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Market Research

Two ways to find something worth building: what people are reporting as problems, and what this country is paying foreigners for. Both are ranked; neither is combined into the other.

  • OverviewBoth signals, and where they agree
  • Reported demandWhat people are reporting as problems
  • Import substitutionWhat the country buys from abroad

Country · 2019–2024 · 60,550 trade records

India · 5,668
Commodities tracked
5,668
Imports across the top 24
$19.5B
Categories with demand signal
1
Demand as of
Sep 13, 2026 · 00:00 UTC
Top feasibility score
49/100
Feasibility as of
Nov 10, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

Most feasible to make here

Ranked by a 0–100 score over import volume, existing exports, published substitutes, supplier capacity and lead time. Computed Nov 10, 2026 · 00:00 UTC.

Every kindAgricultural produceProcessed foodMinerals & ceramicsFuels & energyChemicalsPharmaceuticalsPlastics & rubberWood & paperTextiles & leather

Every traded commodity

The Harmonized System catalogue, as the country actually files it. Codes and descriptions are the World Customs Organization’s own.

EverythingAgricultural produceProcessed foodMinerals & ceramicsFuels & energyChemicalsPharmaceuticalsPlastics & rubber
Precious materials
Metals
Machinery
Electronics
Transport equipment
Precision instruments
Other manufactured
Copper; refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes

HS 740311

49/100

→ #30

Metals$2.6B imported

Mostly import dependence (31 pts)

Aluminium; unwrought, alloys

HS 760120

48/100

→ #46

Metals$833.8M imported

Mostly import dependence (26 pts)

Copper; tubes and pipes, of refined copper

HS 741110

45/100

→ #51

Metals$1B imported

Mostly import dependence (31 pts)

Copper; waste and scrap

HS 740400

45/100

→ #62

Metals$2B imported

Mostly import dependence (31 pts)

Lead; unwrought, refined

HS 780110

44/100

→ #72

Metals$297.8M imported

Mostly import dependence (26 pts)

Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm

HS 720839

44/100

→ #73

Metals$861.6M imported

Mostly import dependence (26 pts)

Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm

HS 720851

44/100

→ #77

Metals$713.4M imported

Mostly import dependence (26 pts)

Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)

HS 721049

44/100

→ #81

Metals$449.1M imported

Mostly import dependence (26 pts)

Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm

HS 740811

44/100

→ #82

Metals$898M imported

Mostly import dependence (26 pts)

Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm

HS 720838

44/100

→ #85

Metals$523.4M imported

Mostly import dependence (26 pts)

Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics

HS 721070

44/100

→ #92

Metals$476M imported

Mostly import dependence (26 pts)

Aluminium; articles n.e.c. in heading 7616

HS 761699

44/100

→ #96

Metals$486.6M imported

Mostly import dependence (26 pts)

Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight 99.99% or more of zinc

HS 790111

44/100

→ #98

Metals$409.5M imported

Mostly import dependence (26 pts)

Iron or steel; threaded screws and bolts n.e.c. in item no. 7318.1, whether or not with their nuts or washers

HS 731815

44/100

→ #100

Metals$462.9M imported

Mostly import dependence (26 pts)

Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308

HS 730890

44/100

→ #110

Metals$272.5M imported

Mostly import dependence (26 pts)

Iron or steel; articles n.e.c. in heading 7326

HS 732690

44/100

→ #116

Metals$916.3M imported

Mostly import dependence (26 pts)

Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)

HS 760110

43/100

→ #119

Metals$225.4M imported

Mostly export capability (22 pts)

Aluminium; waste and scrap

HS 760200

41/100

→ #129

Metals$3.6B imported

Mostly import dependence (31 pts)

Aluminium; foil, (not backed), of a thickness not exceeding 0.2mm, not rolled

HS 760719

40/100

→ #139

Metals$374.3M imported

Mostly import dependence (26 pts)

Lead; unwrought, unrefined, not containing by weight antimony as the principal other element

HS 780199

40/100

→ #143

Metals$476.6M imported

Mostly import dependence (26 pts)

Aluminium; structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, n.e.c. in heading no. 7610, plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like

HS 761090

40/100

→ #153

Metals$350M imported

Mostly import dependence (26 pts)

Aluminium; foil, (not backed), rolled (but not further worked), of a thickness not exceeding 0.2mm

HS 760711

40/100

→ #160

Metals$325.5M imported

Mostly import dependence (26 pts)

Tools; plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of sintered metal carbides or cermets

HS 820900

40/100

→ #168

Metals$294.5M imported

Mostly import dependence (26 pts)

Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm

HS 721933

40/100

→ #183

Metals$490M imported

Mostly import dependence (26 pts)

573 commodities scored · showing page 1

Wood & paper
Textiles & leather
Precious materials
Metals
Machinery
Electronics
Transport equipment
Precision instruments
Other manufactured
  • 680530Abrasive powder or grain; natural or artificial, on a base of materials n.e.c. in heading no. 6805, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made upMinerals & ceramics
  • 680520Abrasive powder or grain; natural or artificial, on a base of paper or paperboard only, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made upMinerals & ceramics
  • 680510Abrasive powder or grain; natural or artificial, on a base of woven textile fabric only, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made upMinerals & ceramics
  • 291100Acetals and hemiacetals; whether or not with other oxygen function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivativesChemicals
  • 291712Acids; acyclic polycarboxylic acids; adipic acid, its salts and estersChemicals
  • 291713Acids; acyclic polycarboxylic acids; azelaic acid, sebacic acid, their salts and estersChemicals
  • 291714Acids; acyclic polycarboxylic acids; maleic anhydrideChemicals
  • 291719Acids; acyclic polycarboxylic acids; n.e.c. in item no. 2917.1Chemicals
  • 291711Acids; acyclic polycarboxylic acids; oxalic acid, its salts and estersChemicals
  • 291639Acids; aromatic monocarboxylic acids, and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives, other than benzoic acid, its salts and esters, benzoyl peroxide and benzoyl chloride, phenylacetic acid and its saltsChemicals
  • 291631Acids; aromatic monocarboxylic acids, benzoic acid, its salts and estersChemicals
  • 291632Acids; aromatic monocarboxylic acids, benzoyl peroxide and benzoyl chlorideChemicals
  • 291634Acids; aromatic monocarboxylic acids, phenylacetic acid and its saltsChemicals
  • 291737Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; dimethyl terephthalateChemicals
  • 291733Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; dinonyl or didecyl orthophthalatesChemicals
  • 291732Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; dioctyl orthophthalatesChemicals
  • 291739Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; n.e.c. in item no. 2917.3Chemicals
  • 291734Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; other esters of orthophthalic acidsChemicals
  • 291735Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; phthalic anhydrideChemicals
  • 291736Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; terephthalic acid and its saltsChemicals
  • 291891Acids; carboxylic acids, with additional oxygen function (not alcohol, phenol, aldehyde or ketone) and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; 2,4,5-T (ISO) (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid), its salts and estersChemicals
  • 291899Acids; carboxylic acids, with additional oxygen function (not alcohol, phenol, aldehyde or ketone) and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; other than 2,4,5-T (ISO)Chemicals
  • 291817Acids; carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), 2,2-Diphenyl-2-hydroxyacetic acid (benzilic acid)Chemicals
  • 291818Acids; carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), chlorobenzilate (ISO)Chemicals
  • 291814Acids; carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), citric acidChemicals
  • 291816Acids; carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), gluconic acid, its salts and estersChemicals
  • 291811Acids; carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), lactic acid, its salts and estersChemicals
  • 291819Acids; carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), other than lactic, tartaric, citric, and gluconic acids and their salts and estersChemicals
  • 291815Acids; carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), salts and esters of citric acidChemicals
  • 291813Acids; carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function); salts and esters of tartaric acidChemicals

5668 commodities · showing page 1