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

# What does India import from Nepal?

Short answer

Animal and vegetable fats and oils lead India's imports from Nepal, at 18 percent of the 2024 total.

Next come iron and steel, at 12 percent, and coffee, tea and spices, at 11 percent. India's imports from Nepal were USD 868 million 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

**Animal and vegetable fats and oils**: 18%

**Iron and steel**: 12%

**Coffee, tea and spices**: 11%

**Total, 2024**: USD 868 million

**Currency**: NPR

**Capital**: Kathmandu

## Sources

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

Period: 2024. Data as of 29 Sep 2026.

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