India’s engineering exports saw a 3.88% growth to $90.73 billion from April to December 2025, up from $87.34 billion the previous year. Despite US tariffs, exports to the United States rose by 1% year-on-year to $1.66 billion in December 2025.
India’s overall engineering goods exports globally increased by 1.28% year-on-year to $10.98 billion in December, compared to $10.84 billion in the previous year. Shipments to the US in the first nine months of FY26 surged by about 5% year-on-year to $14.68 billion.
Engineering goods exports to the European Union (EU) grew by 7.5% year-on-year to $1.99 billion in December. Cumulatively, exports to the EU from April to December 2025-26 rose by 9% year-on-year to $16.34 billion.
In December, engineering goods exports to China spiked by 42% to $357.9 million, with a 16.4% surge during the April-December period of FY26. While exports to the UAE and Saudi Arabia declined, shipments to Singapore more than doubled in December 2025.
The second-highest engineering shipments in FY26 were recorded in December 2025 at $11.01 billion, following November’s $11.01 billion exports. The growth was attributed to increased copper exports and rises in iron, steel, aluminum, motor vehicles, construction machinery, ships, boats, and floating structures exports.
Pankaj Chadha, Chairman of EEPC India, highlighted the positive growth of India’s engineering exports to the US and major EU economies in December 2025 despite growing protectionism. He also mentioned the potential gains from the free trade agreement (FTA) with the EU.
Engineering exports accounted for 28.5% of total merchandise exports in December, according to government data. While exports to the US and EU saw growth, shipments to ASEAN countries surged by 46.4% year-on-year. However, exports to WANA, South Asia, and other European countries declined in December 2025.
