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

# What does India import from France?

Short answer

Aircraft and parts lead India's imports from France, at 24 percent of the 2024 total.

Next come machinery and mechanical appliances, at 21 percent, and electrical machinery and equipment, at 10 percent. India's imports from France were USD 5.8 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

**Aircraft and parts**: 24%

**Machinery and mechanical appliances**: 21%

**Electrical machinery and equipment**: 10%

**Total, 2024**: USD 5.8 billion

**Currency**: EUR

**Capital**: Paris

## Sources

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

Period: 2024. Data as of 29 Sep 2026.

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