THE
9031

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

Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included…

$371MIndia’s exports in 2025
171countries bought from India in 2025
2.8×change since 2013 ($131M)
7%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. USA
  2. Germany
  3. France
  4. United Kingdom
  5. United Arab Emirates
  6. China, Hong Kong SAR
  7. China
  8. Australia
  9. Japan
  10. Canada

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

What's inside 9031

6 codes India exports
9031.80Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included… — other instruments, appliances and machines$246M in 2025 — 66% of the total9031.90Parts and accessories$85M in 2025 — 23% of the total9031.49Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included… — other optical instruments and appliances: Other$20M in 2025 — 5% of the total9031.20Test benches$16M in 2025 — 4% of the total9031.10Machines for balancing mechanical parts$4.6M in 2025 — 1% of the total9031.41Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included… — other optical instruments and appliances: For inspecting semiconductor wafers, or devices or for inspecting…$200K in 2025 — under 1% 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 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 20259025Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers…$69M in 2025