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

Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of headings 8535, 8536 or…

$1.6BIndia’s exports in 2025
176countries bought from India in 2025
2.9×change since 2013 ($552M)
8%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. Netherlands
  4. France
  5. Saudi Arabia
  6. United Arab Emirates
  7. Algeria
  8. United Kingdom
  9. Italy
  10. China

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

What's inside 8538

2 codes India exports
8538.90Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of headings 8535, 8536 or… — other types$1.0B in 2025 — 65% of the total8538.10Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for the goods of heading 8537, not equipped with…$560M in 2025 — 35% of the total

Other codes in chapter 85

8504Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors$3.1B in 20258544Insulated$2.8B 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