$18MIndia’s exports in FY 2025-26
64countries bought from India
-14%against FY 2024-25 ($21M)
30,66,438pieces shipped in FY 2025-26
India’s exports, year by year
US$, Indian financial years (April–March). Source: DGCI&S, Ministry of Commerce (Tradestat).
Biggest buyers, FY 2025-26
- United States
- Japan
- Germany
- Australia
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- United Kingdom
- France
- Canada
- Italy
Ranked by value. Country-by-country figures are not shown.
GST on this code
18%
- 18% — Hand tools (including glaziers' diamonds), not elsewhere specified or included; blow lamps; vices, clamps and the like, other than accessories for and parts of, machine-tools or water- jet cutting machines; anvils; portable forges; hand or pedal- operated grinding wheels with frameworks NOTIFICATION NO. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate), dated 17-9-2025Notification 9/2025-CT(R), Schedule II, entry 365
GST on supply within India, as of 1 May 2026. Exports are zero-rated supplies.
Other codes in 8205.59
8205.59.90Hand tools, vices, clamps, anvils and grinding wheels — other types$49M in FY 2025-268205.59.20Hand tools, vices, clamps, anvils and grinding wheels — other: Metal working hand tools$8.8M in FY 2025-268205.59.30Hand tools, vices, clamps, anvils and grinding wheels — other: Hand tools for specified uses, such as watch making tools, goldsmith tools$6.5M in FY 2025-268205.59.40Hand tools, vices, clamps, anvils and grinding wheels — other: Forks other than those of heading 8201 and 8215$40K in FY 2024-25