EU–India › Machinery & mechanical appliances
EU–India trade in machinery & mechanical appliances
In May 2026, the EU exported €1.3B of machinery & mechanical appliances to India and imported €507M — a €777M surplus in this category.
The EU's machinery & mechanical appliances surplus with India has widened by about 131% over the past year, from €336M to €777M.
India supplied about 2% of the EU's extra-EU imports of machinery & mechanical appliances in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports137 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€1.3B
EU imports
€507M
Balance
€777M
Top sub-categories traded with India
EU exports →
- 8471Automatic data-processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, n.e.s.€449M
- 8411Turbojets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines€84M
- 8479Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof€63M
- 8481Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, incl. pressure-reducing valves and thermostatically controlled valves; parts thereof€61M
- 8477Machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, parts thereof€56M
← EU imports
- 8411Turbojets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines€74M
- 8483Transmission shafts, incl. camshafts and crankshafts, and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings for machines; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws, gear boxes and other speed changers, incl. torque converters; flywheels and pulleys, incl. pulley blocks, clutches and shaft couplings, incl. universal joints; parts thereof€64M
- 8481Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, incl. pressure-reducing valves and thermostatically controlled valves; parts thereof€42M
- 8412Engines and motors (excl. steam turbines, internal combustion piston engine, hydraulic turbines, water wheels, gas turbines and electric motors); parts thereof€37M
- 8414Air or vacuum pumps (excl. gas compound elevators and pneumatic elevators and conveyors); air or other gas compressors and fans; ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters; parts thereof€27M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €1.3B | €507M | €777M |
| April 2026 | €1.3B | €528M | €785M |
| March 2026 | €1.2B | €526M | €628M |
| February 2026 | €1.2B | €443M | €733M |
| January 2026 | €896M | €485M | €411M |
| December 2025 | €1.4B | €427M | €949M |
| November 2025 | €1.2B | €496M | €753M |
| October 2025 | €1.2B | €471M | €762M |
| September 2025 | €1.0B | €531M | €478M |
| August 2025 | €922M | €424M | €498M |
| July 2025 | €987M | €460M | €527M |
| June 2025 | €986M | €457M | €530M |
| May 2025 | €877M | €542M | €336M |
| April 2025 | €974M | €431M | €543M |
| March 2025 | €1.0B | €493M | €543M |
| February 2025 | €980M | €433M | €546M |
| January 2025 | €755M | €433M | €322M |
| December 2024 | €1.0B | €370M | €669M |
| November 2024 | €866M | €476M | €391M |
| October 2024 | €1.0B | €470M | €567M |
| September 2024 | €924M | €457M | €467M |
| August 2024 | €882M | €431M | €451M |
| July 2024 | €1.0B | €448M | €593M |
| June 2024 | €1.0B | €428M | €598M |
EU exports, imports and balance by month — extra-EU, EU27 reporter, latest 24 months.
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Source: Eurostat — Comext DS-059341 · EU27 reporter · extra-EU trade · value in EUR. Figures are indicative and may be revised; verify against Eurostat before relying on them.