#22 of pharma imports · Vitamins
Vitamin A & derivatives: imports into India
Tariff line 29362100
Imports 2025-26
340 t
+22.7% vs 2024-25
Import bill (CIF, before duty)
₹192 cr
Volume growth, 2020-21 to 2025-26
+9.5% a year
Rising
Net imports 2025-26
14 t
Exports 326 t
Import volume by financial year
RisingShow as table
| Year | Imports | Import bill |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 216 t | ₹137 cr |
| 2021-22 | 296 t | ₹185 cr |
| 2022-23 | 283 t | ₹159 cr |
| 2023-24 | 543 t | ₹296 cr |
| 2024-25 | 277 t | ₹128 cr |
| 2025-26 | 340 t | ₹192 cr |
Where it comes from (2025-26)
Share of the import bill
- Germany32.7%
- Switzerland28.9%
- China16.9%
What's changing
- Five-year anti-dumping duty on Vitamin A palmitate from China, the EU and Switzerland from 6 June 2025, from $0.87/kg to $20.87/kg depending on producer (Notification 14/2025-Customs (ADD)).CBIC, Ministry of Finance, 6 Jun 2025
Reported facts with their source. Not a forecast.
Buy or supply vitamin a & derivatives 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.