$3.6MIndia’s exports in 2025
39countries bought from India in 2025
2,285tonnes shipped in 2025
$8.0MIndia also imported in 2025
India’s exports, year by year
US$, calendar years, all destinations combined. Source: UN Comtrade (India’s own reports).
Biggest buyers, 2025
- China
- USA
- Germany
- Bangladesh
- Netherlands
- United Arab Emirates
- Czechia
- Italy
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Ranked by value. Country-by-country figures are not shown.
What's inside 0508.00
5 codes India exports0508.00.40Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs…$2.9M in FY 2025-26 — 75% of the total0508.00.20Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs…$450K in FY 2025-26 — 12% of the total0508.00.90Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs…$310K in FY 2025-26 — 8% of the total0508.00.30Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs…$130K in FY 2025-26 — 3% of the total0508.00.50Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs…$40K in FY 2024-25 — 1% of the total
Indian tariff lines (8-digit) and GST
| ITC-HS code | Description | GST |
|---|---|---|
| 0508.00.10 | shape, powder and waste thereof: Coral | 5% |
| 0508.00.20 | shape, powder and waste thereof: Chanks | 5% |
| 0508.00.30 | shape, powder and waste thereof: Cowries | 5% |
| 0508.00.40 | shape, powder and waste thereof: Cuttlefish bones | 5% |
| 0508.00.50 | shape, powder and waste thereof: Shells | 5% |
| 0508.00.90 | shape, powder and waste thereof: Other | 5% |
GST on supply within India, as of 1 May 2026. Where two rates are shown, the rate depends on a condition in the GST notification: open the code for the exact rule. Exports are zero-rated supplies.