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[Export and import](https://safeandsecure.in/answers/countries/) · What India imports

# What does India import from Australia?

Short answer

Mineral fuels and oils lead India's imports from Australia, at 58 percent of the 2024 total.

Next come pearls, precious stones and metals, at 18 percent, and ores, slag and ash, at 6 percent. India's imports from Australia were USD 16.4 billion in 2024. Ask our desk about the road leg to the Indian port or airport and the documents for this trade.

Period: 2024. Data as of 29 Sep 2026. [How we count](https://safeandsecure.in/facts/)

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## The numbers behind this answer

**Mineral fuels and oils**: 58%

**Pearls, precious stones and metals**: 18%

**Ores, slag and ash**: 6%

**Total, 2024**: USD 16.4 billion

**Currency**: AUD

**Capital**: Canberra

## Sources

1. [UN Comtrade, India as reporter, 2024](https://comtradeplus.un.org/)

Period: 2024. Data as of 29 Sep 2026.

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