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Section 14

Auto components

India’s exports: 8,564.1 US$ million · 2025-26 (provisional)

HS codes
3
top markets
5

How to start

  1. Get an Import Export Code (IEC) from DGFT online; it is free and linked to your PAN.
  2. Register with EEPC India and get your RCMC (Registration-cum-Membership Certificate) through the DGFT e-RCMC system.
  3. Aftermarket (replacement) parts for older vehicles are easier to export than OEM supply.
  4. Supply a tier-1 Indian exporter first to learn the quality system.

Top buyer countries

  1. United States2,048.6 US$ million · 2025-26
  2. Germany612.36 US$ million · 2025-26
  3. Mexico406.43 US$ million · 2025-26
  4. Brazil389.21 US$ million · 2025-26
  5. Türkiye315.08 US$ million · 2025-26

Certificates and registrations

  • EEPC RCMC
  • IATF 16949 quality system
  • PPAP approval with each customer; E-mark or DOT approval for regulated parts like lamps and glass

Watch out for

  • The US is the largest market; tariff changes there hit orders.
  • The move to electric vehicles reduces demand for engine parts over time.

Businesses in the encyclopedia

Auto Leaf Springs for Trucks and Light Commercial Vehicles →Auto Cylinder Liner Casting and Machining →Auto Clutch Plate Assembly →Auto Control Cables →Aluminium Pressure Die Casting (incl. Auto Parts) →

Sources (3)
  1. TradeStat, Department of Commerce — Export: Principal Commodity-wise, April–March 2026 (provisional), US$ million — row "M3, AUTO COMPONENTS/PARTS"
  2. TradeStat (Export Import Data Bank), Department of Commerce — Commodity-wise all countries export, HS 8708, 2025-26, US$ million · 2025-26
  3. HBP Appendix 2T — List of EPCs / Commodity Boards (DGFT), via research/export-import.json · 2023