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

Machinery, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, for the industrial…

$277MIndia’s exports in 2025
160countries bought from India in 2025
1.8×change since 2013 ($157M)
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. Kenya
  2. Indonesia
  3. United Rep. of Tanzania
  4. Nepal
  5. USA
  6. Guatemala
  7. Viet Nam
  8. Bangladesh
  9. Egypt
  10. Cameroon

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

What's inside 8438

8 codes India exports
8438.90Parts$103M in 2025 — 37% of the total8438.80Machinery, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, for the industrial… — other machinery$84M in 2025 — 30% of the total8438.30Machinery for sugar manufacture$41M in 2025 — 15% of the total8438.10Backery machinery and machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products$22M in 2025 — 8% of the total8438.60Machinery for the preparation of fruits, nuts or vegetables$13M in 2025 — 5% of the total8438.40Brewery machinery$5.9M in 2025 — 2% of the total8438.20Machinery for the manufacture of confectionery, coca or chocolate$4.4M in 2025 — 2% of the total8438.50Machinery for the preparation of meat or poultry$3.5M in 2025 — 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