India’s machinery and equipment trade
HS84 combines computers with engines, turbines, pumps and production machinery. The product view separates finished computing demand from the equipment that expands industrial capacity.
$74.0bn
$36.6bn
$37.4bn
+46.3%
since FY21–22
+44.2%
since FY21–22
Imports, exports and the widening gap
Current US$ customs values for the selected HS-4 product group. The latest year is FY25–26.
● Imports
● Exports
The products inside the headline total
Import value, export offset and the economic role of each large line. Coverage is exports divided by imports for the same HS-4 code.
Computers and data-processing machines
HS 8471 · Finished equipment
$13.7bn
$1.1bn
7.8%
Computers are the chapter’s largest import line and have only a small direct export offset.
Special-purpose machinery
HS 8479 · Production equipment
$4.1bn
$1.3bn
31.9%
Machines with individual functions support many factories but remain substantially import dependent.
Turbo-jets, turbines and related equipment
HS 8411 · Export strength
$4.1bn
$5.7bn
138.1%
Exports exceed imports, making turbines one of India’s strongest complex machinery lines.
Computer and office-machine parts
HS 8473 · Component input
$4.0bn
$0.5bn
13.0%
The parts layer remains import heavy alongside the finished-computer deficit.
Pumps, compressors and fans
HS 8414 · Industrial equipment
$3.2bn
$1.5bn
46.0%
A broad enabling category with meaningful exports but less than half of imports offset.
Taps, valves and flow controls
HS 8481 · Export strength
$2.4bn
$2.8bn
117.2%
Indian exports exceed imports in a widely used industrial component category.
From imported input to Indian market
The same import total can support domestic consumption, processing, manufacturing or exports. This flow shows where value can be added.
01
Core inputs
Precision metals, controls, bearings and specialised components
02
Sub-assemblies
Engines, pumps, transmissions and machine modules
03
Capital equipment
Factory, process, construction and computing machinery
04
Productive use
Infrastructure, manufacturing, services and equipment exports
Where the chapter-level imports come from
Share of HS84 imports among the major partners available in the local partner dataset. This is a directional chapter proxy, not an exact supplier split for the selected HS-4 basket.
Observed major-partner share · HS84 proxy
CHINA
56.0%
GERMANY
10.5%
U S A
8.9%
SINGAPORE
8.1%
JAPAN
7.4%
KOREA
4.5%
HONG KONG
3.0%
SWITZERLAND
1.0%
Scale and value creation in India
The domestic indicators cover selected capital-goods subsectors. They are narrower than HS84, which also includes computers, domestic appliances and other mechanical equipment.
1.9%
₹80,750 cr
₹29,716 cr
₹14,286 cr
Sources & method
Trade values are current US$ millions from India’s Ministry of Commerce TradeStat HS-4 world tables. Sector totals sum the listed HS-4 codes; they are analytical baskets rather than a claim that every code in the wider HS chapter belongs to the sector. Partner shares use HS84 chapter data for the major countries captured locally, so they are labelled as a proxy.