New Delhi, Jan. 12 -- Europe emerged as the key market for Indian goods in November 2025, with India exporting over $7.9 billion of merchandise, a 14.27% annualised jump, that came after the region posted an 18.3% dip to $7.12 billion in October, according to government data. While India had registered a double-digit contraction in all three key geographies of Europe in October 2025, all regions turned positive in the subsequent month because of Indian exporters' trade diversion strategy to protect themselves from the high US tariff. After the US imposed a 50% additional tariff on Indian goods, Europe has emerged as a saviour for the country's exporters. Total gross domestic product of Europe is estimated at over $31.48 trillion in 2026, with the largest share of the 27-country bloc, the European Union, estimated at $22.52 trillion. Indian exports to the European Union bloc saw a 16% year-on-year jump to $6.3 billion in November 2025. India and the EU are in the advanced stage of concluding a free trade agreement (FTA). A commerce ministry statement on Saturday termed Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal's two-day (January 8-9) Brussels visit "significant", marking "a decisive step forward" in the India-EU FTA negotiations. The second region, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), with which India recently signed an FTA, posted a 16% year-on-year growth to $135.24 million. India's FTA with the bloc of four developed countries-Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein-came into force in October 2025. Indian exports in the rest of Europe, including the United Kingdom, registered over 7% annualised growth to $1.51 billion in November 2025. India and the UK signed an FTA in July 2025, which is expected to be operationalised this year. Country-wise, India registered strong annualised growth in exports to the UK, Germany, Spain, France, and Belgium in November 2025. India's exports to the UK jumped from $958.29 million in November 2024 to over $1.10 billion in the corresponding month of 2025, a 15.35% jump. Similarly, exports grew by 24.91% to $980 million in Germany in November 2025. The annualised growth in Spain was about 180% to $893.47 million, 65.7% in France to $735.24 million, and 31% in Belgium to $525.61 million in the same period. A commerce ministry official confirmed that India's export footprint in key European markets is on the rise. "India's export performance in Europe continues to strengthen, with Spain, Germany, Belgium and Poland emerging as stable and increasingly important demand centres," the official said, asking not to be named. Share of key EU markets in India's total exports has increased from 5.5% in April-November 2024 to 6.3% in April-November 2025, he added....