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

# What does India import from China?

Short answer

Electrical machinery and equipment lead India's imports from China, at 38 percent of the 2024 total.

Next come machinery and mechanical appliances, at 21 percent, and organic chemicals, at 9 percent. India's imports from China were USD 127.0 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

**Electrical machinery and equipment**: 38%

**Machinery and mechanical appliances**: 21%

**Organic chemicals**: 9%

**Total, 2024**: USD 127.0 billion

**Currency**: CNY

**Capital**: Beijing

## Sources

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

Period: 2024. Data as of 29 Sep 2026.

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