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

# What does India import from Germany?

Short answer

Machinery and mechanical appliances lead India's imports from Germany, at 29 percent of the 2024 total.

Next come aircraft and parts, at 11 percent, and electrical machinery and equipment, at 10 percent. India's imports from Germany were USD 18.0 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

**Machinery and mechanical appliances**: 29%

**Aircraft and parts**: 11%

**Electrical machinery and equipment**: 10%

**Total, 2024**: USD 18.0 billion

**Currency**: EUR

**Capital**: Berlin

## Sources

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

Period: 2024. Data as of 29 Sep 2026.

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