Day-one corridor
India and the United States
What the two countries trade, how it ships, and what duty and freight add, over the last 12 months of official US trade data.
$985億US imports from India
$507億US exports to India
13%Average duty on US imports
4%Freight and insurance, as a share of import value
Source: US Census Bureau trade data, 2025年9月 to 2026年8月. Totals for all US trade with each country, not data about individual companies.
Month by month
| US imports | US exports | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025年9月 | $75.1億 | $43.5億 |
| 2025年10月 | $74.4億 | $45億 |
| 2025年11月 | $71.4億 | $36.8億 |
| 2025年12月 | $83.5億 | $35.8億 |
| 2026年1月 | $78.7億 | $46.3億 |
| 2026年2月 | $67.8億 | $35.3億 |
| 2026年3月 | $83.6億 | $43.5億 |
| 2026年4月 | $82.6億 | $48.5億 |
| 2026年5月 | $91.4億 | $45.2億 |
| 2026年6月 | $88.9億 | $44.1億 |
| 2026年7月 | $95.8億 | $41.6億 |
| 2026年8月 | $91.7億 | $41.2億 |
How goods travel
Imports from India
- Sea
- 49%
- Air
- 48%
- Truck, rail and other
- 2.3%
Exports to India
- Sea
- 56%
- Air
- 38%
- Truck, rail and other
- 5.8%
Top 10 US imports from India
| # | Product | Last 12 months | Mainly by | Avg duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SmartphonesHS 851713 | $260億 | Air | 0.4% |
| 2 | Medicaments not elsewhere specified, measured doses, retail pk not elsewhere specifiedHS 300490 | $89.6億 | Sea | 0.03% |
| 3 | Machines for reception/conversion/transmission/regeneration of voice/image/dataHS 851762 | $49.4億 | Air | 0.1% |
| 4 | Lt oils, preps gt=70% petroleum/bitum not biodieselHS 271012 | $26.6億 | Sea | 0.1% |
| 5 | Shrimps and prawns, frozen, not elsewhere specifiedHS 030617 | $15.5億 | Sea | 23% |
| 6 | Diamonds, nonindustrial, workedHS 710239 | $15.3億 | Air | 14% |
| 7 | Static converters; computer power suppliesHS 850440 | $11.1億 | Sea | 19% |
| 8 | Jewelry and parts thereof, of oth precious metalHS 711319 | $7.19億 | Air | 20% |
| 9 | Gears; ball or roller screws; gear boxes, etcHS 848340 | $6.93億 | Sea | 28% |
| 10 | Toilet & kitchen linen of cotton terry fabricsHS 630260 | $6.87億 | Sea | 34% |
Top 10 US exports to India
| # | Product | Last 12 months | Mainly by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crude oil from petroleum and bituminous mineralsHS 270900 | $51.3億 | Sea |
| 2 | Civilian aircraft, engines, and partsHS 880000 | $29.2億 | Truck, rail and other |
| 3 | Bituminous coal, not agglomeratedHS 270112 | $28.1億 | Sea |
| 4 | Gold, nonmonetary, semimanufactured forms not elsewhere specifiedHS 710813 | $20.5億 | Air |
| 5 | Natural gas, liquefiedHS 271111 | $19.3億 | Sea |
| 6 | Jewelry and parts thereof, of oth precious metalHS 711319 | $18億 | Air |
| 7 | Gold, nonmonetary, unwrought not elsewhere specifiedHS 710812 | $14億 | Air |
| 8 | Almonds, fresh or dried, in shellHS 080211 | $13億 | Sea |
| 9 | Propane, liquefiedHS 271112 | $12.5億 | Sea |
| 10 | Aluminum waste and scrapHS 760200 | $10.4億 | Sea |
Duty and freight are averages worked out from official figures, not a quote. Real duty depends on the exact product, where it was made and the tariffs in force.
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