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

# What does India import from United States?

Short answer

Mineral fuels and oils lead India's imports from United States, at 32 percent of the 2024 total.

Next come machinery and mechanical appliances, at 15 percent, and optical, medical and measuring instruments, at 6 percent. India's imports from United States were USD 39.0 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

**Mineral fuels and oils**: 32%

**Machinery and mechanical appliances**: 15%

**Optical, medical and measuring instruments**: 6%

**Total, 2024**: USD 39.0 billion

**Currency**: USD

**Capital**: Washington D.C.

## Sources

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

Period: 2024. Data as of 29 Sep 2026.

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