India’s exports to China rose 36.07% in April-September 2026-27, data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry show, as New Delhi seeks wider market access for Indian goods and services.
Imports from China also grew, by 27.82% year over year.
At the India-Netherlands Business Forum in The Hague on Monday, Oct. 26, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said India aims to expand its goods and services exports in China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Sjoerd Sjoerdsma co-chaired the forum with Goyal, and the Indian government said about 200 people attended. PTI also reported that Goyal described China as an important source of intermediate goods and raw materials for India and presented reciprocal access for Indian products and services as a goal.
The Prime Minister’s Office said India and China reached border disengagement arrangements in October 2024. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping later met in Kazan on Oct. 23, 2024, to discuss stabilizing and rebuilding bilateral ties.
On the proposed U.S. trade pact, Goyal said India and the U.S. had addressed most issues and were still reviewing details, IANS reported. A Feb. 7, 2026, joint statement set a framework for an interim agreement and said removal of some U.S. tariffs on specified goods would depend on the deal’s completion. The Economic Times separately reported that Goyal expected the pact to improve India’s position in the U.S. market.
The ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA), in force since Jan. 1, 2010, is under review. The Ministry said the next AITIGA Joint Committee meeting is scheduled for January 2027 in India. India and the European Union concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement on Jan. 27, 2026. In September, India and Belgium’s leaders called for the conclusion of two separate negotiations: the EU-India Investment Protection Agreement and the Agreement on Geographical Indications.
