The U.S. was the top destination for Indian engineering exports in April with shipments of worth $1.66 billion of a total of $9.51 billion of such exports.
According to EEPC India, the U.S. was the top destination for India’s export of iron and steel, industrial machinery, non-ferrous metals and products and automobile components.
Export of iron and steel to the U.S. saw 343 % growth last month compared with April 2024 and iron and steel products exported to the U.S. registered an 11 % increase. Industrial machinery exports to the U.S. grew 16%, electrical machinery and components 11 %, non-ferrous metals 6% and auto component exports 1%.
However, overall export of aluminium and products saw a 7% decline.
The EEPC India said the overall decline in aluminium exports was due to 14.4 % decline to the US and 21.2 % reduction in exports to South Korea. And, the decline to the US market was “majorly attributed to the Section 232 tariffs reinstated by the US in March 2025.”
Meanwhile, maximum jump in engineering exports in April was to South Africa (51.3%), Australia (42.3%) and the UAE (37.3%).
An industry representative, who did not want to be named, said shipments to the U.S. could have gone up in April fearing the impending tariff implementation.