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Export to Algeria

Large North African market with tight import controls. Buys Indian medicines, rice, vehicles parts and chemicals.

Capital
Algiers
Currency
DZD
Trade agreement with India
None
Main ports
Algiers, Oran, Annaba

Algeria has no trade agreement with India. It controls imports closely to protect local industry and foreign-currency reserves. Since July 2025 importers have had to file an import forecast programme with the Ministry of Foreign Trade before their bank will handle the payment, and the rules are renewed in phases — so confirm the buyer's approval before production.

What it buys from India

  • Medicines and bulk drugs
  • Rice, spices and tea
  • Vehicle parts, machinery and steel products
  • Organic chemicals and yarn

Import rules on their side

  • The importer must file an import forecast programme on the Ministry of Foreign Trade platform; banks will not domicile the import or release payment without it.
  • Medicines need registration with Algeria's pharmaceutical products agency, and some medicines that are made locally cannot be imported.
  • Labels must be in Arabic (French is usually added); meat needs halal certification accepted by Algeria.

Practical tips

  • Payment is normally by documentary credit or documentary collection through the buyer's Algerian bank; do not ship on open account.
  • Ask the buyer for proof that its import programme covers your product and HS code before you start production.
  • French is the main business language; a French quotation and invoice saves time.
Sources (4)
  1. Ministry of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion, Algeria
  2. Algerian Customs (Douanes algériennes)
  3. ECGC Ltd — export credit insurance and country risk
  4. Department of Commerce — TradeStat export-import data bank

Trade data

India’s exports to Algeria 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$ 1.06 bn
No. 57 of our 80 countries
Change from 2024-25
↑ +12.1%
US$ 947 mn → US$ 1.06 bn
Share of all Indian exports
0.24%
Its imports from the world
—
2020-21: US$ 595 mn5952020-212021-22: US$ 703 mn7032021-222022-23: US$ 614 mn6142022-23n/a2023-242024-25: US$ 947 mn9472024-252025-26: US$ 1.06 bn1.1k2025-26
India’s exports to Algeria, 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
1MachineryHS 84US$ 195 mn+14.7%
2Electrical and electronicsHS 85US$ 133 mn+160.9%
3Vehicles and partsHS 87US$ 95.9 mn+87.1%
4Medicines and pharmaHS 30US$ 92.9 mn+29.7%
5Cereals (rice, wheat, maize)HS 10US$ 84.5 mn+5.2%
6Organic chemicalsHS 29US$ 62.7 mn-19.7%
7PlasticsHS 39US$ 44.8 mn+12.1%
8VegetablesHS 07US$ 33.5 mn+18.3%
9Iron and steelHS 72US$ 29.9 mn+116.1%
10Instruments, medical devicesHS 90US$ 29.8 mn-0.2%
11Coffee, tea, spicesHS 09US$ 27.4 mn+28.2%
12MeatHS 02US$ 18.2 mn-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. Electrical and electronicsUS$ 51.1 mn → US$ 133 mn+160.9%
  2. Iron and steelUS$ 13.9 mn → US$ 29.9 mn+116.1%
  3. CopperUS$ 2.7 mn → US$ 5.7 mn+109.5%
  4. Vehicles and partsUS$ 51.2 mn → US$ 95.9 mn+87.1%
  5. Man-made staple fibresUS$ 5.6 mn → US$ 8 mn+42%
  6. Other food preparationsUS$ 5.4 mn → US$ 7.3 mn+35.7%
  7. Knitted fabricsUS$ 4.4 mn → US$ 5.7 mn+30.3%
  8. Medicines and pharmaUS$ 71.6 mn → US$ 92.9 mn+29.7%

Low demand

  1. Iron and steel articlesUS$ 62.7 mn → US$ 15.2 mn-75.8%
  2. Oilseeds and seedsUS$ 25.4 mn → US$ 8.2 mn-67.9%
  3. Other chemical productsUS$ 14.8 mn → US$ 10.9 mn-26.3%
  4. Dyes, paints, inksUS$ 15.6 mn → US$ 12.1 mn-22.8%
  5. RubberUS$ 10.6 mn → US$ 8.4 mn-20.8%
  6. Organic chemicalsUS$ 78 mn → US$ 62.7 mn-19.7%
  7. Stone, plaster, cement articlesUS$ 13.7 mn → US$ 11.4 mn-16.5%

Our product guides that sell here

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

Name2025-26Change
1Basmati riceUS$ 52.3 mn+15.8%
2TractorsUS$ 44.2 mn+272.1%
3Vaccines and blood productsUS$ 43.7 mn+81.2%
4Fresh vegetablesUS$ 33.5 mn+18.3%
5Plastic raw materials (polymers)US$ 28.1 mn+36.1%
6Polyester and synthetic yarnUS$ 19.2 mn+5.3%
7Buffalo meat (frozen)US$ 17.9 mn+14%
8Medical and surgical instrumentsUS$ 17.4 mn-7.2%
9CoffeeUS$ 16.5 mn+91.4%
10Granite and stone blocksUS$ 16.3 mn-8.7%
11BatteriesUS$ 9.6 mn+23,850%
12Pens, pencils and stationeryUS$ 7.8 mn-2.6%

The 20 biggest export lines

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

Name2025-26Change
1RiceHS 1006US$ 83.1 mn+5.5%
2Electrical apparatusHS 8538US$ 75 mn+4,560.2%
3Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders…HS 8429US$ 65.6 mn+105.5%
4Motor vehiclesHS 8708US$ 49.7 mn+34.8%
5TractorsHS 8701US$ 44.2 mn+272.1%
6Human bloodHS 3002US$ 43.7 mn+81.2%
7MedicamentsHS 3004US$ 40.5 mn+5.5%
8Vegetables, leguminousHS 0713US$ 32.8 mn+22.7%
9Ferro-alloysHS 7202US$ 28.5 mn+134%
10Meat of bovine animalsHS 0202US$ 17.9 mn+14%
11Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including…HS 9018US$ 17.4 mn-7.2%
12PumpsHS 8413US$ 17.2 mn-21.9%
13Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinatedHS 0901US$ 16.5 mn+91.4%
14Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone, other monumental and building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed…HS 2516US$ 15.8 mn-10.3%
15Polymers of ethylene, in primary formsHS 3901US$ 15.6 mn+6.3%
16Electric transformers, static converters and inductorsHS 8504US$ 14.6 mn+191.2%
17Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including…HS 8481US$ 13.7 mn+49%
18Organic compoundsHS 2942US$ 13.6 mn+26.2%
19Machinery and mechanical appliancesHS 8479US$ 13.5 mn+32.4%
20Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom onlyHS 2933US$ 13.4 mn-25.6%

What India buys from Algeria

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$ 359 mn
US$ 760 mn → US$ 359 mn
India’s exports, 2025-26
US$ 1.06 bn
Trade balance
+US$ 703 mn
exports minus imports
Change in imports
-52.8%
Name2025-26Change
1Fuels and petroleum productsHS 27—-71.6%
2FertilisersHS 31——
3Salt, stone, cementHS 25—-51.8%
4Organic chemicalsHS 29—+93.2%
5PulpHS 47—+12.1%
6LeadHS 78—+74.4%
7Electrical and electronicsHS 85—+2,360%
8CorkHS 45—-4%
9Fruit and nutsHS 08—-58.4%
10Hides and skinsHS 41—-27.3%

The country at a glance

Population
47.4 mn
2025
GDP
US$ 287 bn
2025
GDP per person
US$ 6,051
2025
Imports (goods and services)
US$ 63.6 bn
2025

Sources: TradeStat — Export Import Data Bank, Department of Commerce · World Bank — World Development Indicators · Figures taken 29 October 2026.

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