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Technology-driven buyer of Indian diamonds, chemicals, machinery and food. FTA talks under way since 2025.

Capital
Jerusalem (most embassies, including India’s, are in Tel Aviv)
Currency
ILS
Trade agreement with India
India–Israel Free Trade Agreement (under negotiation)
Not in force yetNot in force
Main ports
Haifa, Ashdod, Eilat

Israel buys cut diamonds, chemicals, machinery, textiles, rice and spices from India. Buyers are demanding on quality and paperwork, and many food retailers ask for kosher certification even where the law does not. Food imports need approval from the Ministry of Health’s National Food Service.

India–Israel Free Trade Agreement (under negotiation)

India and Israel signed terms of reference for an FTA in November 2025, held the first round of talks in February 2026 and the second round in New Delhi in July 2026. Until a deal is signed and in force, normal Israeli duties apply. Confirm current status on commerce.gov.in.

What it buys from India

  • Cut and polished diamonds and jewellery
  • Chemicals, petroleum products and machinery
  • Textiles, garments, rice and spices

Import rules on their side

  • Food imports must be approved by the Ministry of Health’s National Food Service; the importer files the request and may need lab tests per shipment.
  • Fresh produce, seeds and plant material need an import permit and phytosanitary checks by the Plant Protection and Inspection Services (PPIS).
  • Goods covered by mandatory Israeli standards are tested or certified through the Standards Institution of Israel (SII). Labels need Hebrew.

Practical tips

  • Kosher certification opens most supermarket shelves for food; agree with the buyer which certifying body they accept before production.
  • Shipping and insurance to Israel have been affected by regional conflict and Red Sea attacks. Check routing, war-risk cover and ECGC’s country position before each order.
  • Business is in English and fast-paced. Clear specifications and samples matter more than long introductions.
Sources (8)
  1. PIB backgrounder — India's Trade Partnerships (27 Feb 2026)
  2. All India Radio News — India, Israel conclude second round of FTA negotiations (25 Jul 2026)
  3. Israel Ministry of Health — National Food Service (food import)
  4. Israel Plant Protection and Inspection Services (PPIS)
  5. Standards Institution of Israel (SII)
  6. Israel Tax Authority — Customs
  7. Department of Commerce — TradeStat export-import data bank
  8. ECGC Ltd — export credit insurance and country risk

Trade data

India’s exports to Israel 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$ 2.24 bn
No. 39 of our 80 countries
Change from 2024-25
↑ +4.2%
US$ 2.15 bn → US$ 2.24 bn
Share of all Indian exports
0.51%
Its imports from the world
—
2020-21: US$ 2.7 bn2.7k2020-212021-22: US$ 4.8 bn4.8k2021-222022-23: US$ 8.45 bn8.5k2022-23n/a2023-242024-25: US$ 2.15 bn2.1k2024-252025-26: US$ 2.24 bn2.2k2025-26
India’s exports to Israel, 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
1Gems, jewellery, precious metalsHS 71US$ 625 mn+1.9%
2Electrical and electronicsHS 85US$ 362 mn+38.5%
3Organic chemicalsHS 29US$ 104 mn+8%
4MachineryHS 84US$ 99.8 mn+2%
5Home textiles, made-upsHS 63US$ 82.8 mn-9.3%
6AluminiumHS 76US$ 76.5 mn+13.9%
7Ceramics and tilesHS 69US$ 72.7 mn-9.5%
8PlasticsHS 39US$ 71 mn-20.5%
9Cereals (rice, wheat, maize)HS 10US$ 69.3 mn-33.2%
10Knitted garmentsHS 61US$ 58.8 mn-11.5%
11Arms and ammunitionHS 93US$ 48.5 mn+14.9%
12Instruments, medical devicesHS 90US$ 42.3 mn+23.9%

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. Fish and seafoodUS$ 7.8 mn → US$ 14.2 mn+82.4%
  2. Electrical and electronicsUS$ 262 mn → US$ 362 mn+38.5%
  3. Medicines and pharmaUS$ 14.5 mn → US$ 20 mn+38.1%
  4. Coffee, tea, spicesUS$ 24.7 mn → US$ 32.4 mn+31.3%
  5. Other chemical productsUS$ 22.5 mn → US$ 28.3 mn+26.1%
  6. Iron and steel articlesUS$ 33.5 mn → US$ 42.3 mn+26%
  7. Instruments, medical devicesUS$ 34.2 mn → US$ 42.3 mn+23.9%
  8. Paper and paperboardUS$ 28.6 mn → US$ 34.8 mn+21.5%

Low demand

  1. Cereals (rice, wheat, maize)US$ 104 mn → US$ 69.3 mn-33.2%
  2. Oilseeds and seedsUS$ 24.7 mn → US$ 17.1 mn-31%
  3. AircraftUS$ 54.3 mn → US$ 40.3 mn-25.8%
  4. PlasticsUS$ 89.3 mn → US$ 71 mn-20.5%
  5. Explosives, matchesUS$ 21 mn → US$ 17.5 mn-16.4%
  6. Knitted garmentsUS$ 66.4 mn → US$ 58.8 mn-11.5%

Our product guides that sell here

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

Name2025-26Change
1Cut and polished diamondsUS$ 551 mn+0.6%
2Readymade garmentsUS$ 82.1 mn-9.8%
3Ceramic and vitrified tilesUS$ 70.6 mn-9.4%
4Wires and cablesUS$ 68.4 mn+36.6%
5Basmati riceUS$ 65.9 mn-34.5%
6Lab-grown diamondsUS$ 39.5 mn+36.3%
7Home textiles (bed, bath and kitchen linen)US$ 29.3 mn-22.7%
8Gold jewelleryUS$ 26.7 mn+6.9%
9Handloom productsUS$ 25 mn-18.1%
10Valves and tapsUS$ 18.9 mn+35.1%
11CoffeeUS$ 17.5 mn+35.1%
12Towels and terry productsUS$ 16.9 mn-24.3%

The 20 biggest export lines

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

Name2025-26Change
1Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or setHS 7102US$ 555 mn-0.2%
2Transmission apparatusHS 8529US$ 92.4 mn+20.9%
3Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tilesHS 6907US$ 70.6 mn-9.4%
4Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductors, connector fitted or notHS 8544US$ 68.4 mn+36.6%
5RiceHS 1006US$ 68.2 mn-34.1%
6Electrical machines and apparatusHS 8543US$ 52.3 mn+80.4%
7Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular/wireless networksHS 8517US$ 47.2 mn+76.4%
8StonesHS 7104US$ 39.8 mn+37.4%
9AircraftHS 8807US$ 36.7 mn-32.1%
10T-shirts, singlets and other vestsHS 6109US$ 32.3 mn-11.9%
11Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linenHS 6302US$ 29.3 mn-22.7%
12Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibresHS 4823US$ 29.3 mn+28%
13Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereofHS 9306US$ 29.1 mn+12%
14AluminiumHS 7616US$ 28.8 mn-2.3%
15Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metalHS 7113US$ 27 mn+6.8%
16PlasticsHS 3920US$ 26.4 mn-10%
17Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom onlyHS 2933US$ 25.9 mn-22.3%
18Furnishing articlesHS 6304US$ 25 mn-18.1%
19Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products, plant growth regulators…HS 3808US$ 24.9 mn+52.1%
20Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goodsHS 6305US$ 24.8 mn+34.9%

What India buys from Israel

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$ 1.67 bn
US$ 1.48 bn → US$ 1.67 bn
India’s exports, 2025-26
US$ 2.24 bn
Trade balance
+US$ 569 mn
exports minus imports
Change in imports
+12.5%
Name2025-26Change
1Gems, jewellery, precious metalsHS 71—+38%
2Electrical and electronicsHS 85—+7.7%
3FertilisersHS 31—+10.8%
4Instruments, medical devicesHS 90—+25.1%
5MachineryHS 84—+21.4%
6AluminiumHS 76—+12.4%
7Other chemical productsHS 38—-10.1%
8Inorganic chemicalsHS 28—+49.1%
9Arms and ammunitionHS 93—-39.7%
10Organic chemicalsHS 29—+1.8%

The country at a glance

Population
10.1 mn
2025
GDP
US$ 610.8 bn
2025
GDP per person
US$ 60,337
2025
Imports (goods and services)
US$ 155.3 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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