Chapter 09: Coffee, tea, maté and spices | The Export Guide

$5.6BIndia’s exports in 2025

174countries bought from India in 2025

2.1×change since 2013 ($2.7B)

$1.3BIndia also imported in 2025

India’s exports, year by year

$2.7B'13

$2.8B'14

$2.9B'15

$3.0B'16

$3.3B'17

$3.1B'18

$3.3B'19

$3.7B'20

$4.1B'21

$4.0B'22

$4.3B'23

$5.2B'24

$5.6B'25

US$, calendar years, all destinations combined. Source: UN Comtrade (India’s own reports).

Biggest buyers, 2025

China
United Arab Emirates
USA
Italy
Bangladesh
Germany
Saudi Arabia
United Kingdom
Iraq
Belgium

Ranked by value. Country-by-country figures are not shown.

Headings in this chapter

8 codes India exports

0904Pepper of the genus piper$1.4B in 2025 — 25% of the total 0901Coffee$1.4B in 2025 — 24% of the total 0902Tea$929M in 2025 — 17% of the total 0910Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices$752M in 2025 — 13% of the total 0909Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin or caraway$698M in 2025 — 12% of the total 0908Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms$419M in 2025 — 7% of the total 0906Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers$17M in 2025 — under 1% of the total 0907Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems$13M in 2025 — under 1% of the total