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Heading in chapter 26 — Ores, slag and ash

Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites

$1.8BIndia’s exports in 2025
22countries bought from India in 2025
1.1×change since 2013 ($1.6B)
83%of chapter 26 exports

India’s exports, year by year

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

Biggest buyers, 2025

  1. China
  2. Malaysia
  3. Indonesia
  4. Rep. of Korea
  5. Qatar
  6. Kenya
  7. Nepal
  8. Saudi Arabia
  9. Netherlands
  10. United Arab Emirates

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

What's inside 2601

2 codes India exports
2601.11Non-agglomerated$1.3B in 2025 — 71% of the total2601.12Agglomerated$524M in 2025 — 29% of the total

Other codes in chapter 26

2621Other slag and ash, inlcuding seaweed ash (kelp)$78M in 20252619Slag, dross (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture…$69M in 20252614Titanium ores and concen trates$55M in 20252607Lead ores and concentrates$49M in 20252603Copper ores and concertrates$40M in 20252620Slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing…$21M in 20252606Aluminium ores and concentrates$15M in 20252602Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates…$15M in 20252618Granulated slag (slag sand) from the manufacture of iron or steel$14M in 20252613Molybdenum ores and concentrates$12M in 20252617Other ores and concentrates$1.7M in 20252610Chromium ores and concentrates$880K in 2025