On one hand, even after the tariff, India’s exports to America have increased by about 23 percent. On the other hand, China has seen an increase of 98 percent in exports. The increase in exports in both the countries is being considered a big achievement for India. Before this, there was a decline in exports in America for two consecutive months. Due to which India’s overall exports also suffered a major blow. Besides, there was also an increase in India’s trade deficit. But in the month of November the situation changed completely. Let us also tell you what kind of figures have been released by the government…
Exports to America increased
According to Commerce Ministry data, exports of goods from India to America increased by 22.61 percent to $ 6.98 billion in November after declining for two consecutive months. This increase occurred despite the imposition of heavy duty of 50 percent on Indian goods in the American market. According to sources, this month imports increased by 38.29 percent to 5.25 billion dollars. During April-November in the current financial year, the country’s exports to America increased by 11.38 percent to $59.04 billion, while imports increased by 13.49 percent to $35.4 billion.
50 percent tariff was imposed
America has imposed a heavy duty of 50 percent on Indian goods from August 27. Both countries are negotiating a bilateral trade agreement. The Indian team is currently in Washington for trade talks. On the figures, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Aggarwal said that despite the challenges, there was a positive growth in exports. He said that the tariffs imposed on India are about 30 percent higher than other competitors, so it is a challenging situation. The Secretary also said that India is strengthening its position in China also.
Exports to China doubled
On the other hand, India’s exports to China have also almost doubled. The figures for the month of November are telling a similar story. India’s exports to China increased by 90.12 percent to $2.2 billion in November. Electronics and engineering goods have a significant share in this. During April-November 2025-26, it increased by 32.83 percent to US $ 12.22 billion.
Exports of engineering goods increased six times to US $ 655.83 million in November, compared to US $ 87.65 million in the same month last year. Shipment of engineering goods increased by 76.11 percent and reached US $ 330.62 million. Imports from the neighboring country increased by 18.28 percent to US $ 10.28 billion in November, while imports during the first eight months of this financial year increased by 12.63 percent to US $ 84.27 billion.
Exports increased with these countries also
During the month under review, positive growth was recorded in India’s exports to UAE, UK, Germany, Hong Kong, Brazil, Italy, Spain and Australia. However, exports to Netherlands, Bangladesh, Singapore and Saudi Arabia showed negative growth. Talking about imports, there was a decline in imports from many countries including Russia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Korea, Indonesia, Britain and Taiwan in November. However, imports from Singapore, Japan and Thailand increased.