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Heading in chapter 84 — Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances

Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (for example, lifts, escalators…

$355MIndia’s exports in 2025
133countries bought from India in 2025
5.7×change since 2013 ($62M)
under 1%of chapter 84 exports

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. Oman
  4. Viet Nam
  5. Indonesia
  6. Canada
  7. Saudi Arabia
  8. Nepal
  9. Germany
  10. Malaysia

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

What's inside 8428

9 codes India exports
8428.90Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (for example, lifts, escalators… — other machinery$158M in 2025 — 45% of the total8428.20Pneumatic elevators and conveyors$103M in 2025 — 29% of the total8428.10Lifts and skip hoists$40M in 2025 — 11% of the total8428.39Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (for example, lifts, escalators… — other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials: Other$27M in 2025 — 8% of the total8428.33Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (for example, lifts, escalators… — other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials: Other, belt type$23M in 2025 — 7% of the total8428.32Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (for example, lifts, escalators… — other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials: Other, bucket type$2.7M in 2025 — under 1% of the total8428.60Teleferics, chair - lifts, skid-raglines; Traction mechanisms for funiculars$580K in 2025 — under 1% of the total8428.40Escalators and moving walkways$210K in 2025 — under 1% of the total8428.31Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (for example, lifts, escalators… — other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials: Specially designed for underground…$10K in 2025 — under 1% of the total

Other codes in chapter 84

8411Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbines - turbo-jets$5.7B in 20258481Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the…$2.8B in 20258483Transmission shafts$2.3B in 20258409Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the engines of heading 8407 or 8408$1.8B in 20258429Self-propelled bulldozers, angledozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, mechanical shovels…$1.7B in 20258413Pumps for liquids$1.6B in 20258431Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machinery of headings 8425 to 8430$1.5B in 20258414Air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans$1.5B in 20258408Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines)$1.4B in 20258419Machinery, plant or laboratory equipment$1.4B in 20258479Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included…$1.3B in 20258421Centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers$1.1B in 2025