Lok Sabha Question No. 2770 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-18
Subject: Import Items from USA
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Smt. Mala Roy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2770 ANSWERED ON 18/03/2025

## IMPORT ITEMS FROM USA

2770.  SMT. MALA ROY:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मं त्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of top five import items import from USA with import duty tariff;
- (b) the details of the import trade value from USA during the last five years; and
- (c) the  details  of  name  at  top  five  export  items  to  USA  during  last  five  years  with  USA import tax territory?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य और उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (श्री णिणिन प्रसाद)

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

- (a) Details  of  top  five  import  items  import  from  USA  with  import  duty  tariff  are placed at Annexure I .
- (b) Details  of  the  import  trade  value  from  USA  during  the  last  five  years  are  placed  at Annexure II .
- (c) Details of name at top five export items to USA during last five years with USA import tax territory are placed at Annexure III .

## Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  Part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2770  for Answer on 18.03.2025

## Top five import items from USA

Values in USD Million

|   S. No. |   Chapter | Commodity                                                                                                                                  | Simple Average Effective Duty   |
|----------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|        1 |        27 | Mineral Fuels, Mineral Oils and Products of Their Distillation.                                                                            | 4.72%                           |
|        2 |        71 | Natural or Cultured Pearls, Precious or Semiprecious Stones, and Articles Thereof                                                          | 10.947%                         |
|        3 |        84 | Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery and Mechanical Appliances and Parts Thereof.                                                          | 8.496%                          |
|        4 |        85 | Electrical Machinery and Equipment and Parts Thereof                                                                                       | 10.193%                         |
|        5 |        90 | Optical, Photographic Cinematographic Measuring, Checking Precision, Medical or Surgical Inst. And Apparatus Parts and Accessories Thereof | 9.925%                          |

Source DGCIS, Department of Revenue

## Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  Part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2770  for Answer on 18.03.2025

Import trade value from USA during the last five years Values in USD Million

|                       | 2020      | 2021      | 2022      | 2023      | 2024      |
|-----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| India Import from USA | 26,909.81 | 41,316.12 | 51,308.26 | 44,410.88 | 42,822.64 |

Source: DGCIS. Data is from January to December for a particular year.

## Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  Part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2770  for Answer on 18.03.2025

Top five export items to USA during last five years with USA import tax territory Values in USD Million

|   S. No. | Commodity                                                                          | 2020     | 2021      | 2022      | 2023      | 2024      | Average Duty   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------|
|        1 | Electrical Machinery and Equipment and Parts Thereof                               | 2,735.84 | 3,369.28  | 5,340.20  | 9,884.52  | 12,579.19 | 1.20%          |
|        2 | Natural or Cultured Pearls, Precious or Semiprecious Stones, and Articles Thereof. | 7,864.41 | 14,092.14 | 13,698.23 | 10,160.63 | 9,287.79  | 2.10%          |
|        3 | Pharmaceutical Products                                                            | 6,964.61 | 6,620.70  | 6,700.12  | 7,548.82  | 8,863.12  | 0.20%          |
|        4 | Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery and Mechanical Appliances; Parts Thereof.     | 3,943.38 | 5,238.10  | 6,327.50  | 5,984.83  | 6,568.65  | 1.30%          |
|        5 | Mineral Fuels, Mineral Oils and Products Of Their Distillation                     | 1,277.86 | 4,085.65  | 6,328.81  | 6,524.46  | 4,416.46  | 0.50%          |

Source DGCIS, WTO tariff data. Data is from January to December for a particular year

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