| Rank in Global imports |
Rank in India's imports |
HS Code |
Description |
Global imports in 2008(USD Million) |
% Share in global imports 2008 |
%change in global imports 2008 |
Import value from India in 2008 (USD Million) |
% Share in imports from India |
%change in imports from India |
21 |
55 |
44 |
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal |
27.87 |
0.70 |
141.38 |
0.06 |
0.04 |
728.57 |
22 |
17 |
63 |
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc |
27.00 |
0.67 |
18.81 |
1.76 |
1.22 |
38.12 |
23 |
28 |
33 |
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries |
25.39 |
0.63 |
56.45 |
0.53 |
0.37 |
115.45 |
24 |
36 |
34 |
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes |
24.76 |
0.62 |
43.31 |
0.28 |
0.20 |
6.02 |
25 |
38 |
4 |
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes |
22.38 |
0.56 |
-53.93 |
0.25 |
0.17 |
-88.93 |
26 |
70 |
11 |
Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten |
20.22 |
0.50 |
31.12 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
-66.67 |
27 |
21 |
69 |
Ceramic products |
16.33 |
0.41 |
34.11 |
1.09 |
0.76 |
14.45 |
28 |
56 |
22 |
Beverages, spirits and vinegar |
16.07 |
0.40 |
33.03 |
0.05 |
0.04 |
168.42 |
29 |
62 |
24 |
Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes |
16.04 |
0.40 |
50.71 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
200.00 |
30 |
43 |
21 |
Miscellaneous edible preparations |
15.98 |
0.40 |
88.69 |
0.16 |
0.11 |
248.89 |
31 |
26 |
54 |
Manmade filaments |
15.92 |
0.40 |
19.94 |
0.63 |
0.44 |
-22.64 |
32 |
20 |
28 |
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes |
15.69 |
0.39 |
86.73 |
1.12 |
0.78 |
79.23 |
33 |
23 |
70 |
Glass and glassware |
15.62 |
0.39 |
44.52 |
0.98 |
0.68 |
310.88 |
34 |
33 |
19 |
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products |
14.57 |
0.36 |
39.75 |
0.35 |
0.25 |
118.52 |
35 |
31 |
32 |
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc |
13.76 |
0.34 |
34.67 |
0.37 |
0.26 |
38.20 |
36 |
59 |
7 |
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers |
13.47 |
0.34 |
-39.63 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
-92.25 |
37 |
25 |
17 |
Sugars and sugar confectionery |
13.37 |
0.33 |
84.98 |
0.76 |
0.52 |
86.21 |
38 |
29 |
82 |
Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal |
12.53 |
0.31 |
29.63 |
0.48 |
0.33 |
-30.48 |
39 |
39 |
76 |
Aluminium and articles thereof |
11.44 |
0.29 |
35.77 |
0.23 |
0.16 |
73.33 |
40 |
90 |
2 |
Meat and edible meat offal |
11.28 |
0.28 |
33.91 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
41 |
47 |
20 |
Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations |
10.49 |
0.26 |
-91.19 |
0.11 |
0.07 |
-89.30 |
42 |
42 |
64 |
Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof |
10.38 |
0.26 |
28.56 |
0.18 |
0.12 |
198.33 |
43 |
82 |
88 |
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof |
10.24 |
0.26 |
6.80 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
-100.00 |
44 |
83 |
89 |
Ships, boats and other floating structures |
10.06 |
0.25 |
64.43 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
45 |
18 |
83 |
Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
9.06 |
0.23 |
13.82 |
1.43 |
0.99 |
77.81 |
46 |
61 |
12 |
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes |
8.87 |
0.22 |
103.93 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
600.00 |
47 |
37 |
62 |
Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet |
8.04 |
0.20 |
15.21 |
0.27 |
0.19 |
-15.26 |
48 |
16 |
86 |
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment |
7.48 |
0.19 |
33.46 |
1.83 |
1.26 |
429.28 |
49 |
50 |
29 |
Organic chemicals |
7.15 |
0.18 |
60.80 |
0.10 |
0.07 |
31.17 |
50 |
41 |
61 |
Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet |
6.50 |
0.16 |
35.84 |
0.19 |
0.13 |
129.63 |
51 |
46 |
68 |
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles |
5.72 |
0.14 |
24.78 |
0.11 |
0.08 |
146.67 |
52 |
45 |
23 |
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder |
5.26 |
0.13 |
17.93 |
0.12 |
0.08 |
605.88 |
53 |
30 |
59 |
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric |
5.08 |
0.13 |
173.45 |
0.39 |
0.27 |
-21.51 |
54 |
44 |
56 |
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc |
5.01 |
0.13 |
48.49 |
0.15 |
0.11 |
-56.25 |
55 |
54 |
96 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
4.67 |
0.12 |
-30.43 |
0.06 |
0.04 |
87.50 |
56 |
58 |
16 |
Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes |
4.63 |
0.12 |
3.77 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
-70.94 |
57 |
63 |
42 |
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods |
4.17 |
0.10 |
55.59 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
-43.33 |
58 |
12 |
52 |
Cotton |
3.41 |
0.09 |
38.16 |
2.27 |
1.57 |
139.70 |
59 |
65 |
9 |
Coffee, tea, mate and spices |
3.33 |
0.08 |
125.17 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
175.00 |
60 |
67 |
95 |
Toys, games, sports requisites |
3.33 |
0.08 |
5.96 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
61 |
51 |
74 |
Copper and articles thereof |
2.77 |
0.07 |
42.85 |
0.10 |
0.07 |
225.81 |
62 |
76 |
18 |
Cocoa and cocoa preparations |
2.58 |
0.06 |
-54.92 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
-99.68 |
63 |
89 |
1 |
Live animals |
2.51 |
0.06 |
30.59 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
64 |
48 |
35 |
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes |
2.46 |
0.06 |
9.54 |
0.11 |
0.07 |
-8.62 |
65 |
68 |
8 |
Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons |
2.43 |
0.06 |
-58.01 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
-98.35 |
66 |
49 |
36 |
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc |
2.25 |
0.06 |
112.55 |
0.10 |
0.07 |
352.17 |
67 |
66 |
58 |
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc |
1.92 |
0.05 |
101.36 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
-98.45 |
68 |
34 |
79 |
Zinc and articles thereof |
1.65 |
0.04 |
41.22 |
0.35 |
0.25 |
1,509.09 |
69 |
77 |
6 |
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc |
1.35 |
0.03 |
-30.13 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
70 |
60 |
65 |
Headgear and parts thereof |
1.26 |
0.03 |
33.47 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
22.22 |
71 |
35 |
55 |
Manmade staple fibres |
1.13 |
0.03 |
-16.37 |
0.29 |
0.20 |
-3.96 |
72 |
53 |
13 |
Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes |
1.11 |
0.03 |
3,731.03 |
0.07 |
0.05 |
1,050.00 |
73 |
95 |
47 |
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc |
1.08 |
0.03 |
708.96 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
74 |
57 |
37 |
Photographic or cinematographic goods |
1.06 |
0.03 |
25.65 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
261.54 |
75 |
52 |
57 |
Carpets and other textile floor coverings |
0.85 |
0.02 |
46.79 |
0.08 |
0.05 |
7,800.00 |
76 |
92 |
66 |
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc |
0.78 |
0.02 |
139.81 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
77 |
72 |
91 |
Clocks and watches and parts thereof |
0.52 |
0.01 |
9.01 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
78 |
81 |
92 |
Musical instruments, parts and accessories |
0.31 |
0.01 |
100.66 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
79 |
91 |
26 |
Ores, slag and ash |
0.30 |
0.01 |
29.91 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
80 |
78 |
93 |
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories thereof |
0.25 |
0.01 |
86.03 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
81 |
69 |
71 |
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc |
0.21 |
0.01 |
-6.99 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
400.00 |
82 |
74 |
67 |
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair |
0.12 |
0.00 |
-53.39 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
83 |
64 |
53 |
Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric |
0.10 |
0.00 |
64.52 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
60.00 |
84 |
85 |
78 |
Lead and articles thereof |
0.09 |
0.00 |
151.35 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
-100.00 |
85 |
94 |
46 |
Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. |
0.08 |
0.00 |
12.68 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
-100.00 |
86 |
75 |
60 |
Knitted or crocheted fabric |
0.08 |
0.00 |
16.92 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
87 |
79 |
97 |
Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques |
0.07 |
0.00 |
-54.60 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
88 |
93 |
45 |
Cork and articles of cork |
0.07 |
0.00 |
80.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
89 |
86 |
80 |
Tin and articles thereof |
0.06 |
0.00 |
425.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
90 |
71 |
14 |
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes |
0.06 |
0.00 |
-50.41 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
91 |
88 |
5 |
Products of animal origin, nes |
0.05 |
0.00 |
-37.66 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
-100.00 |
92 |
73 |
41 |
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather |
0.04 |
0.00 |
-43.94 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
93 |
98 |
51 |
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof |
0.04 |
0.00 |
80.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
94 |
97 |
50 |
Silk |
0.03 |
0.00 |
32.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
-100.00 |
95 |
84 |
75 |
Nickel and articles thereof |
0.01 |
0.00 |
400.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
96 |
87 |
81 |
Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof |
0.01 |
0.00 |
-93.04 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |
97 |
96 |
43 |
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof |
0.00 |
0.00 |
-66.67 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
N/A |