India's merchandise exports to the US rose by 19.94% to USD 8.01 billion in July, as imports from the US increased 13.78% to about USD 4.55 billion, based on data available with the commerce ministry.
India's exports to the US during April-July increased 21.64% to USD 33.53 billion, while imports grew 12.33% to USD 17.41 billion.
The statistics indicate that the US became India's leading trading partner in April-July 2025-26, with total bilateral trade of USD 12.56 billion. India's exports to the US have been rising steadily since April this year.
India and the US are in negotiations for a bilateral trade deal, with the sixth round of negotiations taking place in India from August 25.
While that, China, another major trading partner, saw a 27.39% jump in imports from India to USD 1.34 billion in July and 19.97% in April-July at USD 5.75 billion. The imports from China increased by 5% in July at USD 10.91 billion and 13.06% at USD 40.65 billion for the April-July period of 2025-26.
Other nations that recorded increases in imports from India during July were the UAE, the UK, Germany, Bangladesh, Brazil, and Italy.
Conversely, Indian exports to the Netherlands, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Australia, South Africa, and France declined during the same month.
In terms of imports, India experienced a decline in imports from the UAE, Russia, Indonesia, Qatar, and Taiwan during July, but imports increased from Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, and Thailand.
