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: acetic anhydrideHS 291524
Share of India's imports86 per cent, 4 source countriesChangedown 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 804 a tonne, 10,217 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
49
Acids: saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: acetic acidHS 291521
Share of India's imports1 per cent, 22 source countriesChangedown 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 420 a tonne, 16,087 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
50
Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers: with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, methyloxirane...HS 291020
Share of India's imports12 per cent, 14 source countriesChangedown 62 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,068 a tonne, 6,227 tonnesUSD 7min 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.
- Acyclic amides (including acyclic carbamates) and their derivatives: salts thereof, other than meprobamate (INN), fluoroacetamide (ISO), monocrotophos (ISO) or...HS 292419USD 36m in 2024, up 374 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 30 per cent of the line.
- Acrylic polymers: poly(methyl methacrylate), in primary formsHS 390610USD 22m in 2024, up 132 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 24 per cent of the line.
- Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390140USD 68m in 2024, up 132 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 9 per cent of the line.
- Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, n.e.c. in heading no. 2901HS 290129USD 26m in 2024, up 118 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 12 per cent of the line.
- Cyclic hydrocarbons: styreneHS 290250USD 373m in 2024, up 111 per cent on 2022 (USD 177m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 29 per cent of the line.
- Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function: their ethers and esters: salts thereof, triethanolamineHS 292215USD 13m in 2024, up 108 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 53 per cent of the line.
- Waxes: artificial and prepared, other than of polyethylene glycolHS 340490USD 16m in 2024, up 80 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Polyethers other than polyacetals, and bis(polyoxyethylene) methylphosphonate: in primary formsHS 390729USD 93m in 2024, up 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 56m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Amine-function compounds: acyclic polyamines and their derivatives, and salts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 2921.2HS 292129USD 21m in 2024, up 63 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 22 per cent of the line.
- Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390110USD 268m in 2024, up 63 per cent on 2022 (USD 165m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 26 per cent of the line.
- Alcohols: saturated monohydric, butan-1-ol (n-butyl alcohol)HS 290513USD 15m in 2024, up 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 19 per cent of the line.
- Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gasesHS 842199USD 12m in 2024, up 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or moreHS 390120USD 303m in 2024, up 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 242m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 25 per cent of the line.
- Rubber: synthetic, ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber (EPDM), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripHS 400270USD 28m in 2024, up 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 19 per cent of the line.
- Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than nitrates and phosphatesHS 310559USD 90m in 2024, up 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 84m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 59 per cent of the line.
- Alcohols: acyclic, diols: ethylene glycol (ethanediol)HS 290531USD 206m in 2024, up 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 193m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 34 per cent of the line.
- Nitrogen-function compounds: n.e.c. in chapter 29, isocyanatesHS 292910USD 10m in 2024, level with 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 3 per cent of the line.
Lines where Saudi Arabia supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Saudi Arabia ships at least 60 per cent of what India imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Acids: saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: acetic anhydrideHS 29152486 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 8m; 4 source countries in all.
- Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, propene (propylene)HS 29012293 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 4m; 6 source countries in all.
- Sulphur: sublimed or precipitated, colloidal sulphurHS 28020070 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 3m; 13 source countries in all.
- Tanned or crust skins: of sheep or lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared, in the dry state (crust)HS 41053062 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 2m; 14 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 Saudi Arabia'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.
- Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)HS 310530Saudi Arabia: USD 1.1bn at USD 587 a tonne. Morocco: USD 814m (29 per cent of the line) at USD 449 a tonne, 24 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 599 a tonne.
- Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or moreHS 390120Saudi Arabia: USD 303m at USD 989 a tonne. Japan: USD 6m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 726 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 983 a tonne.
- Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solutionHS 310210Saudi Arabia: USD 190m at USD 361 a tonne. Qatar: USD 193m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 202 a tonne, 44 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 380 a tonne.
- Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than nitrates and phosphatesHS 310559Saudi Arabia: USD 90m at USD 362 a tonne. Indonesia: USD 13m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 264 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 694 a tonne.
- Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390140Saudi Arabia: USD 68m at USD 1,366 a tonne. United Arab Emirates: USD 72m (10 per cent of the line) at USD 1,069 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,388 a tonne.
- Acids: unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: acrylic acid and its saltsHS 291611Saudi Arabia: USD 59m at USD 1,369 a tonne. Indonesia: USD 23m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 898 a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 994 a tonne.
- Amino-resins: n.e.c. in heading no. 3909, in primary forms, poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (Crude MDI, polymeric MDI)HS 390931Saudi Arabia: USD 46m at USD 1,603 a tonne. Malaysia: USD 6m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 760 a tonne, 53 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,837 a tonne.
- Acyclic amides (including acyclic carbamates) and their derivatives: salts thereof, other than meprobamate (INN), fluoroacetamide (ISO), monocrotophos (ISO) or...HS 292419Saudi Arabia: USD 36m at USD 4,472 a tonne. China: USD 53m (45 per cent of the line) at USD 1,959 a tonne, 56 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,472 a tonne.
- Rubber: synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripHS 400220Saudi Arabia: USD 28m at USD 1,729 a tonne. China: USD 7m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 1,288 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,756 a tonne.
- Amine-function compounds: acyclic polyamines and their derivatives, and salts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 2921.2HS 292129Saudi Arabia: USD 21m at USD 4,700 a tonne. China: USD 22m (23 per cent of the line) at USD 3,131 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,474 a tonne.
- Alcohols: saturated monohydric, butan-1-ol (n-butyl alcohol)HS 290513Saudi Arabia: USD 15m at USD 1,006 a tonne. South Africa: USD 10m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 775 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,008 a tonne.
- Alcohols: saturated monohydric, n.e.c. in item no. 2905.1HS 290519Saudi Arabia: USD 14m at USD 4,464 a tonne. Germany: USD 53m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 2,005 a tonne, 55 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,078 a tonne.
- Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901HS 390190Saudi Arabia: USD 13m at USD 1,231 a tonne. United Arab Emirates: USD 7m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 846 a tonne, 31 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,433 a tonne.
- Paper and paperboard: folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboardHS 481920Saudi Arabia: USD 13m at USD 2,641 a tonne. United Arab Emirates: USD 10m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 2,004 a tonne, 24 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,847 a tonne.
- Monophenols: phenol (hydroxybenzene) and its saltsHS 290711Saudi Arabia: USD 12m at USD 906 a tonne. Brazil: USD 5m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 690 a tonne, 24 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 986 a tonne.
- Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gasesHS 842199Saudi Arabia: USD 12m at USD 31,619 a tonne. Taiwan: USD 6m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 8,980 a tonne, 72 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 34,368 a tonne.
- Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: n.e.c. in item no. 2909.4HS 290949Saudi Arabia: USD 6m at USD 1,380 a tonne. Taiwan: USD 7m (12 per cent of the line) at USD 1,036 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,538 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 Saudi Arabia'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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