Global Rank |
Rank from India |
HS Code |
Description |
Global Imports in 2008(USD Mn) |
% change in 2007/2008 |
% share in total imports of 2008 |
Value of imports from India in 2008(USD Mn) |
India's % in Total Imports |
% Change in Imports from India in 2008 |
| TOTAL |
All products |
7,883.68 |
17.96 |
100.00 |
131.47 |
1.67 |
-22.56 |
21 |
25 |
90 |
Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus |
58.17 |
-17.29 |
0.74 |
0.75 |
0.01 |
182.02 |
22 |
42 |
22 |
Beverages, spirits and vinegar |
57.65 |
17.62 |
0.73 |
0.12 |
0.00 |
3,000.00 |
23 |
30 |
33 |
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries |
55.05 |
4.48 |
0.70 |
0.47 |
0.01 |
9.41 |
24 |
15 |
28 |
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes |
51.58 |
25.83 |
0.65 |
2.50 |
0.03 |
79.58 |
25 |
51 |
94 |
Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings |
47.87 |
37.16 |
0.61 |
0.05 |
0.00 |
-86.53 |
26 |
12 |
63 |
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc |
41.63 |
25.24 |
0.53 |
2.81 |
0.04 |
-23.34 |
27 |
32 |
49 |
Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc |
37.27 |
20.05 |
0.47 |
0.44 |
0.01 |
-13.10 |
28 |
89 |
26 |
Ores, slag and ash |
36.03 |
28.80 |
0.46 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
-100.00 |
29 |
41 |
21 |
Miscellaneous edible preparations |
34.00 |
-22.00 |
0.43 |
0.16 |
0.00 |
1,241.67 |
30 |
63 |
7 |
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers |
33.55 |
25.00 |
0.43 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
333.33 |
31 |
22 |
76 |
Aluminium and articles thereof |
31.71 |
1.11 |
0.40 |
1.98 |
0.03 |
35.53 |
32 |
20 |
82 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal |
31.11 |
-2.65 |
0.39 |
2.15 |
0.03 |
80.59 |
33 |
64 |
20 |
Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations |
30.75 |
43.40 |
0.39 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
125.00 |
34 |
31 |
19 |
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products |
28.96 |
31.15 |
0.37 |
0.45 |
0.01 |
151.12 |
35 |
13 |
32 |
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc |
28.35 |
23.22 |
0.36 |
2.78 |
0.04 |
87.64 |
36 |
53 |
15 |
Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc |
27.85 |
23.57 |
0.35 |
0.04 |
0.00 |
780.00 |
37 |
23 |
70 |
Glass and glassware |
27.10 |
39.20 |
0.34 |
1.27 |
0.02 |
9.68 |
38 |
24 |
69 |
Ceramic products |
24.79 |
-11.12 |
0.31 |
0.89 |
0.01 |
-50.45 |
39 |
21 |
52 |
Cotton |
23.41 |
50.26 |
0.30 |
2.11 |
0.03 |
106.24 |
40 |
56 |
74 |
Copper and articles thereof |
20.58 |
31.80 |
0.26 |
0.02 |
0.00 |
N/A |
41 |
72 |
88 |
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof |
18.82 |
-78.11 |
0.24 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
42 |
47 |
34 |
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes |
18.44 |
21.22 |
0.23 |
0.06 |
0.00 |
136.00 |
43 |
35 |
64 |
Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof |
18.44 |
10.08 |
0.23 |
0.28 |
0.00 |
19.48 |
44 |
28 |
55 |
Manmade staple fibres |
17.04 |
3.43 |
0.22 |
0.52 |
0.01 |
39.52 |
45 |
33 |
83 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
16.57 |
-5.23 |
0.21 |
0.40 |
0.01 |
128.16 |
46 |
88 |
23 |
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder |
15.09 |
68.34 |
0.19 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
47 |
29 |
96 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
11.11 |
15.22 |
0.14 |
0.51 |
0.01 |
107.69 |
48 |
67 |
8 |
Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons |
9.94 |
9.75 |
0.13 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
250.00 |
49 |
43 |
61 |
Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet |
9.00 |
-58.19 |
0.11 |
0.12 |
0.00 |
19.80 |
50 |
50 |
99 |
Commodities not elsewhere specified |
8.95 |
24.95 |
0.11 |
0.05 |
0.00 |
231.25 |
51 |
91 |
93 |
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories thereof |
8.69 |
-58.40 |
0.11 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
52 |
45 |
62 |
Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet |
8.68 |
14.04 |
0.11 |
0.09 |
0.00 |
35.38 |
53 |
60 |
53 |
Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric |
8.37 |
97.76 |
0.11 |
0.02 |
0.00 |
750.00 |
54 |
36 |
17 |
Sugars and sugar confectionery |
8.18 |
25.03 |
0.10 |
0.24 |
0.00 |
-24.92 |
55 |
46 |
42 |
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods |
7.80 |
12.45 |
0.10 |
0.08 |
0.00 |
-9.09 |
56 |
34 |
54 |
Manmade filaments |
7.66 |
23.63 |
0.10 |
0.37 |
0.00 |
6.38 |
57 |
62 |
95 |
Toys, games, sports requisites |
7.60 |
16.16 |
0.10 |
0.02 |
0.00 |
-55.88 |
58 |
38 |
9 |
Coffee, tea, mate and spices |
7.26 |
34.51 |
0.09 |
0.20 |
0.00 |
45.65 |
59 |
26 |
68 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles |
7.16 |
1.23 |
0.09 |
0.55 |
0.01 |
-5.52 |
60 |
65 |
16 |
Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes |
7.10 |
12.61 |
0.09 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
-79.49 |
61 |
54 |
35 |
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes |
5.95 |
31.83 |
0.08 |
0.03 |
0.00 |
N/A |
62 |
44 |
86 |
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment |
4.70 |
-28.73 |
0.06 |
0.10 |
0.00 |
-94.76 |
63 |
39 |
59 |
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric |
3.53 |
15.05 |
0.04 |
0.19 |
0.00 |
-24.18 |
64 |
93 |
89 |
Ships, boats and other floating structures |
3.44 |
-11.17 |
0.04 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
65 |
55 |
18 |
Cocoa and cocoa preparations |
3.41 |
7.63 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
0.00 |
525.00 |
66 |
69 |
56 |
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc |
3.34 |
-37.57 |
0.04 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
200.00 |
67 |
66 |
13 |
Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes |
3.00 |
27.74 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
250.00 |
68 |
68 |
12 |
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes |
2.61 |
38.63 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
200.00 |
69 |
90 |
37 |
Photographic or cinematographic goods |
2.59 |
-11.62 |
0.03 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
-100.00 |
70 |
49 |
44 |
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal |
2.11 |
-9.69 |
0.03 |
0.06 |
0.00 |
1,766.67 |
71 |
58 |
57 |
Carpets and other textile floor coverings |
1.79 |
28.06 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.00 |
-44.12 |
72 |
70 |
91 |
Clocks and watches and parts thereof |
1.61 |
-16.87 |
0.02 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
73 |
86 |
1 |
Live animals |
1.60 |
-11.20 |
0.02 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
-100.00 |
74 |
71 |
71 |
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc |
1.55 |
-4.03 |
0.02 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
-80.00 |
75 |
83 |
58 |
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc |
1.52 |
-1.50 |
0.02 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
76 |
59 |
65 |
Headgear and parts thereof |
1.40 |
58.91 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.00 |
-14.29 |
77 |
96 |
79 |
Zinc and articles thereof |
1.25 |
-58.18 |
0.02 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
-100.00 |
78 |
37 |
36 |
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc |
1.19 |
4.74 |
0.02 |
0.22 |
0.00 |
10.05 |
79 |
74 |
67 |
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair |
1.18 |
28.79 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
80 |
82 |
66 |
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc |
1.18 |
44.29 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
81 |
48 |
5 |
Products of animal origin, nes |
1.10 |
2,335.56 |
0.01 |
0.06 |
0.00 |
N/A |
82 |
76 |
47 |
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc |
0.90 |
117.72 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
83 |
87 |
6 |
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc |
0.54 |
-6.74 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
-100.00 |
84 |
97 |
75 |
Nickel and articles thereof |
0.40 |
-21.61 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
85 |
94 |
81 |
Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof |
0.39 |
63.03 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
86 |
73 |
92 |
Musical instruments, parts and accessories |
0.35 |
68.93 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
87 |
84 |
60 |
Knitted or crocheted fabric |
0.26 |
-33.77 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
88 |
78 |
51 |
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof |
0.24 |
54.61 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
89 |
81 |
41 |
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather |
0.18 |
-8.59 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
90 |
75 |
46 |
Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. |
0.13 |
22.55 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
91 |
92 |
97 |
Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques |
0.12 |
32.58 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
92 |
57 |
80 |
Tin and articles thereof |
0.11 |
187.18 |
0.00 |
0.02 |
0.00 |
N/A |
93 |
95 |
78 |
Lead and articles thereof |
0.10 |
-68.51 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
94 |
79 |
45 |
Cork and articles of cork |
0.04 |
38.46 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
95 |
77 |
50 |
Silk |
0.02 |
1,500.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
96 |
85 |
14 |
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes |
0.01 |
-65.63 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
97 |
80 |
43 |
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof |
0.00 |
-100.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |