India's shipments to US decline in January impacted by high tariffs imposed by US

17 Feb 2026 Evaluate

The Commerce Ministry in its latest data has indicated that India's merchandise exports to the United States (US) declined 21.77 per cent to $6.6 billion in January 2025, impacted by high tariffs imposed by the US. Exports to the US also contracted in September, October and December last year, before rebounding 22.61% in November. On the other hand, imports from the US grew 23.71 per cent to $4.5 billion in January. On a cumulative basis, the country's exports to the US increased 5.85 per cent to $72.46 billion during the April-January period of this fiscal year, while imports rose 13.87 per cent to $43.92 billion. 

The data further stated that the country's exports to China grew by 55.65 per cent to $1.63 billion in January, while imports rose 16.67 per cent to $12.23 billion. During the April-January period of this fiscal year, the country's exports to China increased 38.37 per cent to $15.88 billion, while imports rose 13.82 per cent to $108.18 billion. 

India's exports to the UAE, Netherland, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Hong Kong, Spain, Belgium, Malaysia and Vietnam saw positive growth during the month under review. However, exports to the UK, Bangladesh, Singapore, Australia, France, and Brazil registered negative growth. On the imports front, inbound shipments in January declined from nations like Russia, Iraq, Korea, Germany, Thailand and Australia. However, imports rose from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Singapore, Japan and Indonesia. India mainly imports gold from Switzerland. The country's imports from this nation surged 836.85 per cent in January to $3.95 billion.


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