Divisions
Foreign Trade ( ASEAN )
Functions of the Division

ASEAN is the Association of South East Asian Nations namely Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam. The FT(ASEAN) Division deals with the following issues related to these countries:

Foreign Trade
Trade Promotion
Trade Negotiation and Review

Officers in the Division
Ms. Indu C. Nair | Joint Secretary
  • Room No : 444, ​Vanijya Bhawan
  • Tel : 23039301
  • Email : indu[dot]nair[at]gov[dot]in
Shri Vinay Kumar | Deputy Secretary
  • Room No : 314, ​Vanijya Bhawan
  • Tel : 23039443
  • Email : vinay[dot]kumar[dot]dord[at]nic[dot]in
Shri Anurag Goel | Under Secretary
  • Room No : E-4021, Udyog Bhawan
  • Tel : 23039820
  • Email : usasean1-doc[at]gov[dot]in
Shri Rohitashv Bansal | Deputy Director
  • Room No : E-4013 Vanijya Bhawan,
  • Tel : 23039762
  • Email : usasean2-doc[at]gov[dot]in
Ms. Chithra Suresh | Section Officer
  • Room No : W-4012 Vanijya Bhawan
  • Tel : 23039901​
  • Email : moc_ftea[at]nic[dot]in
Shri Mahesh Yadav | Under Secretary,
  • Room No : E-4014, Vanijya Bhawan
  • Tel : 23039755​
  • Email : mahesh-cwc[at]gov[dot]in
Smt. Karpagalakshmi Ganapathy | Under Secretary
  • Room No : E-4020, Vanijya Bhawan
  • Tel : 23039719
  • Email : us3asean-doc[at]gov[dot]in
Bilateral Trade Statistics

The trade figures in respect of ASEAN region for the last seven years (April – March) are as under: 

Figures in USD Billion

India’s trade with ASEAN 
2016-17 
2017-18 
2018-19 
2019-20 
2020-21 
2021-22 
2022-23 
EXPORT (USD Billion) 
30.96 
34.20 
37.47 
31.55 
31.49 
42.32 
44.00
%Growth 
23.19 
10.47 
9.56 
-15.82 
-0.19 
34.43 
3.95
IMPORT (USD Billion) 
40.62 
47.13 
59.32 
55.37 
47.42 
68.08 
87.57
%Growth 
1.77 
16.04 
25.86 
-6.66 
-14.36 
43.57 
28.64
TOTAL(USD Billion) 
71.58 
81.34 
96.80 
86.92 
78.90 
110.4 
131.57 
TRADE BALANCE (USD Billion) 
-9.66 
-12.93 
-21.85 
-23.82 
-15.93 
-25.76 
43.57
Country wise trade figures

Values in USD $ Billion

Country 
Export (USD Million) 
Import (USD Million) 
Total Trade (USD Million) 
Trade Balance (USD Million) 
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
% 
Growth 
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
% 
Growth 
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
% 
Growth 
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
SINGAPORE 
8675.50
11150.61
11992.94
7.55
13304.92
18962.19
23595.35
24.43
21980.42
30112.80
35588.29
18.20
-4629.42
-7811.58
-11602.41
INDONESIA 
5026.21
8471.51
10024.30
18.33
12470.17
17702.83
28820.41
62.80
17496.38
26174.34
38844.71
48.40
-7443.96
-9231.32
-18796.11
MALAYSIA 
6057.68
6995.04
7156.16
2.30
8373.05
12424.2
12734.94
2.50
14430.73
19419.24
19891.10
2.40
-2315.37
-5429.16
-5578.78
VIETNAM SOC 
REP 
4999.64
6702.67
5909.16
-11.84
6120.66
7438.52
8794.73
18.23
11120.30
14141.19
14703.89
4.00
-1121.02
-735.85
-2885.57
THAILAND 
4237.59
5751.30
5709.81
-0.72
5682.27
9332.59
11193.36
19.94
9919.86
15083.89
16903.17
12.10
-1444.68
-3581.29
-5483.55
PHILIPPINES 
1457.30
2107.24
2094.15
-0.62
572.47
729.12
959.59
31.61
2029.77
2836.36
3053.74
7.70
884.83
1378.12
1134.56
MYANMAR 
772.56
893.03
807.00
-9.63
526.79
1001.87
954.74
-4.70
1299.35
1894.90
1761.74
-7.00
245.77
-108.84
-147.74
CAMBODIA 
168.86
198.37
220.43
11.12
39.35
94.88
146.02
53.89
208.21
293.25
366.45
25.00
129.51
103.49
74.41
BRUNEI 
62.91
43.16
69.48
60.99
329.25
394.44
303.99
-22.93
392.16
437.60
373.47
-14.70
-266.34
-351.28
-234.51
LAO PD RP 
27.34
14.65
16.98
15.90
1.70
0.80
74.30
9182.42
29.04
15.45
91.28
490.80
25.64
13.85
-57.32
Total Trade 
with ASEAN 
31485.58
42327.58
44000.42
3.95
47420.63
68081.43
87577.42
28.64
78906.21
110409.00
131577.80
19.20
-15935.10
-25753.90
-43577.00
India’s Global 
Trade 
291808.50
422004.40
450958.40
6.86
394435.90
613052.10
714042.50
16.47
686244.40
1035056.00
1165001.00
12.60
-102627.40
-191047.70
-263084.10
%share 
10.79%
10.03%
9.76%
 
12.02%
11.11%
12.27%
 
11.50%
10.67%
11.29%
 
15.53%
13.48%
16.56%
Trade Agreements & Negotiations
    • India – ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement – signed on 13.08.2009
    • India – ASEAN Agreement on Trade in Services ratified 1.07.2015
    • India – ASEAN Agreement on Investment ratified on 1.07.2015
    • India – Thailand FTA- signed on 9.10.2003 – Early Harvest Scheme (EHS) implemented on 1.09.2004.
    • India – Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) signed on 29.06.2005 and implemented on 1.08.2005.
    • India –Malaysia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) signed on 18.02.2011 and implemented on 1.07.2011.
Mandatory disclosures under RTI Act
Name and Address of Appellate Authority
Ms. Indu C. Nair | Joint Secretary
  • Department of Commerce
  • Room No : 444, Vanijya Bhawan
  • Tel : 23039301
  • Email : indu[dot]nair[at]gov[dot]in
Name and Address of CPIO
Shri Vinay Kumar | Deputy Secretary
  • Department of Commerce
  • Room No : 314, ​Vanijya Bhawan
  • Tel : 23039443
  • Email : vinay[dot]kumar[dot]dord[at]nic[dot]in