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Export to Oman

New CEPA in force since June 2026 — almost all Indian goods now enter duty-free. Short sea route from Gujarat.

Capital
Muscat
Currency
OMR
Trade agreement with India
India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
1 June 2026
Main ports
Sohar, Salalah, Duqm

Oman is a short voyage from Mundra and Kandla and has a large Indian community. Before the CEPA only about 15% of India's exports entered duty-free; now almost everything does. It buys rice, food, textiles, building materials, machinery and chemicals, and its ports at Sohar, Duqm and Salalah serve the wider Gulf and East Africa.

India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)

Signed on 18 December 2025 and in force from 1 June 2026. Oman gives zero duty on 98.08% of its tariff lines, covering 99.38% of India's exports by value, and all zero-duty concessions applied from day one — including all textile and apparel lines and marine products (PIB). Claim it with a CEPA certificate of origin from DGFT.

What it buys from India

  • Rice, spices, fruit, vegetables and processed food
  • Textiles and garments
  • Machinery, electrical goods, iron and steel
  • Chemicals, ceramics and gems and jewellery

Import rules on their side

  • Food labels must include Arabic and follow GCC labelling standards; meat needs a halal certificate.
  • Food is inspected by Oman's food-safety authorities at entry; the importer registers products and arranges release.
  • Regulated products such as toys and electrical goods must meet GCC technical regulations (G-Mark where required).

Practical tips

  • Re-price your offers using the CEPA zero duty — Omani buyers who used to source from other Gulf traders may now buy direct from India.
  • Many importers are of Indian origin and speak Hindi, Gujarati or Malayalam; business is also done in English.
  • Start with advance payment or LC; Omani buyers may ask for credit once you are established.
Sources (6)
  1. PIB — India-Oman CEPA comes into force on 1 June 2026
  2. Department of Commerce — India's Free Trade Agreements 2025-26: Key Highlights
  3. PIB — India-Oman CEPA press note
  4. Royal Oman Police — Directorate General of Customs
  5. GCC Standardization Organization (GSO)
  6. Department of Commerce — TradeStat export-import data bank

Trade data

India’s exports to Oman 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$ 4.02 bn
No. 24 of our 30 countries
Change from 2024-25
↓ -1.1%
US$ 4.07 bn → US$ 4.02 bn
Share of all Indian exports
0.91%
Its imports from the world
US$ 38.8 bn
2023 · India’s share 7.16%
2020-21: US$ 2.36 bn2.4k2020-212021-22: US$ 3.15 bn3.1k2021-222022-23: US$ 4.48 bn4.5k2022-23n/a2023-242024-25: US$ 4.07 bn4.1k2024-252025-26: US$ 4.02 bn4.0k2025-26
India’s exports to Oman, 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$ 1.67 bn+6%
2Inorganic chemicalsHS 28US$ 294 mn-22.6%
3Iron and steel articlesHS 73US$ 230 mn+91.9%
4MachineryHS 84US$ 178 mn-23.2%
5Ships and boatsHS 89US$ 176 mn+1,600.9%
6Cereals (rice, wheat, maize)HS 10US$ 174 mn-7.6%
7Electrical and electronicsHS 85US$ 140 mn-6.7%
8MeatHS 02US$ 84.9 mn+11.7%
9Organic chemicalsHS 29US$ 82 mn+73.8%
10PlasticsHS 39US$ 78.9 mn+0.2%
11Iron and steelHS 72US$ 76.3 mn+10.7%
12Vehicles and partsHS 87US$ 70 mn+15.9%

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

  1. Ships and boatsUS$ 10.4 mn → US$ 176 mn+1,600.9%
  2. Iron and steel articlesUS$ 120 mn → US$ 230 mn+91.9%
  3. Organic chemicalsUS$ 47.2 mn → US$ 82 mn+73.8%
  4. Paper and paperboardUS$ 23.7 mn → US$ 31 mn+30.5%
  5. Vehicles and partsUS$ 60.4 mn → US$ 70 mn+15.9%
  6. MeatUS$ 75.9 mn → US$ 84.9 mn+11.7%
  7. Iron and steelUS$ 69 mn → US$ 76.3 mn+10.7%

Low demand

  1. Ceramics and tilesUS$ 80 mn → US$ 49.1 mn-38.6%
  2. Woven garmentsUS$ 43.6 mn → US$ 31.4 mn-28%
  3. MachineryUS$ 232 mn → US$ 178 mn-23.2%
  4. Inorganic chemicalsUS$ 380 mn → US$ 294 mn-22.6%
  5. Medicines and pharmaUS$ 54.2 mn → US$ 42.9 mn-20.8%
  6. Instruments, medical devicesUS$ 28.1 mn → US$ 22.4 mn-20.2%
  7. Other chemical productsUS$ 33.7 mn → US$ 29 mn-13.9%
  8. Gems, jewellery, precious metalsUS$ 28.2 mn → US$ 25.3 mn-10.2%

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.

Fuels and petroleum productsUS$ 9.28 bnIndia 7.9% · gap US$ 8.55 bn
MachineryUS$ 3.62 bnIndia 3.9% · gap US$ 3.48 bn
Vehicles and partsUS$ 3.22 bnIndia 1.8% · gap US$ 3.16 bn
Electrical and electronicsUS$ 2.3 bnIndia 4.1% · gap US$ 2.21 bn
Organic chemicalsUS$ 1.48 bnIndia 2.7% · gap US$ 1.44 bn
OresUS$ 1.45 bnIndia 5.9% · gap US$ 1.37 bn
Iron and steel articlesUS$ 1.41 bnIndia 6.6% · gap US$ 1.32 bn
Iron and steelUS$ 1.63 bnIndia 32.2% · gap US$ 1.11 bn
PlasticsUS$ 991 mnIndia 5.6% · gap US$ 935 mn
Gems, jewellery, precious metalsUS$ 916 mnIndia 0.5% · gap US$ 911 mn

Our product guides that sell here

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

Name2025-26Change
1Basmati riceUS$ 128 mn-11.8%
2Processed foodUS$ 44.4 mn+11.3%
3Fresh vegetablesUS$ 39.6 mn+9.2%
4Ceramic and vitrified tilesUS$ 36.5 mn-39.3%
5Fresh bananaUS$ 19 mn-5.3%
6Fresh onionUS$ 11.8 mn+71.7%
7Iron and steel castingsUS$ 8.5 mn-7.7%
8Dairy productsUS$ 8.5 mn-44.8%
9Cashew kernelsUS$ 6.8 mn-6.1%
10Fresh grapesUS$ 5.3 mn+7.8%
11Paper and paperboard packagingUS$ 3.6 mn+4.3%
12ChilliUS$ 3.5 mn-15.6%

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$ 1.65 bn+15.9%
2Aluminium oxideHS 2818US$ 278 mn-23.5%
3RiceHS 1006US$ 167 mn-8.3%
4Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of…HS 8901US$ 114 mn+1,109.2%
5Iron or steelHS 7305US$ 112 mn+1,238.8%
6Meat of bovine animalsHS 0202US$ 79.3 mn+16.7%
7Structures of iron or steel and parts thereofHS 7308US$ 63.2 mn+14.2%
8Birds' eggs, in shellHS 0407US$ 51 mn+12.6%
9Motor cars and other motor vehiclesHS 8703US$ 44.1 mn+2%
10MedicamentsHS 3004US$ 39.9 mn-21.7%
11Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tilesHS 6907US$ 36.5 mn-39.3%
12Amine-function compoundsHS 2921US$ 36.4 mn+746.5%
13Ferro-alloysHS 7202US$ 34 mn-23.6%
14VesselsHS 8906US$ 32.9 mn—
15Iron or non-alloy steelHS 7208US$ 28.8 mn+251%
16Electric transformers, static converters and inductorsHS 8504US$ 27.7 mn-34.4%
17Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductors, connector fitted or notHS 8544US$ 26.6 mn-17.3%
18Electrical insulators of any materialHS 8546US$ 20.7 mn+733.1%
19Rail locomotivesHS 8602US$ 19.9 mn—
20Bananas, including plantainsHS 0803US$ 19 mn-5.3%

What India buys from Oman

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$ 7.17 bn
US$ 6.55 bn → US$ 7.17 bn
India’s exports, 2025-26
US$ 4.02 bn
Trade balance
−US$ 3.14 bn
exports minus imports
Change in imports
+9.4%
Name2025-26Change
1Fuels and petroleum productsHS 27—+25.8%
2FertilisersHS 31—-21.1%
3Salt, stone, cementHS 25—+24.4%
4Organic chemicalsHS 29—-17.2%
5Inorganic chemicalsHS 28—+8.1%
6OresHS 26—+50.6%
7PlasticsHS 39—-10.2%
8AircraftHS 88—-43.7%
9Iron and steelHS 72—+98.1%
10Instruments, medical devicesHS 90—+664.4%

The country at a glance

Population
5.5 mn
2025
GDP
US$ 109.6 bn
2025
GDP per person
US$ 19,947
2025
Imports (goods and services)
US$ 52.3 bn
2024

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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