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title: "Commodities: India's trade by HS chapter · SSL"
description: "India's 2024 exports and imports for 60 HS chapters worth over USD 1 bn, with the top-10 markets and suppliers for each (UN Comtrade)."
url: https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/
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updated: 2026-11-11
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publisher: Safe & Secure Logistics Private Limited
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# What India trades, chapter by chapter

Every HS chapter where India's 2024 exports or imports passed USD 1 bn, sorted by exports. Each page lists the ten biggest markets and suppliers.

- [HS 27 · Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of… Exports USD 74.3 B · imports USD 217.9 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/27/)
- [HS 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and part… Exports USD 39.4 B · imports USD 83.5 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/85/)
- [HS 84 · Machinery and mechanical appliances, boiler… Exports USD 32 B · imports USD 60.8 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/84/)
- [HS 71 · Natural, cultured pearls Exports USD 29.2 B · imports USD 89.4 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/71/)
- [HS 30 · Pharmaceutical products Exports USD 23 B · imports USD 2.8 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/30/)
- [HS 87 · Vehicles Exports USD 21.7 B · imports USD 7.8 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/87/)
- [HS 29 · Organic chemicals Exports USD 20.7 B · imports USD 25.7 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/29/)
- [HS 10 · Cereals Exports USD 11.9 B · imports USD 329.3 M](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/10/)
- [HS 72 · Iron and steel Exports USD 10.2 B · imports USD 17.4 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/72/)
- [HS 73 · Iron or steel articles Exports USD 9.9 B · imports USD 5 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/73/)
- [HS 62 · Apparel and clothing accessories Exports USD 8.1 B · imports USD 853.3 M](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/62/)
- [HS 39 · Plastics and articles thereof Exports USD 8 B · imports USD 21.6 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/39/)
- [HS 61 · Apparel and clothing accessories Exports USD 7.4 B · imports USD 675.8 M](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/61/)
- [HS 76 · Aluminium and articles thereof Exports USD 7.2 B · imports USD 7.7 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/76/)
- [HS 88 · Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof Exports USD 7.1 B · imports USD 9.7 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/88/)
- [HS 38 · Chemical products n.e.c. Exports USD 6.7 B · imports USD 7.7 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/38/)
- [HS 52 · Cotton Exports USD 6.4 B · imports USD 1.2 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/52/)
- [HS 03 · Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aq… Exports USD 6 B · imports USD 213.6 M](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/03/)
- [HS 63 · Textiles, made up articles Exports USD 5.9 B · imports USD 606 M](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/63/)
- [HS 09 · Coffee, tea, mate and spices Exports USD 5.2 B · imports USD 1.2 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/09/)
- [HS 90 · Optical, photographic, cinematographic, mea… Exports USD 5 B · imports USD 13.5 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/90/)
- [HS 40 · Rubber and articles thereof Exports USD 4.8 B · imports USD 4.4 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/40/)
- [HS 89 · Ships, boats and floating structures Exports USD 4.7 B · imports USD 4.5 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/89/)
- [HS 32 · Tanning or dyeing extracts Exports USD 4.3 B · imports USD 2.8 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/32/)
- [HS 02 · Meat and edible meat offal Exports USD 3.9 B · imports USD 7.4 M](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/02/)
- [HS 28 · Inorganic chemicals Exports USD 3.6 B · imports USD 9.6 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/28/)
- [HS 26 · Ores, slag and ash Exports USD 3 B · imports USD 6.8 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/26/)
- [HS 69 · Ceramic products Exports USD 2.7 B · imports USD 941.7 M](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/69/)
- [HS 33 · Essential oils and resinoids Exports USD 2.7 B · imports USD 1.4 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/33/)
- [HS 17 · Sugars and sugar confectionery Exports USD 2.6 B · imports USD 1.9 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/17/)
- [HS 48 · Paper and paperboard Exports USD 2.6 B · imports USD 3.2 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/48/)
- [HS 42 · Articles of leather Exports USD 2.5 B · imports USD 481.2 M](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/42/)
- [HS 94 · Furniture Exports USD 2.5 B · imports USD 1.7 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/94/)
- [HS 64 · Footwear Exports USD 2.5 B · imports USD 608.6 M](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/64/)
- [HS 23 · Food industries, residues and wastes thereof Exports USD 2.3 B · imports USD 682 M](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/23/)
- [HS 12 · Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits Exports USD 2.2 B · imports USD 1.1 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/12/)
- [HS 68 · Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or s… Exports USD 2.1 B · imports USD 1 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/68/)
- [HS 74 · Copper and articles thereof Exports USD 2.1 B · imports USD 10.3 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/74/)
- [HS 07 · Vegetables and certain roots and tubers Exports USD 2.1 B · imports USD 5.1 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/07/)
- [HS 57 · Carpets and other textile floor coverings Exports USD 2 B · imports USD 167.2 M](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/57/)
- [HS 25 · Salt Exports USD 2 B · imports USD 4.6 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/25/)
- [HS 15 · Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oil… Exports USD 2 B · imports USD 16.8 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/15/)
- [HS 24 · Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes Exports USD 1.8 B · imports USD 116.4 M](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/24/)
- [HS 54 · Man-made filaments Exports USD 1.8 B · imports USD 1.4 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/54/)
- [HS 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible Exports USD 1.7 B · imports USD 4.5 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/08/)
- [HS 21 · Miscellaneous edible preparations Exports USD 1.6 B · imports USD 212.3 M](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/21/)
- [HS 55 · Man-made staple fibres Exports USD 1.6 B · imports USD 806.6 M](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/55/)
- [HS 20 · Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or… Exports USD 1.2 B · imports USD 165.5 M](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/20/)
- [HS 82 · Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and fork… Exports USD 1.1 B · imports USD 1.5 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/82/)
- [HS 70 · Glass and glassware Exports USD 1.1 B · imports USD 2 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/70/)
- [HS 13 · Lac Exports USD 1.1 B · imports USD 374.1 M](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/13/)
- [HS 34 · Soap, organic surface-active agents Exports USD 1 B · imports USD 1.4 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/34/)
- [HS 83 · Metal Exports USD 937.8 M · imports USD 1.2 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/83/)
- [HS 78 · Lead and articles thereof Exports USD 889.5 M · imports USD 1.3 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/78/)
- [HS 44 · Wood and articles of wood Exports USD 577.1 M · imports USD 2.5 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/44/)
- [HS 22 · Beverages, spirits and vinegar Exports USD 453.1 M · imports USD 1.3 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/22/)
- [HS 75 · Nickel and articles thereof Exports USD 172.1 M · imports USD 1.3 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/75/)
- [HS 31 · Fertilizers Exports USD 170.2 M · imports USD 7.7 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/31/)
- [HS 99 · Commodities not specified according to kind Exports USD 20 M · imports USD 1.5 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/99/)
- [HS 47 · Pulp of wood or other fibrous cellulosic ma… Exports USD 7.3 M · imports USD 3.2 B](https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/47/)

Source: UN Comtrade, India as reporter, 2024 · retrieved 29 Sep 2026.

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Source: https://safeandsecure.in/global/commodities/ (the HTML page is the record; this markdown twin was generated from it on 2026-11-11). Publisher: Safe & Secure Logistics Private Limited, https://safeandsecure.in/. Figures and their periods: https://safeandsecure.in/facts/
