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

# What does India import from Bangladesh?

Short answer

Apparel, not knitted lead India's imports from Bangladesh, at 23 percent of the 2024 total.

Next come apparel, knitted, at 12 percent, and vegetable textile fibres, at 10 percent. India's imports from Bangladesh were USD 1.9 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

**Apparel, not knitted**: 23%

**Apparel, knitted**: 12%

**Vegetable textile fibres**: 10%

**Total, 2024**: USD 1.9 billion

**Currency**: BDT

**Capital**: Dhaka

## Sources

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

Period: 2024. Data as of 29 Sep 2026.

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