In 2017, India was EU's ninth largest partner for imports (2.4 % of total extra-EU imports) and tenth largest for EU exports (2.2 % of total extra-EU exports).
From the period 2007 to 2012, the EU ran a trade surplus (meaning that they exported more than they imported) with India. This trade surplus turned into a deficit in 2013, reaching EUR 2.4 billion in 2017.
For both EU exports and imports with India, "machinery and vehicles", "chemicals" and "other manufactured goods" dominate. Together these manufactured goods accounted for 89 % of EU exports to and 83 % of imports from India in 2017. At a more detailed level, "pearls and semi-precious stones" were the EU’s most exported product to India, while "petroleum oil" was the main product imported into the EU from India.
The United Kingdom and Germany: main traders with India among the Member States
Among the Member States, the United Kingdom (EUR 8 billion) was the largest importer from India and Germany (EUR 11 billion) was the largest exporter to India in 2017. Further information is provided in the Statistics Explained article India-EU international trade in goods statistics.
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