India's fastest-growing export lines

1,144tariff lines ranked on India's own customs statistics, FY2019-20 to FY2025-26. Every figure links to the line it came from.

By rate

Growing fastest

Compound annual growth from FY2019-20 to FY2025-26. A high rate on a small line is easy to achieve and hard to act on, so both the starting and ending year must clear $25m.

  1. 1Small (ellettaria),alleppey green09083120$28.2 mn → $312.6 mnup in 5 of 6 years+49.3%a year
  2. 2Beams, channels, pillars and girders prepared for use in structures73089010$32.5 mn → $355.3 mnup in 5 of 6 years+49%a year
  3. 3Potatoes20041000$30.6 mn → $289.4 mnup in 6 of 6 years+45.4%a year
  4. 4Fish meal, unfit for human consumption:---- In powder form23012011$64.4 mn → $496.0 mnup in 5 of 6 years+40.5%a year
  5. 52-amino 3,5 xylne sulphonic acid, Benzyl ethyl aniline sulphuric acid, Metanillic acid (meta amino benzene sulphonic acid), Sulphanillic acid (para aminobenzene sulphonic acid para aniline sulphonic acid), Ethyl hydroxy ethylaniline, Methyl dopa (1-alpha methyl-3, 4- dihydroxyphenylaniline): ---- Other29214290$70.9 mn → $533.7 mnup in 6 of 6 years+40%a year
  6. 6Other · Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and p…93069000$52.6 mn → $352.8 mnup in 4 of 6 years+37.3%a year
  7. 7Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders : -- Machinery with a 360° revolving superstructure84295200$113.3 mn → $721.8 mnup in 5 of 6 years+36.2%a year
  8. 8Other · Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal71129990$50.2 mn → $316.0 mnup in 3 of 6 years+35.9%a year
  9. 9Other · Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductors, connector fitted or not85441190$36.7 mn → $229.1 mnup in 5 of 6 years+35.7%a year
  10. 10Sulphur recovered as by-product in refining of crude oil25030010$52.4 mn → $326.5 mnup in 4 of 6 years+35.6%a year
  11. 11Of copper: ----Copper scrap, namely the following: Copper wire scrap covered by ISRI code words Barley, Berry and Birch; Heavy copper scrap covered by ISRI code word Candy; Unalloyed copper scrap covered by ISRI code word Cliff; Copper wire nodules scrap covered by ISRI code words Clove, Cobra and Cocoa; Light copper scrap covered by ISRI code word Dream; Muntz metal tubes covered by ISRI code word Palms; Miscellaneous copper- containing skimmings, grindings, ashes, irony brass and copper, residues and slags covered by ISRI code word Drove; Copper wire scrap with various types of insulation covered by ISRI code word Druid74040012$30.5 mn → $188.4 mnup in 3 of 6 years+35.5%a year
  12. 12Crude oil15081000$40.4 mn → $237.0 mnup in 3 of 6 years+34.3%a year
  13. 13Bananas, fresh08039010$92.5 mn → $494.0 mnup in 6 of 6 years+32.2%a year
  14. 14Other · Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste50072090$38.2 mn → $202.0 mnup in 4 of 6 years+32%a year
  15. 15Other · Engines and motors84129090$74.1 mn → $370.5 mnup in 4 of 6 years+30.8%a year
  16. 16Other · Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen63029190$29.2 mn → $141.6 mnup in 4 of 6 years+30.1%a year
  17. 17Compressors of a kind used in refrigerating equipment84143000$29.1 mn → $141.3 mnup in 5 of 6 years+30.1%a year
  18. 18Other · Suits, ensembles, jackets, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and…62044290$173.9 mn → $815.6 mnup in 4 of 6 years+29.4%a year
  19. 19Non-galvanised pipes: ---- Of iron73051121$57.9 mn → $272.2 mnup in 3 of 6 years+29.4%a year
  20. 20Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders : -- Front-end shovel loaders84295100$60.4 mn → $283.2 mnup in 5 of 6 years+29.4%a year
  21. 21Ferro-manganese : -- Other72021900$61.9 mn → $283.7 mnup in 4 of 6 years+28.9%a year
  22. 22Other artificial parts of the body : -- Other · Orthopaedic appliances90213900$42.1 mn → $191.3 mnup in 6 of 6 years+28.7%a year
  23. 23Other : -- Containing by weight antimony as the principal other element · Lead78019100$30.5 mn → $137.0 mnup in 6 of 6 years+28.5%a year
  24. 24Broken rice10064000$82.5 mn → $369.5 mnup in 4 of 6 years+28.4%a year
  25. 25Kabuli chana07132010$47.3 mn → $212.2 mnup in 4 of 6 years+28.4%a year
By value

Adding the most dollars

The same seven years ranked by absolute growth instead. These are usually different lines: a big base growing steadily adds more than a small one doubling, and both are worth knowing about.

  1. 1Other: ---- Other · Medicaments30049099$6.45 bn → $10.98 bnup in 4 of 6 years+9.3%a year
  2. 2Other: ----Motor cars · Motor cars and other motor vehicles87032291$3.00 bn → $5.50 bnup in 5 of 6 years+10.6%a year
  3. 3Turbo-jets : -- Of a thrust exceeding 25 kN84111200$3.20 bn → $5.12 bnup in 4 of 6 years+8.2%a year
  4. 4Boneless02023000$2.93 bn → $4.61 bnup in 4 of 6 years+7.8%a year
  5. 5Other · Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular/wirele…85176290$449.8 mn → $1.67 bnup in 5 of 6 years+24.4%a year
  6. 6Motor cycles: ----Other87112029$1.64 bn → $2.82 bnup in 3 of 6 years+9.4%a year
  7. 7Other parts and accessories : -- Other · Motor vehicles87089900$2.47 bn → $3.61 bnup in 5 of 6 years+6.5%a year
  8. 8Flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40 : -- Of a water absorption coefficient by weight not exceeding 0.5 percent69072100$876.6 mn → $1.82 bnup in 5 of 6 years+13%a year
  9. 9Tankers89012000$382.8 mn → $1.30 bnup in 3 of 6 years+22.6%a year
  10. 10Electrical Energy27160000$617.8 mn → $1.37 bnup in 3 of 6 years+14.2%a year
  11. 11Other: ----Motor cars · Motor cars and other motor vehicles87032191$834.7 mn → $1.56 bnup in 4 of 6 years+10.9%a year
  12. 12Refined lead78011000$255.2 mn → $928.8 mnup in 4 of 6 years+24%a year
  13. 13Gears and gearing, other than toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters84834000$502.4 mn → $1.17 bnup in 6 of 6 years+15.1%a year
  14. 14Other · Suits, ensembles, jackets, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and…62044290$173.9 mn → $815.6 mnup in 4 of 6 years+29.4%a year
  15. 15Parts of electric motor: ----Other85030090$532.7 mn → $1.17 bnup in 6 of 6 years+14%a year
  16. 16Ferro-silico-manganese72023000$626.9 mn → $1.26 bnup in 4 of 6 years+12.3%a year
  17. 17Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders : -- Machinery with a 360° revolving superstructure84295200$113.3 mn → $721.8 mnup in 5 of 6 years+36.2%a year
  18. 18Other · Vehicles87141090$389.7 mn → $989.5 mnup in 5 of 6 years+16.8%a year
  19. 19Other · Electrical apparatus85389000$438.7 mn → $1.01 bnup in 5 of 6 years+15%a year
  20. 20Of a kind used on agricultural or forestry vehicles and machines40117000$657.4 mn → $1.23 bnup in 5 of 6 years+11%a year
  21. 21Flue cured virginia tobacco24012010$355.7 mn → $877.9 mnup in 4 of 6 years+16.3%a year
  22. 22Other: ---- Other · Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included21069099$283.5 mn → $793.9 mnup in 6 of 6 years+18.7%a year
  23. 23Anticancer drugs: ---- Other30049049$512.2 mn → $992.4 mnup in 5 of 6 years+11.7%a year
  24. 24Other · Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, va…84819090$477.5 mn → $948.7 mnup in 5 of 6 years+12.1%a year
  25. 25Of aluminium, not alloyed : -- Of which the maximum cross- sectional dimension exceeds 7 mm76051100$140.5 mn → $609.3 mnup in 5 of 6 years+27.7%a year
By rate

Shrinking fastest

Included on purpose. A list of only the winners is a marketing asset — a manufacturer choosing what to make needs to know which lines are going away, and no free source publishes that either.

  1. 1Scampi (Macrobrachium spp.): ---- Other03061719$773.9 mn → $28.2 mnup in 3 of 6 years-42.4%a year
  2. 2Other · Crustaceans03061790$3.70 bn → $246.6 mnup in 1 of 6 years-36.3%a year
  3. 3Ships89011010$403.6 mn → $31.2 mnup in 2 of 6 years-34.7%a year
  4. 4Handloom62044220$386.0 mn → $32.3 mnup in 0 of 6 years-33.9%a year
  5. 5Other : -- Other · Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar27079900$559.4 mn → $70.6 mnup in 3 of 6 years-29.2%a year
  6. 6Mild steel billets72071920$763.3 mn → $98.4 mnup in 2 of 6 years-28.9%a year
  7. 7Xylenes : -- p-Xylene29024300$2.26 bn → $306.3 mnup in 2 of 6 years-28.3%a year
  8. 8Copper ores and concentrates26030000$289.5 mn → $39.6 mnup in 1 of 6 years-28.2%a year
  9. 9Other · Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxide…29093090$214.4 mn → $32.4 mnup in 1 of 6 years-27%a year
  10. 10Other: ----Motor cars · Motor cars and other motor vehicles87032391$1.97 bn → $375.2 mnup in 2 of 6 years-24.1%a year
  11. 11Linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), in which ethylene monomer unit contributes 95 percent or more by weight of the total polymer content39011010$349.2 mn → $67.8 mnup in 3 of 6 years-23.9%a year
  12. 12Other · Oils33012590$542.7 mn → $111.6 mnup in 2 of 6 years-23.2%a year
  13. 13Solvent 125/240 (petroleum hydrocarbon solvent) as specified under standard IS 174527101920$7.25 bn → $1.51 bnup in 4 of 6 years-23%a year
  14. 14Additives for lubricating oils : -- Other38112900$189.9 mn → $45.7 mnup in 5 of 6 years-21.1%a year
  15. 15Oil-cake and oil-cake meal of soyabean, expeller variety23040010$236.1 mn → $59.0 mnup in 2 of 6 years-20.6%a year

How this is calculated

Compound annual growth between FY2019-20 and FY2025-26, on India's total exports of each 8-digit tariff line. The source is DGCIS, the Department of Commerce's own customs statistics, in US dollars.

Only lines above $25m in both the first and last year are ranked. That excludes most of the dataset, and it is the most important thing on this page. Without a floor on the starting year the list fills with rounding errors: one line runs $0.00m for six years, records $105m once, and scores 472% a year. The arithmetic is right and it describes nothing.

Growth rate and dollars added are ranked separately rather than blended. A line adding $400m at 12% a year and one adding $40m at 60% are both interesting, and they are not the same fact.

These are national totals. They say how much India sells of a line — never who buys it, and never what any one exporter achieved.

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Trade Intelligence and Analytics (TIA) Portal, DGCIS — Department of Commerce, Government of India. Values in USD million. Bundled and updated periodically, never fetched live. Nothing on this page is investment, legal or tax advice.