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US$ 677.02mn
FDI equity inflows to India from Apr 2000 to March 2021

US$ 1,832.88mn

bilateral trade value for 2021-22

18,492
Overseas Indians living in Denmark

Shipping

Denmark has one of the world’s biggest shipping industries despite the country’s small size

R&D

Denmark has world-class research and development facilities, an internationally competitive ICT cluster, and access to one of the most innovative talent pools

Logistics and Distribution

Denmark's well-developed infrastructure and central location gives fastest, smoothest access to Europe

Clean tech

With 1100 Danish cleantech companies, 60,000 employees and a 12 billion Euro export value, Denmark is one of the world’s indisputable cleantech centres.

14th

most attractive country in Europe for foreign investment

India's Exports and Imports to Denmark

Dated: 23/01/2023
Values in US $ Millions

Country / Region:  DENMARK

S.No. \Year 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022
1. EXPORT 784.10 746.59 733.96 755.25 944.15
2. %Growth -4.78 -1.69 2.90 25.01
3. India’s Total Export 303,526.16 330,078.09 313,361.04 291,808.48 422,004.40
4. %Growth 8.75 -5.06 -6.88 44.62
5. %Share 0.26 0.23 0.23 0.26 0.22
6. IMPORT 564.55 537.30 632.40 589.13 888.73
7. %Growth -4.83 17.70 -6.84 50.86
8. India’s Total Import 465,580.99 514,078.42 474,709.28 394,435.88 613,052.05
9. %Growth 10.42 -7.66 -16.91 55.43
10. %Share 0.12 0.10 0.13 0.15 0.14
11. TOTAL TRADE 1,348.66 1,283.89 1,366.36 1,344.38 1,832.88
12. %Growth -4.80 6.42 -1.61 36.34
13. India’s Total Trade 769,107.15 844,156.51 788,070.32 686,244.36 1,035,056.45
14. %Growth 9.76 -6.64 -12.92 50.83
15. %Share 0.18 0.15 0.17 0.20 0.18
16. TRADE BALANCE 219.55 209.29 101.55 166.13 55.41
17. India’s Trade Balance -162,054.83 -184,000.33 -161,348.24 -102,627.40 -191,047.65

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Opportunities

Agricultural exports

    Beer made from malt (220300)
    Sparkling wine of fresh grapes (220410)
    Waters, incl. min. waters & aerated waters, cont. added sugar/oth. sweeteni … (220210)
    Whiskies (220830)
    Wine other than sparkling wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified; grape must with fermentation prevented/arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containters of >10 l (220429)
    Wine other than sparkling wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified; grape must with fermentation prevented/arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containters of 2 l/less (220421)

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    Bellies (streaky) & cuts thereof , of swine, salted/in brine/dried/smoked (021012)
    Cuts & edible offal of species Gallus domesticus, fresh/chilled (020713)
    Cuts & edible offal of species Gallus domesticus, frozen (020714)
    Meat of bovine animals, fresh/chilled (excl. of 0201.10), bone-in (020120)
    Meat of bovine animals, fresh/chilled, boneless (020130)
    Meat of swine (excl. carcasses/half-carcasses/hams/shoulders & cuts thereof ), fresh/chilled (020319)
    Sausages & sim. prods., of meat/meat offal/blood; food preps. based on thes … (160100)

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    Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits & oth. bakers’ wares n.e.s. in Ch.19, whethe … (190590)
    Sugar confectionery other than chewing gum (incl. white chocolate), not con … (170490)

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    Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume <80%vol; oth. ... (220890)
    Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. (220710)

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    Chocolate & oth. food preps. cont. cocoa (excl. of 1806.20-1806.32) (180690)
    Chocolate & oth. food preps. cont. cocoa, in blocks/slabs/bars, weighing 2k … (180631)
    Chocolate & oth. food preps. cont. cocoa, in blocks/slabs/bars, weighing 2k … (180632)

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    Butter (040510)
    Cheese (excl. of 0406.10-0406.40) (040690)
    Fresh (unripened/uncured) cheese, incl. whey cheese, & curd (040610)
    Ice cream & oth. edible ice, whether or not cont. cocoa (210500)

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    Food preps., n.e.s. (210690)
    Mixes & doughs for the preparation of bakers’ wares of 19.05 (190120)
    Prepared foods obt. by the swelling/roasting of cereals/cereal prods. (190410)
    Prepared/presvd. preps. of fowls of the genus Gallus domesticus (excl. homo … (160232)
    Prepared/presvd. preps. of swine (excl. of 1602.41, 1602.42 & homogenised p … (160249)
    Sauces & preps. therefor, n.e.s.; mixed condiments & mixed seasonings, n.e. … (210390)
    Whey & modified whey, whether or not concentrated/sweetened (040410)

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    Apples, fresh (080810)
    Avocados, fresh/dried (080440)
    Bananas frsh or dried (080390)
    Fruits of the genera Capsicum/Pimenta, fresh/chilled (070960)
    Grapes, fresh (080610)
    Live plants, n.e.s., incl. their roots; mushroom spawn (060290)
    Potatoes, prepd./presvd. othw. than by vinegar/acetic acid, frozen, other t … (200410)
    Potatoes, prepd./presvd. othw. than by vinegar/acetic acid, not frozen, oth … (200520)
    Sugar beet seed, of a kind used for sowing (120910)
    Tomatoes, fresh/chilled (070200)

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    Crustacean preparations; shrimps and prawns, prepared
    or preserved, in airtight containers (160529)
    Crustaceans; frozen, cold-water shrimps and prawns
    (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon), In shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking, in shell, cooked by steaming or by bolling in water (030616)
    Fish; fresh or chilled, Atlantic salmon
    (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho
    hucho), excluding fillets, Iivers, roes, and
    other fish meat of heading 0304
    (030214)
    Fish; frozen, halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus
    hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis), excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of
    heading 0304 (030331)
    Fish: fresh or chilled, cod (Gadus
    hua, Gadus ogac Gadus macrocephalus), excluding
    fillets, livers, roes, and other fish
    meat of heading 0304 (030251)

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    OTHER (060319)

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Minerals

    Reserve: Crude Oil, Condensate & Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) – 5,665,787 tons

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    Reserve: Limestone and Gypsum – 1,060,000 tons

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    Limestone and Gypsum:
    Reserve: 1.060,000 tons

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    Reserve: 3,298,915 ton

    Reserve: Liquid and Gaseous Energy Products – 8,964,702 tons

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    Production: 6,924,112 tons

    World Mining Data

    Production: 600,000 tons

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Priority Sectors

Here are the leading sectors of opportunities for foreign investors

Top Import/ Export Items

India's top import from Denmark
  • Medicinal/pharmaceutical goods
  • Power generating machinery
  • Industrial machinery
  • Metal waste and ore
  • Organic chemicals
  • Professional, scientific and controlling instruments
India's top export to Denmark
  • Apparels/ready-made garments
  • Textiles/fabrics/yarns/carpets
  • Road vehicles and components
  • Metal goods
  • Iron and steel
  • Footwear
  • Travel goods including leather goods
  • Chemical materials and products
  • Furniture

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