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8504

Heading in chapter 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof

Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors

$3.1BIndia’s exports in 2025
184countries bought from India in 2025
3.1×change since 2013 ($1.0B)
16%of chapter 85 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. Netherlands
  3. United Kingdom
  4. France
  5. Germany
  6. Italy
  7. China
  8. Australia
  9. United Arab Emirates
  10. Singapore

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

What's inside 8504

11 codes India exports
8504.40Static converter$1.7B in 2025 — 55% of the total8504.90Parts$611M in 2025 — 20% of the total8504.21Liquid dielectric transformers: Having a power handling capacity not exceeding 650 kVA$199M in 2025 — 6% of the total8504.22Liquid dielectric transformers: Having a power handling capacity exceeding 650 kVA but not exceeding 10000 kVA$164M in 2025 — 5% of the total8504.31Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors — other transformers: Having a power handling capacity not exceeding 1 kVA$140M in 2025 — 4% of the total8504.23Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors — having a power handling capacity exceeding 10000 kva$98M in 2025 — 3% of the total8504.33Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors — other transformers: Having a power handling capacity exceeding 16 kVA but not exceeding 500 kVA$66M in 2025 — 2% of the total8504.50Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors — other inductors$61M in 2025 — 2% of the total8504.34Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors — other transformers: Having a power handling capacity exceeding 500 kVA$28M in 2025 — under 1% of the total8504.10Ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes$23M in 2025 — under 1% of the total8504.32Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors — other transformers: Having a power handling capacity exceeding 1 kVA but not exceeding 16 kVA$12M in 2025 — under 1% of the total

Other codes in chapter 85

8544Insulated$2.8B in 20258538Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of headings 8535, 8536 or…$1.6B in 20258517Telephone sets, including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$1.5B in 20258536Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making…$1.5B in 20258503Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 8501 or 8502$1.4B in 20258537Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, equipped with two or more…$988M in 20258501Electric motors and generators$881M in 20258502Electric generating sets and rotary converters - generating sets with…$794M in 20258507Electric accumulators, including separators therefore, whether or not rectangular$726M in 20258511Electrical ignition or starting equipment of a kind used for spark-ignition or…$479M in 20258535Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making…$306M in 20258512Electrical lighting or signalling equipment$294M in 2025