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Heading in chapter 32 — Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes; inks

Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks

$243MIndia’s exports in 2025
143countries bought from India in 2025
1.7×change since 2013 ($147M)
7%of chapter 32 exports

India’s exports, year by year

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

Biggest buyers, 2025

  1. Germany
  2. United Arab Emirates
  3. Bangladesh
  4. USA
  5. Brazil
  6. Nepal
  7. Spain
  8. Indonesia
  9. Russian Federation
  10. Ghana

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

What's inside 3215

3 codes India exports
3215.19Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks — other types$189M in 2025 — 78% of the total3215.11Black$39M in 2025 — 16% of the total3215.90Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks — other types$15M in 2025 — 6% of the total

Other codes in chapter 32

3204Synthetic organic colouring matter$2.3B in 20253206Other colouring matter$282M in 20253208Paints and varnishes$101M in 20253205Colour lakes$78M in 20253212Pigments$63M in 20253207Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers and prepared colours, vitrifiable enamels and…$48M in 20253202Synthetic organic tanning substances$34M in 20253203Colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin$31M in 20253214Glaziers’putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics$30M in 20253213Artists’, students’or signboard painters’ colours, modifiying tints, amusement colours…$29M in 20253211Prepared driers$24M in 20253209Paints and varnishes$18M in 2025