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Large manufacturing economy that buys Indian yarn, chemicals and machinery parts. Extra import duties apply to many goods.

Capital
Ankara
Currency
TRY
Trade agreement with India
None
Main ports
Mersin, Ambarlı (Istanbul), İzmir

Türkiye is a big industrial buyer: its textile, automotive and chemical industries import Indian yarn, fibres, organic chemicals, auto parts and machinery. It is in a customs union with the EU for industrial goods, so many EU standards apply. On top of the normal duty, Türkiye charges additional customs duties on many goods from countries without a trade agreement, including India.

What it buys from India

  • Cotton and synthetic yarn and fibres
  • Organic chemicals, dyes and medicines
  • Auto parts, machinery and iron and steel products

Import rules on their side

  • Check the full duty, including any additional customs duty, on the Ministry of Trade’s tariff for your HS code. Some goods also face anti-dumping or surveillance measures.
  • Food and plant products need clearance from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, with health or phytosanitary certificates; labels need Turkish.
  • Industrial goods under product-safety rules need CE marking or Turkish standards (TSE) conformity, much like in the EU.

Practical tips

  • Turkish buyers bargain hard and compare prices with Chinese and Central Asian suppliers. Quote clearly in US dollars or euros.
  • The Turkish lira has been volatile; prefer an LC or advance payment until the buyer has a track record with you.
  • There is no trade agreement, so the buyer pays the normal (most-favoured-nation) duty. Ask the buyer or a local customs broker for the duty on your exact HS code before you quote a landed price.
Sources (6)
  1. Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Trade — import
  2. Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
  3. Turkish Standards Institution (TSE)
  4. Department of Commerce — TradeStat export-import data bank
  5. Indian Trade Portal (FIEO / Department of Commerce) — market access by country
  6. WTO — Regional Trade Agreements database

Trade data

India’s exports to Türkiye 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$ 4.54 bn
No. 28 of our 80 countries
Change from 2024-25
↓ -20.5%
US$ 5.72 bn → US$ 4.54 bn
Share of all Indian exports
1.03%
Its imports from the world
—
2020-21: US$ 3.95 bn4.0k2020-212021-22: US$ 8.72 bn8.7k2021-222022-23: US$ 9.61 bn9.6k2022-23n/a2023-242024-25: US$ 5.72 bn5.7k2024-252025-26: US$ 4.54 bn4.5k2025-26
India’s exports to Türkiye, 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
1Electrical and electronicsHS 85US$ 578 mn-4.3%
2Iron and steelHS 72US$ 446 mn+59%
3Organic chemicalsHS 29US$ 440 mn+7%
4MachineryHS 84US$ 435 mn-24.6%
5Vehicles and partsHS 87US$ 424 mn-36%
6Dyes, paints, inksHS 32US$ 180 mn-5.1%
7AluminiumHS 76US$ 176 mn-76.9%
8Man-made staple fibresHS 55US$ 165 mn+3.9%
9Man-made filamentsHS 54US$ 122 mn-25.8%
10Medicines and pharmaHS 30US$ 116 mn+6.6%
11PlasticsHS 39US$ 101 mn-21.8%
12Cereals (rice, wheat, maize)HS 10US$ 95.2 mn+21.3%

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. Animal feed and food residuesUS$ 12.7 mn → US$ 59.8 mn+372.7%
  2. Gems, jewellery, precious metalsUS$ 32.7 mn → US$ 67.1 mn+105%
  3. Coffee, tea, spicesUS$ 40.2 mn → US$ 75.6 mn+88%
  4. Iron and steelUS$ 280 mn → US$ 446 mn+59%
  5. Fats and oilsUS$ 28.3 mn → US$ 36.3 mn+28.2%
  6. Stone, plaster, cement articlesUS$ 39.5 mn → US$ 49.7 mn+25.8%
  7. Cereals (rice, wheat, maize)US$ 78.5 mn → US$ 95.2 mn+21.3%
  8. Essential oils, cosmeticsUS$ 24.8 mn → US$ 28.7 mn+15.9%

Low demand

  1. AluminiumUS$ 764 mn → US$ 176 mn-76.9%
  2. Fuels and petroleum productsUS$ 147 mn → US$ 84.5 mn-42.5%
  3. Vehicles and partsUS$ 663 mn → US$ 424 mn-36%
  4. CottonUS$ 65.2 mn → US$ 46.5 mn-28.6%
  5. Man-made filamentsUS$ 165 mn → US$ 122 mn-25.8%
  6. MachineryUS$ 576 mn → US$ 435 mn-24.6%
  7. PlasticsUS$ 130 mn → US$ 101 mn-21.8%
  8. TobaccoUS$ 51 mn → US$ 40.9 mn-19.9%

Our product guides that sell here

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

Name2025-26Change
1Auto parts and componentsUS$ 315 mn-33.5%
2Bulk drugs (APIs)US$ 215 mn+2.5%
3Mobile phonesUS$ 214 mn-26.5%
4Polyester and synthetic yarnUS$ 185 mn-22.4%
5Dyes and pigmentsUS$ 163 mn-5.4%
6Aluminium productsUS$ 143 mn-80.7%
7Basmati riceUS$ 63 mn+25.4%
8Fishmeal and fish oilUS$ 61.7 mn+534.6%
9Cut and polished diamondsUS$ 59.9 mn+126.9%
10BatteriesUS$ 56.8 mn+17.2%
11Plastic raw materials (polymers)US$ 54.8 mn-37.3%
12Diesel enginesUS$ 51.8 mn-9.2%

The 20 biggest export lines

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

Name2025-26Change
1Motor vehiclesHS 8708US$ 315 mn-33.5%
2Ferro-alloysHS 7202US$ 224 mn+66.9%
3Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular/wireless networksHS 8517US$ 215 mn-26.6%
4Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereonHS 3204US$ 145 mn-9.2%
5AluminiumHS 7601US$ 141 mn-80.9%
6Synthetic filament yarn, not put up for retail sale, including synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitexHS 5402US$ 115 mn-27.6%
7Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom onlyHS 2933US$ 107 mn+7.6%
8RiceHS 1006US$ 94.5 mn+21.1%
9Electric motors and generatorsHS 8503US$ 83.9 mn+41.4%
10Stainless steel bars and rods, angles, shapes and sectionsHS 7222US$ 80.8 mn+0.6%
11Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeHS 2710US$ 80.1 mn-44.6%
12Yarn of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail saleHS 5509US$ 70 mn-11.8%
13Artificial staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinningHS 5504US$ 61 mn+114.9%
14Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or setHS 7102US$ 59.9 mn+126.9%
15Electric accumulators, including separators thereforHS 8507US$ 56.7 mn+17.1%
16Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary formsHS 7201US$ 56.2 mn—
17Flours, meal and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic…HS 2301US$ 56 mn+515.7%
18Compression-ignition internal combustion piston enginesHS 8408US$ 51.8 mn-9.2%
19MedicamentsHS 3004US$ 50.8 mn-12.6%
20Human bloodHS 3002US$ 49.2 mn+36.6%

What India buys from Türkiye

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$ 2.34 bn
US$ 2.99 bn → US$ 2.34 bn
India’s exports, 2025-26
US$ 4.54 bn
Trade balance
+US$ 2.2 bn
exports minus imports
Change in imports
-21.7%
Name2025-26Change
1MachineryHS 84—+82.7%
2Fuels and petroleum productsHS 27—-44.6%
3Salt, stone, cementHS 25—-10.1%
4Inorganic chemicalsHS 28—-22.8%
5Gems, jewellery, precious metalsHS 71—-64.3%
6Iron and steelHS 72—+32.6%
7PlasticsHS 39—-10.8%
8Electrical and electronicsHS 85—+5.6%
9FertilisersHS 31—+576.7%
10Other chemical productsHS 38—-7.3%

The country at a glance

Population
85.9 mn
2025
GDP
US$ 1,597.3 bn
2025
GDP per person
US$ 18,599
2025
Imports (goods and services)
US$ 400.7 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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