Lok Sabha Question No. 4015 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Import and Export with Bangladesh
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Adhikari Deepak Dev

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4015 ANSWERED ON 25/03/2025

## IMPORT AND EXPORT WITH BANGLADESH

## 4015.  SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK DEV:

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

(a) the details of the import and export with Bangladesh, item and amount-wise during the last six months; and

(b) the other steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

वाणिज्य और उद्योग मं त्रालय में राज्य मं त्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद )

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

(a) India's total exports to Bangladesh stands at USD 5807.69 Mn and imports remained at USD 1070.75 Mn during the last six months (FY Aug 2024- Jan 2025).

The link from which the details of import and export with Bangladesh, item and amount wise for the last six months may be fetched is as under:

https://tradestat.commerce.gov.in/meidb/default.asp  (For monthly data) https://tradestat.commerce.gov.in/eidb/ecntcomq.asp (For annual data)

Top 10  Major exports as per HS classification nomenclature are mineral fuels and oils, cotton, other textile vegetable textile fibres, edible vegetables and certain roots, tubers and vehicles other than railways and tramways during last six months. ( Annexure I )

Top  10  Major  imports  by  India  from  Bangladesh  as  per  HS  classification  nomenclature  are articles  of  apparel  and  clothing  not  knitted  or  crocheted,  apparel  and  clothing  knitted  or crocheted, other textile vegetable textile fibers, animal or vegetable fats and oils and other madeup textile articles during last six months. ( Annexure II )

(b) There  is  a  bilateral  mechanism  in  place  where  trade  related  issues  between  India  and Bangladesh are discussed on regular basis.

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Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4015 due for answer on 25.03.2025

| India's top Exports to Bangladesh (FY Aug 2024 to Jan 2025) (Value in USD Mn)   | India's top Exports to Bangladesh (FY Aug 2024 to Jan 2025) (Value in USD Mn)   | India's top Exports to Bangladesh (FY Aug 2024 to Jan 2025) (Value in USD Mn)                         | India's top Exports to Bangladesh (FY Aug 2024 to Jan 2025) (Value in USD Mn)   |
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| S.no                                                                            | HS Code                                                                         | Commodity                                                                                             | Total of Aug 2024 to Jan 2025                                                   |
| 1                                                                               | 27                                                                              | MINERAL FUELS, MINERAL OILS AND PRODUCTS OF THEIR DISTILLATION; BITUMINOUS SUBSTANCES; MINERAL WAXES. | 1098.83                                                                         |
| 2                                                                               | 52                                                                              | COTTON.                                                                                               | 858.5                                                                           |
| 3                                                                               | 53                                                                              | OTHER VEGETABLE TEXTILE FIBRES; PAPER YARN AND WOVEN FABRICS OF PAPER YARN.                           | 555.05                                                                          |
| 4                                                                               | 7                                                                               | EDIBLE VEGETABLES AND CERTAIN ROOTS AND TUBERS.                                                       | 270.59                                                                          |
| 5                                                                               | 87                                                                              | VEHICLES OTHER THAN RAILWAY OR TRAMWAYROLLING STOCK, AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF.               | 229.28                                                                          |
| 6                                                                               | 29                                                                              | ORGANIC CHEMICALS                                                                                     | 201.35                                                                          |
| 7                                                                               | 10                                                                              | CEREALS.                                                                                              | 175.06                                                                          |
| 8                                                                               | 23                                                                              | RESIDUES AND WASTE FROM THE FOOD INDUSTRIES; PREPARED ANIMAL FODER.                                   | 172.07                                                                          |
| 9                                                                               | 84                                                                              | NUCLEAR REACTORS, BOILERS, MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES; PARTS THEREOF.                        | 165.78                                                                          |
| 10                                                                              | 88                                                                              | AIRCRAFT, SPACECRAFT, AND PARTS THEREOF.                                                              | 165.51                                                                          |

Source: DGCIS database

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Annexure II Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4015 due for answer on 25.03.2025

| India's Top Imports from Bangladesh ( FY Aug 2024 to Jan 2025) (Value in USD Mn)   | India's Top Imports from Bangladesh ( FY Aug 2024 to Jan 2025) (Value in USD Mn)   | India's Top Imports from Bangladesh ( FY Aug 2024 to Jan 2025) (Value in USD Mn)                                               | India's Top Imports from Bangladesh ( FY Aug 2024 to Jan 2025) (Value in USD Mn)   |
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| S.no                                                                               | HS Code                                                                            | Commodity                                                                                                                      | Total of Aug 2024 to Jan 2025                                                      |
| 1                                                                                  | 62                                                                                 | ARTICLES OF APPARELAND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED.                                                         | 257.11                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                  | 61                                                                                 | ARTICLES OF APPARELAND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, KNITTED OR CORCHETED.                                                             | 146                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                  | 53                                                                                 | OTHER VEGETABLE TEXTILE FIBRES; PAPER YARN AND WOVEN FABRICS OF PAPER YARN.                                                    | 90.63                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                  | 15                                                                                 | ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS AND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS; PRE. EDIBLE FATS; ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE WAXEX.                    | 85.28                                                                              |
| 5                                                                                  | 63                                                                                 | OTHER MADE UP TEXTILE ARTICLES; SETS; WORNCLOTHINGANDWORN TEXTILE ARTICLES; RAGS                                               | 73.6                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                  | 64                                                                                 | FOOTWEAR, GAITERS AND THE LIKE; PARTS OF SUCH ARTICLES.                                                                        | 58.45                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                  | 3                                                                                  | FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTABRATES.                                                                | 48.94                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                  | 39                                                                                 | PLASTIC AND ARTICLES THEREOF.                                                                                                  | 40.52                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                  | 42                                                                                 | ARTICLES OF LEATHER,SADDLERY AND HARNESS;TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONT.ARTICLES OF ANIMAL GUT(OTHR THN SILK-WRM)GUT. | 36.61                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                 | 8                                                                                  | EDIBLE FRUIT AND NUTS; PEELOR CITRUS FRUIT OR MELONS.                                                                          | 24.69                                                                              |

Source: DGCIS database

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