THE
8515

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

Electric

Electric (including Electrically Heated Gas), Laser Or Other Light Or Photo Beam, Ultrasonic, Electron Beam, Magnetic Pulse Or Plasma Arc Soldering, Brazing Or Welding Machines And Apparatus, Whether Or Not Capable Of Cutting; Electric Machines And Appara

$90MIndia’s exports in 2025
144countries bought from India in 2025
2.2×change since 2013 ($41M)
under 1%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. Germany
  3. Saudi Arabia
  4. United Arab Emirates
  5. Russian Federation
  6. Mexico
  7. Spain
  8. United Kingdom
  9. Malaysia
  10. China

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

What's inside 8515

8 codes India exports
8515.90Parts$43M in 2025 — 48% of the total8515.39Electric — other types$22M in 2025 — 25% of the total8515.80Electric — other machines and apparatus$8.6M in 2025 — 10% of the total8515.31Machines and apparatus for arc (including plasma arc) welding of metals: Fully or partly automatic$7.5M in 2025 — 8% of the total8515.21Fully or partly automatic$7.3M in 2025 — 8% of the total8515.29Electric — other types$800K in 2025 — under 1% of the total8515.19Brazing or soldering machines and apparatus: Other$480K in 2025 — under 1% of the total8515.11Brazing or soldering machines and apparatus: Soldering irons and guns$150K in 2025 — under 1% of the total

Other codes in chapter 85

8504Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors$3.1B in 20258544Insulated$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 2025