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Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, candles

$526MIndia’s exports in 2025
188countries bought from India in 2025
2.0×change since 2013 ($266M)
$1.2BIndia 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

  1. USA
  2. United Arab Emirates
  3. United Kingdom
  4. China
  5. Bangladesh
  6. Saudi Arabia
  7. Nepal
  8. Singapore
  9. Netherlands
  10. Australia

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

Headings in this chapter

7 codes India exports
3401Soap$165M in 2025 — 31% of the total3402Organic surface-active agents (other than soap), surface-active preparations, washing…$98M in 2025 — 19% of the total3404Artificial waxes and prepared waxes$90M in 2025 — 17% of the total3406Candles, tapers and the like$89M in 2025 — 17% of the total3403Lubricating preparations$68M in 2025 — 13% of the total3405Polishes and creams, for footwear, furniture, floors, coachwork, glass or metal, scouring…$12M in 2025 — 2% of the total3407Modelling pastes, including those put up for children’s amusement$4.9M in 2025 — under 1% of the total