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

# What does India import from Japan?

Short answer

Machinery and mechanical appliances lead India's imports from Japan, at 17 percent of the 2024 total.

Next come electrical machinery and equipment, at 14 percent, and inorganic chemicals, at 11 percent. India's imports from Japan were USD 19.9 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

**Machinery and mechanical appliances**: 17%

**Electrical machinery and equipment**: 14%

**Inorganic chemicals**: 11%

**Total, 2024**: USD 19.9 billion

**Currency**: JPY

**Capital**: Tokyo

## Sources

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

Period: 2024. Data as of 29 Sep 2026.

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