India’s largest import commodity in Agriculture

June 10, 2011 February 4, 2024

Edible Vegetable Oils are India’s largest agricultural imports, followed by wood and wood products & Pulses sharing the 34%, 18%, 18%.

Commodity	Import (2008)
Vegetable Oils Fixed (Edible)	10301.09
Wood & Wood Products	5456.6
Pulses	5374.94
Wheat	2657.51
Fruits & Nuts Excluding Cashew Nuts	1858.39
Cashew Nuts	1714.75
Spices	973.64
Cotton (Raw & Waste)	912.14
Cereal Preparation	161.83
Oil Seeds	149.32
Jute (Raw)	148.01
Tea	130.95
Milk & Cream	28.96
Other Cereals	19.34
Vegetable & Animal fats	12.48
Sugar	5.87
Rice	0.42
Total Agricultural Imports	29906.24
Total National Imports	1012311.70
% Share of Agricultural Import in	2.95
Director General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics, Ministry of Commerce, Kolkata.
All Data March 2008, Values in ` Crore