#36 of pharma imports · Antibiotics
Gentamicin & salts: imports into India
Tariff line 29419040 · CAS 1403-66-3
Imports 2025-26
99 t
+21.6% vs 2024-25
Import bill (CIF, before duty)
₹86 cr
Volume growth, 2020-21 to 2025-26
+6.6% a year
Rising
Net imports 2025-26
95 t
Exports 4 t
Import volume by financial year
RisingShow as table
| Year | Imports | Import bill |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 72 t | ₹54 cr |
| 2021-22 | 86 t | ₹62 cr |
| 2022-23 | 76 t | ₹57 cr |
| 2023-24 | 81 t | ₹67 cr |
| 2024-25 | 81 t | ₹72 cr |
| 2025-26 | 99 t | ₹86 cr |
Where it comes from (2025-26)
Share of the import bill
- China99.2%
- Japan<1%
What's changing
- Gentamicin was among 11 products for which the government re-opened applications under the bulk-drug PLI scheme in May 2025, with incentives for fermentation-based products running to 2028-29.Eastern Mirror (PTI), 25 May 2025
Reported facts with their source. Not a forecast.
Buy or supply gentamicin & salts in India
Source: Export Import Data Bank, Department of Commerce (DGCI&S data), as published on 10 Nov 2026. The import bill is the total declared value, not a price per kg. How to read these figures.