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Optical, photographic, measuring, medical instruments; parts

$5.4BIndia’s exports in 2025
205countries bought from India in 2025
2.5×change since 2013 ($2.2B)
$14BIndia also imported in 2025

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. France
  4. China
  5. United Kingdom
  6. Singapore
  7. United Arab Emirates
  8. Russian Federation
  9. Netherlands
  10. Brazil

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

Headings in this chapter

31 codes India exports
9018Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences…$1.5B in 2025 — 28% of the total9001Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles$626M in 2025 — 12% of the total9032Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus$510M in 2025 — 9% of the total9021Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses$489M in 2025 — 9% of the total9022Apparatus based on the use of x-rays or of alpha, beta or gamma radiations$377M in 2025 — 7% of the total9031Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included…$371M in 2025 — 7% of the total9026Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other…$354M in 2025 — 7% of the total9030Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other instruments and apparatus for measuring or…$207M in 2025 — 4% of the total9027Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for example, polarimeters…$170M in 2025 — 3% of the total9014Direction finding compasses$153M in 2025 — 3% of the total9028Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters…$107M in 2025 — 2% of the total9015Surveying$88M in 2025 — 2% of the total9025Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers…$69M in 2025 — 1% of the total9023Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (for example, in…$47M in 2025 — under 1% of the total9024Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity…$38M in 2025 — under 1% of the total9013Liquid crystal devices not constituting articles provided for more specifically in other…$37M in 2025 — under 1% of the total9004Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other$35M in 2025 — under 1% of the total9002Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, mounted, being parts…$33M in 2025 — under 1% of the total9017Drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments (for example, drafting…$31M in 2025 — under 1% of the total9029Revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, mileometers, pedometers and the like$30M in 2025 — under 1% of the total9019Mechano-therapy appliances$30M in 2025 — under 1% of the total9005Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, and mountings therefor$17M in 2025 — under 1% of the total9011Compound optical microscopes, including those for photomicro-graphy, cinephotomicrography…$17M in 2025 — under 1% of the total9006Photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras$16M in 2025 — under 1% of the total9007Cinematographic cameras and projectors$6.7M in 2025 — under 1% of the total9020Other breathing appliances and gas masks, excluding protective masks having neither…$6.4M in 2025 — under 1% of the total9012Microscopes other than optical microscopes$4.0M in 2025 — under 1% of the total9003Frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles or the like, and parts thereof$3.8M in 2025 — under 1% of the total9016Balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better, with or without weights$2.1M in 2025 — under 1% of the total9010Apparatus and equipment for photographic$1.3M in 2025 — under 1% of the total9008Image projectors, other than cinematographic$160K in 2025 — under 1% of the total