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9004

Heading in chapter 90 — Optical, photographic, measuring, medical instruments; parts

Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other

$35MIndia’s exports in 2025
138countries bought from India in 2025
20.3×change since 2013 ($1.7M)
under 1%of chapter 90 exports

India’s exports, year by year

US$, calendar years, all destinations combined. Source: UN Comtrade (India’s own reports).

Biggest buyers, 2025

  1. United Kingdom
  2. Canada
  3. France
  4. United Arab Emirates
  5. Morocco
  6. Netherlands
  7. Italy
  8. USA
  9. Germany
  10. Australia

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

What's inside 9004

2 codes India exports
9004.90Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other — other types$25M in 2025 — 71% of the total9004.10Sunglasses$10M in 2025 — 29% of the total

Other codes in chapter 90

9018Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences…$1.5B in 20259001Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles$626M in 20259032Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus$510M in 20259021Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses$489M in 20259022Apparatus based on the use of x-rays or of alpha, beta or gamma radiations$377M in 20259031Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included…$371M in 20259026Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other…$354M in 20259030Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other instruments and apparatus for measuring or…$207M in 20259027Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for example, polarimeters…$170M in 20259014Direction finding compasses$153M in 20259028Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters…$107M in 20259015Surveying$88M in 2025