India supplied 77.6% of the value of new agricultural tires the European Union imported from outside the bloc in 2025, up from 58.5% in 2019, according to Eurostat Comext trade data. EU buyers paid €634.2 million for Indian farm and forestry tires (CN 4011 70 00) last year, out of €816.7 million in total extra-EU imports of the category.
The concentration has held into 2026. India's share was 78.1% in January to August 2026, against 78.4% in the same months of 2025, even though the number of Indian tires landing in the EU fell 5.2% while their value rose 5.0%. For European tractor makers, dealers and importers, the practical point is that roughly four of every five euros spent on imported farm tires now depend on one country's factories, ports and trade terms.
India took more than all of the growth in EU farm tire imports since 2019
Between 2019 and 2025, EU imports of agricultural tires from outside the bloc rose by €246.6 million, from €570.1 million to €816.7 million. Imports from India rose by €300.6 million over the same period, from €333.6 million to €634.2 million, an increase of 90.1%. Every other non-EU origin combined shrank, from €236.5 million to €182.5 million.
Measured in units, the shift is smaller but still clear. India shipped 3.07 million agricultural tires to the EU in 2025, against 2.25 million in 2019, a rise of 36.4%. Total extra-EU imports grew 11.3% to 5.67 million units. India's share of units therefore climbed from 44.2% to 54.2%, an increase of 10.0 percentage points, while its share of value rose by 19.1 percentage points. The gap between the two measures is the most useful number in the series: it shows that India is not winning on cheap volume.
| Year | Imports from India (€ million) | Total extra-EU imports (€ million) | India share of value | Imports from India (thousand tires) | India share of units | Average value per Indian tire (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 333.6 | 570.1 | 58.5% | 2,252 | 44.2% | 148.2 |
| 2020 | 374.1 | 610.7 | 61.3% | 2,372 | 46.7% | 157.7 |
| 2021 | 545.2 | 847.7 | 64.3% | 3,537 | 51.2% | 154.1 |
| 2022 | 678.3 | 1,007.5 | 67.3% | 3,323 | 46.1% | 204.1 |
| 2023 | 543.9 | 790.1 | 68.8% | 2,827 | 54.3% | 192.4 |
| 2024 | 625.2 | 858.5 | 72.8% | 3,136 | 55.5% | 199.3 |
| 2025 | 634.2 | 816.7 | 77.6% | 3,071 | 54.2% | 206.5 |
Indian farm tires carry a 43% price premium over the import average
The average customs value of an Indian agricultural tire entering the EU was €206.5 in 2025, against €144.1 for all extra-EU imports of the category, a premium of 43%. Chinese farm tires averaged €56.9, Sri Lankan tires €53.5 and tires from Türkiye €143.8. Since 2019 the Indian average has risen 39.4%, from €148.2.
Unit values in this code mix very different products, from small implement tires to large radial tractor drive tires, so the averages describe the product mix as much as pricing. Read that way, the numbers point to Indian exporters selling the larger, higher-value end of the range into Europe, while China and Sri Lanka ship smaller tires. That matters for anyone treating "imported farm tires" as a single commodity: the Indian flow competes with European-made premium and mid-range radials, not only with budget bias tires.
The same pattern continued this year. In January to August 2026, the value per Indian tire rose 10.8% to €226.9, from €204.8 a year earlier. Volume moved the other way: 2.04 million Indian tires entered the EU, against 2.15 million in the same months of 2025.
Israel's supply fell 97% in one year after the Hadera closure
The sharpest single change in the series is Israel. EU imports of Israeli agricultural tires were €54.9 million in 2019 and €42.9 million in 2024, then collapsed to €1.3 million in 2025, a fall of 97.0% in a single year. Israel's share of the EU import market fell from 9.6% to 0.2%.
The cause is documented. Yokohama Rubber announced on 14 November 2024 that its Alliance Tire Company plant in Hadera, Israel, would cease operations on 31 December 2024. The company cited conversion costs that had become uncompetitive against Asian producers and lower freight costs on export routes from South Asia, and said the plant had 474 employees as of August 2024. The European Rubber Journal reported the plant's capacity at 42,000 tonnes a year of farm, earthmover and industrial tires. Yokohama had earlier committed US$165 million to an off-highway tire plant in Visakhapatnam, India, which it said in September 2020 would come on line in the first quarter of 2023.
The 2025 numbers show something less obvious. Israel's shipments fell by €41.6 million that year, and total extra-EU imports fell by almost exactly the same amount, €41.8 million. Imports from India rose by only €9.0 million. Part of India's 2025 share gain therefore came from a smaller denominator, not from extra Indian volume replacing Israeli tires one for one. Trade statistics record the country of origin, not the factory owner, so they cannot show how much former Hadera output is now made in India, in other Yokohama plants or inside the EU.
Türkiye has also lost ground. Its agricultural tire sales to the EU halved from €76.7 million in 2021 to €38.4 million in 2025, and fell a further 12.3% in January to August 2026. China's share slipped from 8.1% in 2019 to 6.3% in 2025.
China grew 37% in 2026, but from a small base
The one origin gaining quickly this year is China. EU imports of Chinese agricultural tires rose 37.0% in January to August 2026, to €46.2 million from €33.8 million, and units rose 15.1%. China's share of the category moved from 6.0% to 7.8%. The average value of a Chinese farm tire rose from €56.7 to €67.5, which suggests Chinese exporters are also moving toward larger sizes.
At that pace China is still far behind India. Total extra-EU farm tire imports were €591.3 million in the first eight months of 2026, up 5.3%, and India accounted for €462.1 million of it. India's monthly share stayed between 74.9% and 82.0% in every month from January to August 2026.
The adjacent construction and industrial category (CN 4011 80 00) shows a similar but less advanced trend. India supplied 32.4% of EU imports by value in 2025, up from 23.1% in 2019, and 35.8% in January to August 2026. Across all new pneumatic tires, India's share of extra-EU imports rose from 6.4% to 9.1% between 2019 and 2025, and agricultural tires made up 65.4% of the €970.1 million the EU paid for Indian tires in 2025. Car tires were only 9.5%.
Indian export data and company filings point the same way
India's tire industry reports the same orientation from the export side. The Automotive Tyre Manufacturers' Association said India's tire exports reached a record Rs 27,312 crore in the fiscal year to March 2026, up 9% from Rs 25,057 crore, with the United States the largest single market at 15%, down from 17% a year earlier. Germany took 7%, Italy 5% and France 4%. For April to June 2026, ATMA reported exports up 16% to about Rs 7,700 crore, with shipments to Europe up 25% to Rs 3,003 crore, close to 40% of the total.
That rupee figure and the Eurostat series are not directly comparable. ATMA's number covers all tire types and all of Europe, including non-EU markets, and is expressed in rupees. Eurostat shows that the value of Indian agricultural tires entering the EU in April to June 2026 was 1.6% lower than a year earlier, and units were 15.3% lower. Buyers should treat headline export growth as evidence of Indian capacity, not as proof of rising farm tire availability in the EU.
Balkrishna Industries, India's largest off-highway tire exporter, reported sales of 317,356 tonnes in the year to March 2026, 1% more than the 315,273 tonnes of the previous year, with agriculture accounting for 58.8% of volume. Its April to June 2026 quarter was its highest ever at 93,770 tonnes, 16% above the 80,664 tonnes a year earlier. The company says its off-highway tire capacity will rise to 425,000 tonnes a year with current investment and debottlenecking, so supply capacity is still being added.
Trade policy is moving in India's favor on both sides. The EU and India concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement on 27 January 2026, and the Commission has since put proposals to the Council for its signature and conclusion. In the United States, tariffs on Indian tires rose from 25% to 50% in August 2025 before being cut to 18% in February 2026, as reported alongside the ATMA data, which helps explain why the US share of Indian exports fell while Europe's rose.
What 78% concentration means for tire makers, OEMs and investors
European tire makers. The competitive benchmark in imported farm tires is now an Indian radial at about €207 to €227 in customs value, not a low-cost bias tire. Producers defending share in tractor drive and harvester sizes should compare their landed prices with that range and with the 10.8% rise in Indian unit values this year. Radial Insights covers demand by product in the agricultural tires market and the tractor drive tires market.
Tractor and machinery OEMs. With 77.6% of imported farm tire value coming from one country, sourcing teams should check how many of their nominated tire lines rely on Indian plants, and whether dual sourcing from EU or other plants is qualified. A port disruption, a trade remedy case or a currency swing would hit a large share of supply at once.
Distributors and dealers. The decline in Indian units this year, alongside higher unit values, suggests a richer mix rather than a shortage. Dealers carrying Indian brands should expect price lists to keep rising faster than volume, and should watch whether Chinese suppliers, up 37.0% in value, start to fill the smaller-size end of the range.
Raw-material buyers. More of Europe's farm tire supply is compounded in India, which shifts natural rubber, carbon black and textile cord demand toward Indian supply chains. Balkrishna, for example, reports in-house carbon black capacity alongside its tire plants, which reduces its exposure to merchant carbon black markets.
Investors. Indian off-highway tire makers gain from the exit of Israeli capacity and from easier EU market access, but the 2025 data show that a competitor's closure does not automatically turn into extra sales. The construction and industrial tire segment, where India holds 35.8% of EU imports, is the next area to watch; see the Europe off-the-road tires market analysis.
Methodology and sources
Import figures are Eurostat Comext data for EU-27 imports from extra-EU partners. Values are in euros at the EU border; quantities are supplementary units (number of tires). Agricultural tires are CN 4011 70 00 (new pneumatic tires of rubber, of a kind used on agricultural or forestry vehicles and machines); construction and industrial tires are CN 4011 80 00. Monthly 2026 data were retrieved on 16 October 2026 and are provisional. Shares, growth rates and average values per tire were calculated by Radial Insights; share changes are given in percentage points.
- Eurostat Comext DS-045409, annual EU imports of CN 40117000 from India: annual values 2019-2025; the same dataset supplied quantities, extra-EU totals, partner series and CN 40118000 and 4011 totals.
- Eurostat Comext DS-045409, monthly EU imports of CN 40117000 from India: monthly values and units, January 2025 to August 2026.
- Yokohama Rubber news release, 14 November 2024: closure of the Israel plant effective 31 December 2024, 474 employees, reasons given.
- Yokohama Rubber news release, 11 September 2020: US$165 million off-highway tire plant in Visakhapatnam, India.
- European Rubber Journal, 14 November 2024: Hadera plant capacity of 42,000 tonnes a year.
- Balkrishna Industries investor presentation, May 2026: FY26 and FY25 sales volumes, agriculture share of volume, capacity plans.
- Balkrishna Industries investor presentation, July 2026 (NSE filing): April-June 2026 sales volume and comparison quarter.
- European Commission, Questions and answers on the EU-India Free Trade Agreement, 27 January 2026: conclusion of negotiations.
- European Commission press release IP/26/1842: proposals to the Council for signature and conclusion of the agreement.
- Autocar Professional, 3 June 2026, reporting ATMA and Ministry of Commerce data: FY26 tire exports, destination shares, US tariff changes.
- Autocar Professional, 28 August 2026, reporting ATMA data: April-June 2026 exports and Europe figures.
Frequently Asked Questions
77.6% of the value of extra-EU agricultural tire imports came from India in 2025, up from 58.5% in 2019. By units, India's share was 54.2%.
€634.2 million in 2025, up 90.1% from €333.6 million in 2019. Total extra-EU imports of the category were €816.7 million.
€206.5 per tire on average in 2025, a 43% premium over the €144.1 average for all extra-EU imports, rising to €226.9 in January to August 2026. Indian farm tires are not the cheap end of the market.
€1.3 million in 2025, down from €42.9 million in 2024, after Yokohama Rubber closed its Hadera plant in Israel on 31 December 2024.
37.0% growth for China in January to August 2026 lifted its share from 6.0% to 7.8%, while India's share held at 78.1%.
32.4% of EU construction and industrial tire imports by value came from India in 2025, up from 23.1% in 2019, and 35.8% in January to August 2026.