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

Insulated

Insulated (including Enamelled Or Anodised) Wire, Cable (including Co-axial Cable) And Other Insulated Electric Conductors, Whether Or Not Fitted With Connectors; Optical Fibre Cables, Made Up Of Individually Sheathed Fibres, Whether Or Not Assembled With

$2.8BIndia’s exports in 2025
181countries bought from India in 2025
3.6×change since 2013 ($758M)
14%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. United Arab Emirates
  3. United Kingdom
  4. Australia
  5. Germany
  6. France
  7. Israel
  8. Nigeria
  9. Italy
  10. Chile

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

What's inside 8544

8 codes India exports
8544.49Insulated — other types$841M in 2025 — 31% of the total8544.60Insulated — other electric conductor of a voltage exceeding 1000 v$637M in 2025 — 23% of the total8544.30Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships$392M in 2025 — 14% of the total8544.42Fitted with connectors$347M in 2025 — 13% of the total8544.11Insulated — of copper$307M in 2025 — 11% of the total8544.19Insulated — other types$126M in 2025 — 5% of the total8544.70Optical fibre cables$70M in 2025 — 3% of the total8544.20Co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors$31M in 2025 — 1% of the total

Other codes in chapter 85

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