In FY 2015-16 and 2016-17 top 10 imported commodities has been exactly same. their import contributed varied little , however over all it has been steady. India’s import in consecutive years is lead by Minerals fuels, mineral oils and their product, mineral wax. it has been more than 25% in both years. India has no alternative for mineral fuel and it looks to be continued so for many years to come.
It was followed by Natural or cultured pearls , precious and semi precious stones. which are imported in India not for end use but to enrich value and then exported from India for end user.
Top 25 commodities Imported contribute 90% of total import by India.
Period in consideration is 2015-16 and 2016- Jan 2017.
Values in Rs Lacs.
| S.No. | Commodity | 2015-2016 | %Share | 2016-2017(Apr-Jan) | %Share |
| 1 | MINERAL FUELS, MINERAL OILS AND PRODUCTS OF THEIR DISTILLATION; BITUMINOUS SUBSTANCES; MINERAL WAXES. | 63,202,188.50 | 25.3794 | 54,857,245.34 | 26.4287 |
| 2 | NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS,PRECIOUS OR SEMIPRECIOUS STONES,PRE.METALS,CLAD WITH PRE.METAL AND ARTCLS THEREOF;IMIT.JEWLRY;COIN. | 36,948,050.48 | 14.8368 | 27,194,942.87 | 13.1018 |
| 3 | ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT AND PARTS THEREOF; SOUND RECORDERS AND REPRODUCERS, TELEVISION IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS AND REPRODUCERS,AND PARTS. | 23,558,683.02 | 9.4602 | 21,230,843.23 | 10.2284 |
| 4 | NUCLEAR REACTORS, BOILERS, MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES; PARTS THEREOF. | 21,542,902.36 | 8.6507 | 17,790,740.42 | 8.5711 |
| 5 | ORGANIC CHEMICALS | 10,198,608.75 | 4.0953 | 8,460,921.60 | 4.0762 |
| 6 | PLASTIC AND ARTICLES THEREOF. | 7,456,628.39 | 2.9943 | 6,480,963.18 | 3.1223 |
| 7 | ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS AND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS; PRE. EDIBLE FATS; ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE WAXEX. | 6,892,713.95 | 2.7678 | 6,004,899.52 | 2.893 |
| 8 | IRON AND STEEL | 7,355,789.06 | 2.9538 | 4,612,458.08 | 2.2222 |
| 9 | MISCELLANEOUS GOODS. | 5,015,759.63 | 2.0141 | 4,525,431.76 | 2.1802 |
| 10 | OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC CINEMATOGRAPHIC MEASURING, CHECKING PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INST. AND APPARATUS PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF; | 4,758,125.99 | 1.9107 | 4,078,312.16 | 1.9648 |
| 11 | SHIPS, BOATS AND FLOATING STRUCTURES. | 2,971,658.12 | 1.1933 | 3,173,420.05 | 1.5289 |
| 12 | AIRCRAFT, SPACECRAFT, AND PARTS THEREOF. | 3,257,767.09 | 1.3082 | 3,062,623.27 | 1.4755 |
| 13 | FERTILISERS. | 4,597,310.59 | 1.8461 | 2,713,834.98 | 1.3074 |
| 14 | INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OR RADI. ELEM. OR OF ISOTOPES. | 3,316,958.03 | 1.332 | 2,656,647.33 | 1.2799 |
| 15 | VEHICLES OTHER THAN RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY ROLLING STOCK, AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF. | 3,264,217.63 | 1.3108 | 2,654,899.68 | 1.2791 |
| 16 | MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS. | 2,720,739.47 | 1.0925 | 2,503,024.80 | 1.2059 |
| 17 | EDIBLE VEGETABLES AND CERTAIN ROOTS AND TUBERS. | 2,640,929.37 | 1.0605 | 2,381,555.86 | 1.1474 |
| 18 | ORES, SLAG AND ASH. | 3,529,660.27 | 1.4174 | 2,329,663.57 | 1.1224 |
| 19 | ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL | 2,451,977.64 | 0.9846 | 1,962,694.21 | 0.9456 |
| 20 | ALUMINIUM AND ARTICLES THEREOF. | 2,241,930.43 | 0.9003 | 1,953,463.35 | 0.9411 |
| 21 | COPPER AND ARTICLES THEREOF. | 2,150,765.79 | 0.8637 | 1,872,546.69 | 0.9021 |
| 22 | EDIBLE FRUIT AND NUTS; PEEL OR CITRUS FRUIT OR MELONS. | 1,988,399.14 | 0.7985 | 1,687,664.49 | 0.8131 |
| 23 | RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF. | 1,906,467.85 | 0.7656 | 1,644,479.81 | 0.7923 |
| 24 | PAPER AND PAPERBOARD; ARTICLES OF PAPER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPERBOARD. | 1,620,457.31 | 0.6507 | 1,512,645.02 | 0.7287 |
| 25 | SALT; SULPHUR; EARTHS AND STONE; PLASTERING MATERIALS, LIME AND CEMENT. | 1,684,673.99 | 0.6765 | 1,234,964.10 | 0.595 |