
$1.8MIndia’s exports in FY 2025-26
23countries bought from India
-1%against FY 2024-25 ($1.8M)
653tonnes shipped in FY 2025-26
India’s exports, year by year
US$, Indian financial years (April–March). Source: DGCI&S, Ministry of Commerce (Tradestat).
Biggest buyers, FY 2025-26
- Bhutan
- United Arab Emirates
- Qatar
- Cameroon
- Congo (DRC)
- Sierra Leone
- Nepal
- Tanzania
- Seychelles
- Gabon
Ranked by value. Country-by-country figures are not shown.
GST on this code
18%
- 18% — Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions as defined in Note 4 to this ChapterNotification 9/2025-CT(R), Schedule II, entry 50
GST on supply within India, as of 1 May 2026. Exports are zero-rated supplies.
Other codes in 3208.90
3208.90.90Paints and varnishes, synthetic polymers — other types$39M in FY 2025-263208.90.29Enamels: other$3.3M in FY 2025-263208.90.19Based on cellulose nitrate or other cellulose derivatives: Other$3.0M in FY 2025-263208.90.41Paints and varnishes, synthetic polymers — other, varnishes: Insulating varnish$2.5M in FY 2025-263208.90.11Based on cellulose nitrate or other cellulose derivatives: Nitrocellulose lacquers$1.3M in FY 2025-263208.90.49Varnishes: other$1.0M in FY 2025-263208.90.30Paints and varnishes, synthetic polymers — other: lacquers$520K in FY 2025-263208.90.21Paints and varnishes, synthetic polymers — other, enamels: Synthetic enamel, ultra white paints$100K in FY 2025-26