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Export to Mauritius

Small island market with deep Indian roots and a CECPA covering 300+ products.

Capital
Port Louis
Currency
MUR
Trade agreement with India
India–Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA)
1 April 2021
Main ports
Port Louis, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport

Most Mauritians are of Indian origin, so Indian food, spices, clothing and festival goods have a natural market. The island imports nearly all its fuel, food and manufactured goods. Volumes are small, which suits first-time exporters testing a market.

India–Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA)

India's first trade agreement with an African country. It gives preferential access to over 300 Indian export products, including food, agricultural products, textiles, metals, electricals, plastics and chemicals (PIB, Feb 2026). Use the CECPA certificate of origin.

What it buys from India

  • Petroleum products
  • Rice, spices, onions and processed food
  • Medicines, cotton yarn and textiles
  • Machinery, vehicles and building materials

Import rules on their side

  • Food imports are cleared by the Ministry of Health's food inspectors; plants and plant products need an import permit and an Indian phytosanitary certificate.
  • Labels are usually in English or French.
  • Customs is handled by the Mauritius Revenue Authority; claim CECPA rates with the certificate of origin at import.

Practical tips

  • Shipping is often via transhipment, so allow extra time; consolidate small orders into shared containers.
  • Diwali, Maha Shivaratri and other festivals drive demand for Indian goods.
  • Mauritius is also a gateway for some business with Madagascar and East Africa.
Sources (4)
  1. PIB backgrounder — India's Trade Partnerships (27 Feb 2026)
  2. Mauritius Revenue Authority (customs)
  3. Ministry of Health and Wellness, Mauritius
  4. Department of Commerce — TradeStat export-import data bank

Trade data

India’s exports to Mauritius 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$ 474 mn
No. 73 of our 80 countries
Change from 2024-25
↓ -30%
US$ 676 mn → US$ 474 mn
Share of all Indian exports
0.11%
Its imports from the world
US$ 6.65 bn
2024 · India’s share 11.14%
2020-21: US$ 423 mn4232020-212021-22: US$ 715 mn7152021-222022-23: US$ 463 mn4632022-23n/a2023-242024-25: US$ 676 mn6762024-252025-26: US$ 474 mn4742025-26
India’s exports to Mauritius, 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
1Vehicles and partsHS 87US$ 74.2 mn+7.6%
2Medicines and pharmaHS 30US$ 56.4 mn-0.6%
3Cereals (rice, wheat, maize)HS 10US$ 38.6 mn-1.8%
4Woven garmentsHS 62US$ 30.3 mn-12.6%
5Electrical and electronicsHS 85US$ 25.6 mn-2.5%
6MeatHS 02US$ 23.9 mn+80.2%
7CottonHS 52US$ 23.3 mn-46.2%
8Fish and seafoodHS 03US$ 18 mn+14.7%
9MachineryHS 84US$ 17 mn-33.8%
10Iron and steelHS 72US$ 13.1 mn+100.8%
11PlasticsHS 39US$ 10.9 mn-18.4%
12VegetablesHS 07US$ 9.9 mn+81.3%

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. Iron and steelUS$ 6.5 mn → US$ 13.1 mn+100.8%
  2. VegetablesUS$ 5.5 mn → US$ 9.9 mn+81.3%
  3. MeatUS$ 13.3 mn → US$ 23.9 mn+80.2%
  4. Home textiles, made-upsUS$ 5.7 mn → US$ 7.2 mn+25.4%
  5. Fish and seafoodUS$ 15.7 mn → US$ 18 mn+14.7%
  6. Coffee, tea, spicesUS$ 5.1 mn → US$ 5.8 mn+13.6%

Low demand

  1. Instruments, medical devicesUS$ 14.7 mn → US$ 6 mn-59.3%
  2. CottonUS$ 43.4 mn → US$ 23.3 mn-46.2%
  3. MachineryUS$ 25.7 mn → US$ 17 mn-33.8%
  4. PlasticsUS$ 13.4 mn → US$ 10.9 mn-18.4%
  5. Woven garmentsUS$ 34.6 mn → US$ 30.3 mn-12.6%

Opportunity: what this country buys from the world, and from India

The country’s own recorded imports in UN Comtrade, 2024. Chapters with the biggest gap between what it buys from the world and what it buys from India.

Fuels and petroleum productsUS$ 1.44 bnIndia 14% · gap US$ 1.24 bn
Vehicles and partsUS$ 668 mnIndia 14.1% · gap US$ 574 mn
MachineryUS$ 448 mnIndia 5.7% · gap US$ 422 mn
Electrical and electronicsUS$ 422 mnIndia 10.3% · gap US$ 378 mn
Fish and seafoodUS$ 234 mnIndia 6.9% · gap US$ 218 mn
PlasticsUS$ 181 mnIndia 5.3% · gap US$ 171 mn
Dairy, eggs, honeyUS$ 133 mnIndia 2.4% · gap US$ 130 mn
Furniture, lightingUS$ 120 mnIndia 2.6% · gap US$ 117 mn
Medicines and pharmaUS$ 183 mnIndia 38.4% · gap US$ 113 mn
Essential oils, cosmeticsUS$ 109 mnIndia 6.4% · gap US$ 102 mn

Our product guides that sell here

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

Name2025-26Change
1Basmati riceUS$ 37.5 mn+9%
2Buffalo meat (frozen)US$ 23.9 mn+80.1%
3Cotton yarnUS$ 20.8 mn-48.4%
4Fresh onionUS$ 5 mn+132.9%
5Knitted fabricsUS$ 3.1 mn+32.6%
6Dairy productsUS$ 3 mn-5.3%
7Incense sticks (agarbatti) and dhoopUS$ 2.8 mn+0.4%
8Coconuts and copraUS$ 1.2 mn+60.3%
9Imitation (fashion) jewelleryUS$ 1.2 mn+51.3%
10PotatoesUS$ 1.1 mn+38%
11Sauces, ketchup and condimentsUS$ 740k+1.4%
12Natural honeyUS$ 650k+20.4%

The 20 biggest export lines

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

Name2025-26Change
1MedicamentsHS 3004US$ 53.3 mn-1.8%
2Motor cars and other motor vehiclesHS 8703US$ 49.1 mn-9.7%
3RiceHS 1006US$ 38.5 mn-1.8%
4Meat of bovine animalsHS 0202US$ 23.9 mn+80.1%
5Cotton yarn, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail saleHS 5205US$ 20.8 mn-48.4%
6CrustaceansHS 0306US$ 15.6 mn+13.8%
7VehiclesHS 8702US$ 15.5 mn+275.9%
8Suits, ensembles, jackets, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and…HS 6204US$ 13.6 mn-17.2%
9Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductors, connector fitted or notHS 8544US$ 13.3 mn-8%
10Iron or non-alloy steelHS 7214US$ 12.3 mn+112%
11Track suits, swimwear and other garmentsHS 6211US$ 9.9 mn-10.9%
12Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tilesHS 6907US$ 7 mn-2.4%
13Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading no. 5404HS 5407US$ 6.2 mn+12.2%
14Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetablesHS 0703US$ 5 mn+129.6%
15Motorcycles and cyclesHS 8711US$ 4.2 mn-7.3%
16Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus and radio remote control apparatusHS 8526US$ 4.1 mn+41,100%
17Plastic articles for the conveyance or packing of goodsHS 3923US$ 3.9 mn+2.9%
18Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparationsHS 3307US$ 3.7 mn+4.6%
19Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders…HS 8429US$ 3.6 mn-23%
20Vegetables, leguminousHS 0713US$ 3.4 mn+61.6%

What India buys from Mauritius

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$ 99 mn
US$ 211 mn → US$ 99 mn
India’s exports, 2025-26
US$ 474 mn
Trade balance
+US$ 375 mn
exports minus imports
Change in imports
-53%
Name2025-26Change
1Iron and steelHS 72—+61.6%
2Electrical and electronicsHS 85—+20.5%
3OresHS 26—+121.3%
4Instruments, medical devicesHS 90—-0.8%
5AluminiumHS 76—-5.6%
6CopperHS 74—+15.3%
7Animal feed and food residuesHS 23——
8MachineryHS 84—-15.7%
9RubberHS 40—-9.2%
10WoodHS 44—-80%

The country at a glance

Population
1.2 mn
2025
GDP
US$ 16.2 bn
2025
GDP per person
US$ 12,991
2025
Imports (goods and services)
US$ 12.1 bn
2025

Sources: TradeStat — Export Import Data Bank, Department of Commerce · UN Comtrade database (United Nations Statistics Division) · World Bank — World Development Indicators · Figures taken 29 October 2026.

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