Goods Exports of India to UK: which categories are the most promising for supplies of Indian suppliers to UK in 2025 and onwards?
Gtaic's country-to-country report analyzing the supplies of India to UK allows to detect the goods categories with good chances of sales to the UK market.
Few conclusions from the report is below.
1) Over the long term (2017-2024), United Kingdom's imports from India exhibited an upward trend, rising from $9,180.23 M USD in 2017 to $15,340.34 M USD in 2024. Between 2017 and 2024, the compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of United Kingdom's imports from India was 10.81%, with the most significant growth observed in 2021 (51.67% YoY).
2) In the January 2025 - July 2025 period, United Kingdom's imports from India amounted to $8,852.93 M USD, representing a 0.53% increase compared to the same period in the previous year.
3) What are the the most perspective goods:
Top-value (largest size) categories:
- Iron and Steel Semi Finished Products (supplies to UK of $156.33 M, growth rate of 467.33% in 2025);
- Steel Alloy Semi Finished Products ($108.09 M, 131.27%);
- Pyridine Ring Compounds ($110.65 M);
- Cellular Smartphones ($845.46 M)
- Liquid Dielectric Transformer >650kVA <10000kVA ($51.79 M, 60.66%);
- Gold Semi-Manufactured ($106.02 M, > 1000%);
- Unmounted Diamonds ($188.95 M, 61.35%).
The most Promising Import Positions within the Leading Traded Goods segment:
- Natural Building Stone ($39.15 M, 53.59%);
- Penicillin Derivatives and Salts ($16.78 M, 434.12%);
- Liquid Dielectric Transformer <650kVA ($ 36.54 M);
- Optic fibers ($29.29 M, 247.46%);
- Unwrought Aluminium ($16.32 M, 97.32%);
- Nucleic Acid Salts and Heterocyclic Compounds ($35.95 M, 231.35%);
- Combed Wool Yarn >85% Wool ($28.12 M, 37.08%);
- Engine Parts ($31.66 M, 135.65%).
Imports of UK from India in Jan-Jul 2025 (Last Availabe period or LAP), in m US$. Source:
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