Oceania

Export to Australia

Zero duty on all Indian goods since Jan 2026 — but some of the world's strictest biosecurity rules.

Capital: Canberra
Currency: AUD
Trade agreement with India: India–Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA)
Main ports: Sydney (Port Botany), Melbourne, Brisbane

Australia has a growing Indian community and now charges no customs duty on Indian goods under ECTA. It buys textiles, medicines, chemicals, gems, petroleum products, spices, coffee and marine products. The hard part is biosecurity: many plant and animal products need an import permit and treatment, and anything made of wood, bamboo or natural fibre is inspected.

India–Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA)

From January 2026, Indian goods enter Australia at zero duty on 100% of Australian tariff lines (PIB, Feb 2026). Get the ECTA certificate of origin from DGFT and meet the origin rules. A wider agreement (CECA) is still being negotiated.

What it buys from India

Petroleum products, chemicals and plastics
Medicines, gems and jewellery
Textiles, garments and manufactured goods
Fruit and vegetables, marine products, spices and coffee

Import rules on their side

Check BICON (the Australian import conditions database) for your exact product before quoting. Many foods, seeds, fresh fruit and animal products need an import permit, a specific treatment or both.
Wooden crafts, bamboo, cane and packing material are inspected for pests; wooden pallets must be ISPM 15 treated and marked.
Imported food is checked under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme and must meet the Food Standards Code, including English labels and country-of-origin labelling.

Practical tips

A rejected or treated consignment costs a lot in Australia. Ask the importer to confirm import conditions in writing before you ship.
Fine Food Australia (Melbourne/Sydney) is the main food trade show.
Australian buyers pay reliably by bank transfer; open account is common once trust is built.

Sources (6)

Trade data

India’s exports to Australia in numbers

From the Department of Commerce’s TradeStat (Indian financial years, April–March), the country’s imports from the world from UN Comtrade, and its basics from the World Bank.

India’s exports here, 2025-26: US$ 7.28 bn
Change from 2024-25: ↓ -15.1%
Share of all Indian exports: 1.65%
Its imports from the world: US$ 287.9 bn

India’s exports to Australia, year by year · US$ million · TradeStat’s 2023-24 country table is double-counted, so it is not shown

What India sells here most

By HS chapter, 2025-26. Change is against 2024-25.

Name2025-26Change

1Fuels and petroleum productsHS 27US$ 2.71 bn-39.5%

2MachineryHS 84US$ 605 mn+82.1%

3Medicines and pharmaHS 30US$ 488 mn+12.6%

4Gems, jewellery, precious metalsHS 71US$ 374 mn+16%

5Electrical and electronicsHS 85US$ 374 mn-0.3%

6Vehicles and partsHS 87US$ 253 mn+4.7%

7Home textiles, made-upsHS 63US$ 194 mn-1.7%

8Iron and steel articlesHS 73US$ 180 mn-6.2%

9Woven garmentsHS 62US$ 174 mn-1.6%

10Knitted garmentsHS 61US$ 169 mn-2.2%

11PlasticsHS 39US$ 104 mn+1.5%

12Coffee, tea, spicesHS 09US$ 93.9 mn+6.7%

What is rising and what is falling

Chapters where India sells at least US$ 5 million. Change from 2024-25 to 2025-26.

High demand

MachineryUS$ 332 mn → US$ 605 mn+82.1%
Fats and oilsUS$ 33.9 mn → US$ 48.8 mn+44%
Iron and steelUS$ 50.9 mn → US$ 67 mn+31.7%
AluminiumUS$ 43.5 mn → US$ 55.8 mn+28.2%
Instruments, medical devicesUS$ 56 mn → US$ 71.2 mn+27.1%
Fruit and vegetable preparationsUS$ 39.7 mn → US$ 47.3 mn+19.2%
Gems, jewellery, precious metalsUS$ 323 mn → US$ 374 mn+16%
Toys, games, sports goodsUS$ 33.7 mn → US$ 38.4 mn+13.9%

Low demand

Fuels and petroleum productsUS$ 4.49 bn → US$ 2.71 bn-39.5%

Opportunity: what this country buys from the world, and from India

The country’s own recorded imports in UN Comtrade, 2023. Chapters with the biggest gap between what it buys from the world and what it buys from India.

Our product guides that sell here

India’s exports of each product to this country, 2025-26.

Name2025-26Change

1Generic medicines (formulations)US$ 464 mn+10.6%

2Readymade garmentsUS$ 343 mn-1.9%

3Processed foodUS$ 168 mn+9.1%

4Home textiles (bed, bath and kitchen linen)US$ 90.4 mn+15.3%

5Carpets and rugsUS$ 85.9 mn+1.5%

6Basmati riceUS$ 79 mn+9%

7Handloom productsUS$ 50 mn-26.5%

8SpicesUS$ 47.2 mn+5%

9Leather goods (bags, wallets, belts)US$ 44.6 mn-4.5%

10CoffeeUS$ 30.4 mn+11.2%

11Sports goodsUS$ 30.2 mn+16.4%

12PumpsUS$ 27.4 mn+27.8%

The 20 biggest export lines

4-digit HS lines, 2025-26, with their Harmonized System descriptions.

Name2025-26Change

1Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeHS 2710US$ 2.67 bn-40.3%

2MedicamentsHS 3004US$ 464 mn+10.6%

3Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metalHS 7113US$ 265 mn+28.3%

4Machinery, plant, or laboratory equipmentHS 8419US$ 228 mn+1,256.8%

5Motor cars and other motor vehiclesHS 8703US$ 130 mn-1.7%

6Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductors, connector fitted or notHS 8544US$ 95.9 mn+0.9%

7Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linenHS 6302US$ 90.4 mn+15.3%

8RiceHS 1006US$ 87.4 mn+7.7%

9Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or setHS 7102US$ 84.5 mn-9.2%

10Suits, ensembles, jackets, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and…HS 6204US$ 82.8 mn+4%

11Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products, plant growth regulators…HS 3808US$ 71.5 mn-7.2%

12Machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing, grinding, mixing or kneading earth, stone…HS 8474US$ 70.5 mn+58.2%

13Electric transformers, static converters and inductorsHS 8504US$ 68.6 mn-26.7%

14T-shirts, singlets and other vestsHS 6109US$ 66.8 mn-0.2%

15Food preparations not elsewhere specified or includedHS 2106US$ 64.9 mn+6.8%

16New pneumatic tyres, of rubberHS 4011US$ 55.7 mn-3.4%

17Furnishing articlesHS 6304US$ 50 mn-26.5%

18VehiclesHS 8704US$ 47 mn+7.3%

19TrunksHS 4202US$ 44.6 mn-4.5%

20Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including…HS 8481US$ 43.4 mn+30.7%

What India buys from Australia

India’s imports from this country in 2025-26 by HS chapter, from TradeStat — this country can be your supplier too.

India’s imports, 2025-26: US$ 13.8 bn
India’s exports, 2025-26: US$ 7.28 bn
Trade balance: −US$ 6.53 bn
Change in imports: -11.1%

Name2025-26Change

1Fuels and petroleum productsHS 27—-8.2%

2Gems, jewellery, precious metalsHS 71—-21.2%

3OresHS 26—+13.8%

4VegetablesHS 07—-44.6%

5CottonHS 52—+44.3%

6FertilisersHS 31—+169.4%

7AluminiumHS 76—+16.4%

8Inorganic chemicalsHS 28—-52.1%

9WoodHS 44—+17.4%

10Dyes, paints, inksHS 32—+26.9%

The country at a glance

Population: 27.6 mn
GDP: US$ 1,798.5 bn
GDP per person: US$ 65,130
Imports (goods and services): US$ 407.5 bn

Sources: TradeStat — Export Import Data Bank, Department of Commerce · UN Comtrade database (United Nations Statistics Division) · World Bank — World Development Indicators · Figures taken 29 October 2026.

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