India’s total exports, including merchandise and services, rose to US$ 80.80 billion in April 2026 from US$ 71.13 billion a year ago. This marked a growth of 13.59%. Total imports stood at US$ 88.61 billion, up 7.67% from April 2025.
Merchandise exports increased to US$ 43.56 billion from US$ 38.28 billion a year ago, while merchandise imports rose to US$ 71.94 billion from US$ 65.38 billion, resulting in a trade deficit of US$ 28.38 billion.
Services exports were estimated at US$ 37.24 billion in April 2026 against US$ 32.85 billion in April 2025. Services imports were estimated at US$ 16.66 billion compared to US$ 16.91 billion last year.
Non-petroleum exports reached US$ 33.97 billion in April 2026, rising 9.01% from US$ 31.16 billion a year ago. Non-petroleum and non-gems & jewellery exports stood at US$ 31.64 billion versus US$ 28.66 billion in April 2025.
Petroleum products exports jumped 34.66% to US$ 9.59 billion from US$ 7.12 billion last year. Electronic goods exports surged 40.31% to US$ 5.18 billion from US$ 3.69 billion.
Engineering goods exports increased 8.76% to US$ 10.35 billion compared to US$ 9.52 billion last year. Drugs and pharmaceuticals exports rose 7.12% to US$ 2.66 billion from US$ 2.49 billion.
Meat, dairy and poultry products exports climbed 48.03% to US$ 0.55 billion from US$ 0.37 billion in April 2025. Other cereals exports recorded the highest growth at 210.19%.
Marine products exports rose 14.74%, while handicrafts excluding handmade carpets increased 26.21%. Iron ore exports grew 11.46%, oil seeds 11.32%, carpets 9.93%, coffee 7.51% and chemicals 7.31%.
Imports of chemical material and products declined 35.4% during April 2026. Pulses imports fell 29.69%, petroleum crude and products dropped 10.03%, while pearls and precious stones imports declined 15.96%.
Top export destinations showing strong growth included Sri Lanka at 214.65%, Singapore at 179.18%, Tanzania at 157.63%, Hong Kong at 90.61% and Bangladesh at 64.16%. On the imports side, growth was led by Peru at 315.56%, Oman at 246.42%, Saudi Arabia at 30.29%, China at 20.85% and Russia at 18.21%.
