HS chapter 85
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles. India sold USD 39.36 bn of it abroad in 2024 and bought USD 83.47 bn. It is a top-five export to 77 countries in our data.
Top 10 markets for India's exports
- #1 United States USD 12.33 bn31%
- #2 United Arab Emirates USD 3.50 bn9%
- #3 Netherlands USD 2.85 bn7%
- #4 United Kingdom USD 2.10 bn5%
- #5 Italy USD 1.64 bn4%
- #6 Germany USD 1.52 bn4%
- #7 Czechia USD 1.31 bn3%
- #8 Austria USD 986.2 mn3%
- #9 France USD 840.7 mn2%
- #10 China USD 798.2 mn2%
Top 10 suppliers to India
- #1 China USD 47.67 bn57%
- #2 South Korea USD 5.78 bn7%
- #3 Vietnam USD 4.79 bn6%
- #4 Japan USD 2.69 bn3%
- #5 United States USD 2.00 bn2%
- #6 Germany USD 1.78 bn2%
- #7 Thailand USD 1.65 bn2%
- #8 Malaysia USD 1.63 bn2%
- #9 Singapore USD 1.14 bn1%
- #10 Mexico USD 1.11 bn1%
Source: UN Comtrade public API, reporter India (699), 2024, HS 2022 chapter 85; exports FOB, imports CIF · retrieved 29 Sep 2026.
Certificates and permits usually involved
Machinery and electronics: BIS Compulsory Registration for notified electronics imports; WPC approval for radio equipment.
General guidance, verify per product with the regulator and your customs broker. See the documents checklist.
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