India Imports

US oil, gas supplies to India fall 43% as West Asia imports rebound

Refiners say high freight costs, longer voyages and limited supplies of medium sour crude make US barrels less attractive than West Asian and Russian alternatives

India is the largest producer of milk: Why are whey protein imports rising?

Whey protein, obtained during cheese production, is used in protein supplements, powders and bars, sports drinks, and other similar products

Customs withholds 1,500 tonnes of soybeans over Niger origin claims

India allows duty-free imports from countries categorised as least-developed, such as Niger

Datanomics: Services cushion shrinks as trade deficit pushes CAD deeper

Within the BoP, the current account yielded a deficit (CAD) in the first quarter of financial year 2026-27 (Q1FY27), reversing the surplus seen in Q4FY26, as the merchandise trade deficit widened

Russian crude import falls to 5-month low as refiners diversify supply

India's imports of Russian crude fell to about 1.75 million barrels a day in September, their lowest level since April, as refiners diversified purchases amid geopolitical risks, even as the country's overall crude intake rose sharply on stronger refinery runs, according to ship tracking data. India's total crude imports averaged about 5.3 million barrels a day in September, up roughly 600,000 barrels per day (bpd) from August and 700,000 barrels a day from a year earlier, according to data from global commodities data and analytics firm Kpler. India imported an average of 1.74 million bpd of Russian crude in September. The volumes imported were the lowest since 1.58 million bpd of Russian crude imports in April. It compared with 2.02 million bpd of Russian imports in August and 2.65 million bpd in July. Iraq and Saudi Arabia made up for the drop in Russian volumes. Iraq supplied some 575,000 bpd of crude this month, up from 163,000 in August. Saudi volumes also rose to 566,000 bpd

CBIC eases paperwork to claim concessional duty on imports from UK

A valid Origin Declaration will suffice to claim concessional duty under the India-UK CETA, while Form-I may be sought only when a shipment is flagged for scrutiny

BoP pressure likely to remain a challenge: CEA V Anantha Nageswaran

"India does not have the luxury of a binary choice between manufacturing and services. It has to do both" says Anantha Nageswaran Chief Economic Advisor

Can't keep importing gases for a locally made chip in India: Executive

Semiconductor production requires more than 50 ultra-high-purity industrial gases, but India is yet to develop domestic manufacturing capabilities at the required scale

Oman's Sohar Port terminals reaching out to Indian logistics firms

India-Sohar feeder services 4x since West Asia crisis, says Raid Al Rubaiey

India-Brics trade is essentially an import story as deficit widens

Brics partners accounted for nearly 42% of India's merchandise imports in FY26

Notebook makers seek minimum import price, anti-dumping probe on imports

Industry body seeks minimum import price on finished notebooks, anti-dumping probe into Indonesian imports and GST rule changes to ease working capital constraints

India to phase out SCADA imports by 2030, CEA shares indigenisation plan

As cyber and supply-chain risks grow, India is accelerating efforts to build domestic SCADA technology for its increasingly digitised power network

India's goods trade deficit hits 6-month high as imports rise amid Gulf war

The data underscores the ​growing pressure on India's external balance, as a wider trade gap weighs on the rupee and capital inflows

Economics of oilseed production: Why India's import dependence persists

The genesis of the persistent rise in imports of edible oils, regardless of steady increase in indigenous production, lies in the demand growing faster than the supplies

China's rare earth curbs: Can India's EV ambitions withstand supply risks?

The IEA warns China's rare earth export curbs could disrupt $6.5 trillion worth of global manufacturing. How vulnerable is India's fast-growing EV industry?

Govt plans to replace $189 bn of imports through domestic manufacturing

The Centre and states plan to replace $189 billion of imports by boosting domestic production of 1,272 products through targeted manufacturing and industrial clusters

Govt identifies $51 bn in critical imports for domestic manufacturing push

India's latest push to boost domestic production comes ‌as it grapples with supply-chain risks heightened by geopolitical tensions

India prohibits import of goods produced using forced labour amid US probe

India has prohibited imports of goods made using forced labour, issuing its first such notification as the US considers tariffs under a Section 301 investigation

Govt amends trade policy, bans import of goods produced with forced labour

The Indian government on Tuesday issued a notification to ban the import of goods made using forced labour, aligning with global labour standards

India's trade deficit widens to five-month high of $30.43 billion in June

The trade deficit widened sharply to $30.43 billion in June from $28.21 billion a month ago