Trade lane
What India buys from the United Kingdom.
India imported USD 4.2bn of manufactured and processed goods from the United Kingdom in 2024, up 4 per cent on 2022. That is 1 per cent of everything India imported in these lines, and the United Kingdom is its number 13 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where the United Kingdom 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 4.2bnfrom the United Kingdom in 2024 (USD 4.0bn in 2022)
1 per centof India's imports in these lines, USD 300bn from every source
570product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#13the United Kingdom's rank among India's sources
The top 50
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what India paid the United Kingdom for it at the border, the United Kingdom'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 46 per cent of the lane.
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WhiskiesHS 220830
Share of India's imports81 per cent, 40 source countriesChangeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 303m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,116 a tonne, 78,648 tonnesUSD 324min 2024 -
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Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112
Share of India's imports7 per cent, 25 source countriesChangedown 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 459m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.2m a tonne, 105 tonnesUSD 229min 2024 -
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Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730
Share of India's imports34 per cent, 66 source countriesChangeup 103 per cent on 2022 (USD 73m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 557,951 a tonne, 268 tonnesUSD 149min 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 imports3 per cent, 96 source countriesChangeup 307 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 286,074 a tonne, 412 tonnesUSD 118min 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 imports4 per cent, 97 source countriesChangedown 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 85m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 121,955 a tonne, 424 tonnesUSD 52min 2024 -
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Turbines: gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kWHS 841182
Share of India's imports32 per cent, 8 source countriesChangeup 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 912,436 a tonne, 47 tonnesUSD 43min 2024 -
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Printed matter: books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter n.e.c. in item no. 4901.10 or 4901.91HS 490199
Share of India's imports70 per cent, 76 source countriesChangeup 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 11,239 a tonne, 3,681 tonnesUSD 41min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000ccHS 870324
Share of India's imports36 per cent, 15 source countriesChangeup 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 78,304 a tonne, 495 tonnesUSD 39min 2024 -
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Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208HS 220890
Share of India's imports66 per cent, 35 source countriesChangedown 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 40m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 11,561 a tonne, 3,185 tonnesUSD 37min 2024 -
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Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499
Share of India's imports3 per cent, 74 source countriesChangedown 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,387 a tonne, 5,506 tonnesUSD 35min 2024 -
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Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat beltsHS 870829
Share of India's imports5 per cent, 62 source countriesChangeup 220 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 35,956 a tonne, 963 tonnesUSD 35min 2024 -
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Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of...HS 840890
Share of India's imports12 per cent, 28 source countriesChangeup 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 27m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 21,669 a tonne, 1,524 tonnesUSD 33min 2024 -
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Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999
Share of India's imports3 per cent, 68 source countriesChangedown 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 40m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15,233 a tonne, 1,932 tonnesUSD 29min 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 imports3 per cent, 94 source countriesChangedown 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 42m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 170,011 a tonne, 167 tonnesUSD 28min 2024 -
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Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180
Share of India's imports3 per cent, 90 source countriesChangeup 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 182,303 a tonne, 156 tonnesUSD 28min 2024 -
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Instruments, appliances and machines: parts and accessories for those measuring or checking devices of heading no. 9031HS 903190
Share of India's imports8 per cent, 73 source countriesChangeup 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 349,752 a tonne, 79 tonnesUSD 28min 2024 -
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Therapeutic respiration apparatus: ozone, oxygen, aerosol therapy apparatus: artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatusHS 901920
Share of India's imports13 per cent, 47 source countriesChangedown 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 102,678 a tonne, 255 tonnesUSD 26min 2024 -
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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 380893
Share of India's imports6 per cent, 36 source countriesChangeup 245 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 25min 2024 -
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Printed matter: in single sheets, whether or not foldedHS 490110
Share of India's imports40 per cent, 60 source countriesChangeup 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 18,552 a tonne, 1,312 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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Wood: sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness exceeding 6mm, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, n.e.c. in heading no. 4407HS 440799
Share of India's imports49 per cent, 44 source countriesChangeup 68 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,268 a tonne, 18,882 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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Nickel: bars, rods and profiles, of nickel alloysHS 750512
Share of India's imports13 per cent, 31 source countriesChangeup 66 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 52,985 a tonne, 451 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934HS 293499
Share of India's imports3 per cent, 53 source countriesChangeup 192 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 134,033 a tonne, 178 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR), (other than spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs)HS 902750
Share of India's imports7 per cent, 53 source countriesChangeup 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 418,146 a tonne, 55 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899
Share of India's imports1 per cent, 89 source countriesChangeup 90 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 61,223 a tonne, 353 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431HS 843149
Share of India's imports2 per cent, 73 source countriesChangeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15,745 a tonne, 1,298 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of India's imports2 per cent, 123 source countriesChangeup 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 33,204 a tonne, 613 tonnesUSD 20min 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 imports3 per cent, 59 source countriesChangeup 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 110,681 a tonne, 183 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)HS 760612
Share of India's imports4 per cent, 43 source countriesChangeup 66 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,156 a tonne, 3,896 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Seats: parts, (of other than wood) for use in the assembly of motor vehicles as determined by the ministerHS 940199
Share of India's imports9 per cent, 57 source countriesChangefrom USD 3m in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 19min 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 imports1 per cent, 83 source countriesChangeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 50,228 a tonne, 380 tonnesUSD 19min 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 imports2 per cent, 62 source countriesChangedown 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 41m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 30,204 a tonne, 616 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gasesHS 842199
Share of India's imports4 per cent, 72 source countriesChangeup 131 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 34,368 a tonne, 539 tonnesUSD 19min 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 imports5 per cent, 69 source countriesChangeup 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 53,876 a tonne, 341 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399
Share of India's imports3 per cent, 66 source countriesChangeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 77,623 a tonne, 234 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractionsHS 300212
Share of India's imports8 per cent, 59 source countriesChangeup 103 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 212,510 a tonne, 85 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: parts thereofHS 848190
Share of India's imports4 per cent, 73 source countriesChangeup 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 81,755 a tonne, 222 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Machinery: for filtering or purifying liquids, n.e.c. in item no. 8421.2HS 842129
Share of India's imports7 per cent, 69 source countriesChangeup 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 91,634 a tonne, 197 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Electric motors and generators: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502HS 850300
Share of India's imports3 per cent, 69 source countriesChangeup 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 20,361 a tonne, 882 tonnesUSD 18min 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 imports2 per cent, 95 source countriesChangedown 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 77,432 a tonne, 223 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs: using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR)HS 902730
Share of India's imports9 per cent, 55 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 413,407 a tonne, 41 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Pumps: parts thereofHS 841391
Share of India's imports4 per cent, 76 source countriesChangeup 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 125,629 a tonne, 133 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690
Share of India's imports2 per cent, 95 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15,632 a tonne, 1,012 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, or put up in the form of kits, other...HS 382290
Share of India's imports7 per cent, 73 source countriesChangeup 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 196,800 a tonne, 80 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of India's imports1 per cent, 91 source countriesChangeup 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 69,555 a tonne, 226 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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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 imports3 per cent, 31 source countriesChangefrom USD 2m in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 16min 2024 -
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Seats: of a kind used for motor vehiclesHS 940120
Share of India's imports16 per cent, 39 source countriesChangeup 397 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13,642 a tonne, 1,146 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Aluminium: containers for compressed or liquefied gasHS 761300
Share of India's imports60 per cent, 23 source countriesChangeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 23,454 a tonne, 661 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Fans: n.e.c. in item no. 8414.51HS 841459
Share of India's imports4 per cent, 71 source countriesChangedown 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 27m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 16min 2024 -
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Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790
Share of India's imports3 per cent, 66 source countriesChangeup 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 489,716 a tonne, 32 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
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Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), gaskets, washers and other seals, of non-cellular rubberHS 401693
Share of India's imports4 per cent, 93 source countriesChangeup 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 45,645 a tonne, 332 tonnesUSD 15min 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.
- Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762USD 118m in 2024, up 307 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 3 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 25m in 2024, up 245 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat beltsHS 870829USD 35m in 2024, up 220 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934HS 293499USD 24m in 2024, up 192 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439USD 14m in 2024, up 143 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 16 per cent of the line.
- Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gasesHS 842199USD 19m in 2024, up 131 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730USD 149m in 2024, up 103 per cent on 2022 (USD 73m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 34 per cent of the line.
- Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractionsHS 300212USD 18m in 2024, up 103 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899USD 22m in 2024, up 90 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Pumps: reciprocating positive displacement pumps, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquidsHS 841350USD 11m in 2024, up 80 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- IodineHS 280120USD 9m in 2024, up 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Wood: sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness exceeding 6mm, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, n.e.c. in heading no. 4407HS 440799USD 24m in 2024, up 68 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 49 per cent of the line.
- Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139USD 15m in 2024, up 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 7 per cent of the line.
- Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)HS 760612USD 20m in 2024, up 66 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Nickel: bars, rods and profiles, of nickel alloysHS 750512USD 24m in 2024, up 66 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 13 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500ccHS 870333USD 9m in 2024, up 58 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 32 per cent of the line.
- Electric motors and generators: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502HS 850300USD 18m in 2024, up 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000ccHS 870324USD 39m in 2024, up 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 36 per cent of the line.
- Bearing housings, not incorporating ball or roller bearings and plain shaft bearingsHS 848330USD 9m in 2024, up 51 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537HS 853890USD 10m in 2024, up 51 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 1 per cent of the line.
Where the United Kingdom dominates
Lines where the United Kingdom supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where the United Kingdom ships at least 60 per cent of what India imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- WhiskiesHS 22083081 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 324m; 40 source countries in all.
- Printed matter: books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter n.e.c. in item no. 4901.10 or 4901.91HS 49019970 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 41m; 76 source countries in all.
- Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208HS 22089066 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 37m; 35 source countries in all.
- Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, n.e.c. in heading no. 3104HS 31049074 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 15m; 15 source countries in all.
- Machines: for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware, for making optical fibres and preforms thereofHS 84752175 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 8m; 6 source countries in all.
- Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 130kWHS 87019580 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 2m; 5 source countries in all.
- Footwear: with metal toe-cap, outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather, uppers of leatherHS 64034062 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 2m; 29 source countries in all.
- Fabrics, woven: of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of such fibres n.e.c. in heading no. 5512, unbleached or bleachedHS 55129182 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 2m; 8 source countries in all.
- Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or...HS 87021072 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 2m; 5 source countries in all.
- Electric generators: (excluding generating sets), photovoltaic AC generators (alternators)HS 85018061 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 1m; 20 source countries in all.
- Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: n.e.c. in heading no. 8711, fitted with auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars: side-carsHS 87119091 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 1m; 13 source countries in all.
- Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more different halogens: bromochlorodifluoromethane (Halon-1211), bromotrifluoromethane (Halon-1301)...HS 29037661 per cent of India's imports of the line, USD 1m; 4 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 the United Kingdom'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.
- Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112The United Kingdom: USD 229m at USD 2.2m a tonne. Belgium: USD 75m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 1.7m a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.7m a tonne.
- Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730The United Kingdom: USD 149m at USD 557,951 a tonne. Germany: USD 14m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 272,655 a tonne, 51 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 562,230 a tonne.
- Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180The United Kingdom: USD 52m at USD 121,955 a tonne. Germany: USD 176m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 45,755 a tonne, 63 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 41,569 a tonne.
- Turbines: gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kWHS 841182The United Kingdom: USD 43m at USD 912,436 a tonne. Ukraine: USD 22m (16 per cent of the line) at USD 399,782 a tonne, 56 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 850,204 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000ccHS 870324The United Kingdom: USD 39m at USD 78,304 a tonne. Italy: USD 22m (20 per cent of the line) at USD 59,987 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 41,439 a tonne.
- Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208HS 220890The United Kingdom: USD 37m at USD 11,561 a tonne. Mexico: USD 13m (24 per cent of the line) at USD 2,914 a tonne, 75 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,642 a tonne.
- Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499The United Kingdom: USD 35m at USD 6,387 a tonne. China: USD 202m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 1,406 a tonne, 78 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,446 a tonne.
- Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat beltsHS 870829The United Kingdom: USD 35m at USD 35,956 a tonne. China: USD 186m (29 per cent of the line) at USD 9,051 a tonne, 75 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,493 a tonne.
- Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of...HS 840890The United Kingdom: USD 33m at USD 21,669 a tonne. Japan: USD 45m (16 per cent of the line) at USD 13,803 a tonne, 36 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 18,177 a tonne.
- Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999The United Kingdom: USD 29m at USD 15,233 a tonne. Germany: USD 185m (21 per cent of the line) at USD 7,090 a tonne, 54 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 32,736 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 300490The United Kingdom: USD 28m at USD 170,011 a tonne. Germany: USD 167m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 87,673 a tonne, 48 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 107,897 a tonne.
- Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180The United Kingdom: USD 28m at USD 182,303 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.
- Instruments, appliances and machines: parts and accessories for those measuring or checking devices of heading no. 9031HS 903190The United Kingdom: USD 28m at USD 349,752 a tonne. China: USD 59m (18 per cent of the line) at USD 97,061 a tonne, 72 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 263,856 a tonne.
- Therapeutic respiration apparatus: ozone, oxygen, aerosol therapy apparatus: artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatusHS 901920The United Kingdom: USD 26m at USD 102,678 a tonne. China: USD 46m (23 per cent of the line) at USD 80,503 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 96,533 a tonne.
- Printed matter: in single sheets, whether or not foldedHS 490110The United Kingdom: USD 24m at USD 18,552 a tonne. United States: USD 20m (33 per cent of the line) at USD 12,561 a tonne, 32 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 12,296 a tonne.
- Nickel: bars, rods and profiles, of nickel alloysHS 750512The United Kingdom: USD 24m at USD 52,985 a tonne. China: USD 63m (34 per cent of the line) at USD 26,617 a tonne, 50 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 41,799 a tonne.
- Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934HS 293499The United Kingdom: USD 24m at USD 134,033 a tonne. United States: USD 18m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 84,734 a tonne, 37 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 225,963 a tonne.
- Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899The United Kingdom: USD 22m at USD 61,223 a tonne. China: USD 571m (32 per cent of the line) at USD 5,726 a tonne, 91 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 16,385 a tonne.
- Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431HS 843149The United Kingdom: USD 20m at USD 15,745 a tonne. South Korea: USD 130m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 2,570 a tonne, 84 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 12,180 a tonne.
- Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690The United Kingdom: USD 20m at USD 33,204 a tonne. China: USD 489m (43 per cent of the line) at USD 4,091 a tonne, 88 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 16,330 a tonne.
The other side of the lane
What India buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
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 the United Kingdom'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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