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Iron and steel

$9.9BIndia’s exports in 2025
178countries bought from India in 2025
1.0×change since 2013 ($10B)
$16BIndia 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. Italy
  2. USA
  3. Nepal
  4. United Arab Emirates
  5. Belgium
  6. United Kingdom
  7. Spain
  8. Rep. of Korea
  9. Netherlands
  10. Türkiye

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

Headings in this chapter

29 codes India exports
7202Ferro-alloys - ferro-manganese$2.7B in 2025 — 27% of the total7208Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-…$1.2B in 2025 — 13% of the total7222Other bars and rods of stainless steel$1.1B in 2025 — 11% of the total7210Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad…$900M in 2025 — 9% of the total7207Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel$495M in 2025 — 5% of the total7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous…$473M in 2025 — 5% of the total7219Flat-rolledproductsofstainlesssteel,ofawidth of600mmormore - not further worked than…$452M in 2025 — 5% of the total7223Wire of stainless steel$411M in 2025 — 4% of the total7209Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-…$321M in 2025 — 3% of the total7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms$224M in 2025 — 2% of the total7224Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms$205M in 2025 — 2% of the total7220Flat-rolledproductsofstainlesssteel,ofawidth of less than600mm - not further worked than…$191M in 2025 — 2% of the total7206Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms$173M in 2025 — 2% of the total7213Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or non-alloy steel$151M in 2025 — 2% of the total7215Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel$137M in 2025 — 1% of the total7228Other bars and rods of other alloy steel$118M in 2025 — 1% of the total7221Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of stainless steel$111M in 2025 — 1% of the total7216Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non- alloy steel$79M in 2025 — under 1% of the total7214Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than forged, hot-…$77M in 2025 — under 1% of the total7217Wire of iron or non-alloy steel$58M in 2025 — under 1% of the total7225Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more - of…$56M in 2025 — under 1% of the total7218Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms$38M in 2025 — under 1% of the total7205Granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel$35M in 2025 — under 1% of the total7211Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not…$27M in 2025 — under 1% of the total7212Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad…$25M in 2025 — under 1% of the total7204Ferrous waste and scrap$20M in 2025 — under 1% of the total7227Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of other alloy steel$16M in 2025 — under 1% of the total7226Flat-rolled products ofotheralloy steel,of a width of less than 600 mm - of…$16M in 2025 — under 1% of the total7229Wire of other alloy steel$14M in 2025 — under 1% of the total