Lok Sabha Question No. 3219 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Export to Iran
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: NAGARAJAN P.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3219 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 st   DECEMBER,2018

## EXPORT TO IRAN

## 3219.   SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा ͨणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is exporting any commodities to Iran;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the quantum of commodities exported from India to Iran during the last three years, commodity-wise?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (c):  The value of top 25 commodities exported from India to Iran by various exporters, during the last three years, is  given in Annex. As the data indicates, the top 25 commodities constitute a predominant majority of total exports to Iran, in the respective years.

## Value of Top 25 Commodities Exported from India to Iran in 2015-16

| S.No.                                                         | Commodity                                                     | Values in US $ Million   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1                                                             | RICE -BASMOTI                                                 | 571.19                   |
| 2                                                             | IRON AND STEEL                                                | 331.24                   |
| 3                                                             | BULK DRUGS, DRUG INTERMEDIATES                                | 119.01                   |
| 4                                                             | TEA                                                           | 105.11                   |
| 5                                                             | RESIDUAL CHEMICAL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS                         | 93.37                    |
| 6                                                             | INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY FOR DAIRY ETC                            | 75.94                    |
| 7                                                             | TWO AND THREE WHEELERS                                        | 67.24                    |
| 8                                                             | MANMADE STAPLE FIBRE                                          | 66.42                    |
| 9                                                             | ORGANIC CHEMICALS                                             | 63.42                    |
| 10                                                            | PAPER, PAPER BOARD AND PRODUCT                                | 63.16                    |
| 11                                                            | MANMADE YARN,FABRICS,MADEUPS                                  | 58.50                    |
| 12                                                            | NATURAL RUBBER                                                | 56.61                    |
| 13                                                            | DRUG FORMULATIONS, BIOLOGICALS                                | 55.29                    |
| 14                                                            | AC, REFRIGERATION MACHNRY ETC                                 | 48.44                    |
| 15                                                            | SPICES                                                        | 47.08                    |
| 16                                                            | PROCESSED MINERALS                                            | 37.58                    |
| 17                                                            | PLASTIC RAWMATERIALS                                          | 34.60                    |
| 18                                                            | PETROLEUM PRODUCTS                                            | 32.67                    |
| 19                                                            | IC ENGINES ANDPARTS                                           | 31.79                    |
| 20                                                            | IRON ORE                                                      | 31.77                    |
| 21                                                            | COTTON YARN                                                   | 29.39                    |
| 22                                                            | COSMETICS AND TOILETRIES                                      | 29.41                    |
| 23                                                            | HANDICRAFTS(EXCL.HANDMADE CARPETS)                            | 28.14                    |
| 24                                                            | BUFFALO MEAT                                                  | 22.59                    |
| 25                                                            | SESAME SEEDS                                                  | 22.41                    |
| Total Value of Top 25 Commodities Exported to Iran in 2015-16 | Total Value of Top 25 Commodities Exported to Iran in 2015-16 | 2,122.37                 |
| Total Value of ALL Commodities Exported to Iran in 2015-16    | Total Value of ALL Commodities Exported to Iran in 2015-16    | 2,781.52                 |

Data Source: DGCIS Database

## Value of Top 25 Commodities Exported from India to Iran in 2016-17

| S.No.                                                         | Commodity                                                     | Values in US $ Million   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1                                                             | RICE -BASMOTI                                                 | 564.28                   |
| 2                                                             | MANMADE YARN,FABRICS,MADEUPS                                  | 103.70                   |
| 3                                                             | PRODUCTS OF IRON AND STEEL                                    | 99.40                    |
| 4                                                             | TEA                                                           | 98.38                    |
| 5                                                             | IRON AND STEEL                                                | 95.22                    |
| 6                                                             | RESIDUAL CHEMICAL AND ALLIED PRODUCT                          | 90.91                    |
| 7                                                             | BULK DRUGS, DRUG INTERMEDIATES                                | 83.67                    |
| 8                                                             | INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY FOR DAIRY ETC                            | 73.10                    |
| 9                                                             | PROCESSED MINERALS                                            | 72.69                    |
| 10                                                            | AC, REFRIGERATION MACHNERY ETC                                | 71.15                    |
| 11                                                            | DRUG FORMULATIONS, BIOLOGICALS                                | 69.33                    |
| 12                                                            | HANDICRAFTS(EXCL.HANDMADE CARPETS)                            | 58.17                    |
| 13                                                            | MANMADE STAPLE FIBRE                                          | 58.14                    |
| 14                                                            | SPICES                                                        | 55.24                    |
| 15                                                            | ORGANIC CHEMICALS                                             | 48.75                    |
| 16                                                            | PLASTIC RAWMATERIALS                                          | 45.08                    |
| 17                                                            | AGRO CHEMICALS                                                | 33.08                    |
| 18                                                            | COSMETICS AND TOILETRIES                                      | 32.63                    |
| 19                                                            | PAPER, PAPER BOARD AND PRODUCT                                | 32.51                    |
| 20                                                            | FRESH FRUITS                                                  | 32.27                    |
| 21                                                            | COTTON YARN                                                   | 31.25                    |
| 22                                                            | TWO AND THREE WHEELERS                                        | 31.28                    |
| 23                                                            | PETROLEUM PRODUCTS                                            | 27.94                    |
| 24                                                            | BUFFALO MEAT                                                  | 27.25                    |
| 25                                                            | SESAME SEEDS                                                  | 25.62                    |
| Total Value of Top 25 Commodities Exported to Iran in 2016-17 | Total Value of Top 25 Commodities Exported to Iran in 2016-17 | 1,961.04                 |
| Total Value of ALL Commodities Exported to Iran in 2016-17    | Total Value of ALL Commodities Exported to Iran in 2016-17    | 2,379.62                 |

Data Source: DGCIS Database

| Value of Top 25 Commodities Exported from India to Iran in 2017-18   | Value of Top 25 Commodities Exported from India to Iran in 2017-18   | Value of Top 25 Commodities Exported from India to Iran in 2017-18   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                | Commodity                                                            | Values in US $ Million                                               |
| 1                                                                    | RICE -BASMOTI                                                        | 904.73                                                               |
| 2                                                                    | IRON AND STEEL                                                       | 137.21                                                               |
| 3                                                                    | TEA                                                                  | 126.36                                                               |
| 4                                                                    | SPICES                                                               | 115.67                                                               |
| 5                                                                    | MANMADE YARN,FABRICS,MADEUPS                                         | 98.84                                                                |
| 6                                                                    | PROCESSED MINERALS                                                   | 77.70                                                                |
| 7                                                                    | AC, REFRIGERATION MACHNERY ETC                                       | 69.84                                                                |
| 8                                                                    | INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY FOR DAIRY ETC                                   | 68.20                                                                |
| 9                                                                    | BULK DRUGS, DRUG INTERMEDIATES                                       | 66.22                                                                |
| 10                                                                   | RESIDUAL CHEMICAL AND ALLIED PRODUCT                                 | 64.41                                                                |
| 11                                                                   | MANMADE STAPLE FIBRE                                                 | 55.28                                                                |
| 12                                                                   | ORGANIC CHEMICALS                                                    | 52.81                                                                |
| 13                                                                   | PRODUCTS OF IRON AND STEEL                                           | 51.76                                                                |
| 14                                                                   | DRUG FORMULATIONS, BIOLOGICALS                                       | 50.49                                                                |
| 15                                                                   | AGRO CHEMICALS                                                       | 45.18                                                                |
| 16                                                                   | RICE(OTHER THAN BASMOTI)                                             | 44.95                                                                |
| 17                                                                   | PAPER, PAPER BOARD AND PRODUCT                                       | 38.24                                                                |
| 18                                                                   | HANDICRAFTS(EXCLUDINGHANDMADE CARPETS)                               | 27.78                                                                |
| 19                                                                   | DYES                                                                 | 27.24                                                                |
| 20                                                                   | COPPER AND PRODUCTS MADEOFCOPPER                                     | 26.45                                                                |
| 21                                                                   | TWO AND THREE WHEELERS                                               | 26.07                                                                |
| 22                                                                   | FRESH FRUITS                                                         | 24.18                                                                |
| 23                                                                   | ELECTRIC MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT                                     | 22.60                                                                |
| 24                                                                   | PETROLEUM PRODUCTS                                                   | 22.52                                                                |
| 25                                                                   | SESAME SEEDS                                                         | 21.97                                                                |
| Total Value of Top 25 Commodities Exported to Iran 2017-18           |                                                                      | 2,266.69                                                             |
| in                                                                   | in                                                                   |                                                                      |
| Total Value of ALL Commodities Exported to Iran in 2017-18           | Total Value of ALL Commodities Exported to Iran in 2017-18           | 2,652.39                                                             |
| Data Source: DGCIS Database                                          | Data Source: DGCIS Database                                          | Data Source: DGCIS Database                                          |

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