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Heading 4501 · Section IX

4501

Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork

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India's exports of 4501 2025

US$ 221 thousand

exported in , up 35.6% on , to 28 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 United Arab Emirates US$ 66 thousand30.0% share +149.8%
  2. 2 Bangladesh US$ 55 thousand24.8% share +75.4%
  3. 3 Egypt US$ 18 thousand8.0% share −30.5%
  4. 4 Turkey US$ 17 thousand7.8% share −10.8%
  5. 5 Iran US$ 17 thousand7.6% share −20.2%
Other 23 countriesUS$ 48 thousand · 21.8%
Source: UN Comtrade database (United Nations Statistics Division), as reported by India. Values in US$, calendar years. Updated Oct 2026. Check these markets' country risk ›

Where India sells it 53 markets

Every market for this product, with its growth, share, ECGC rating and any trade agreement with India. Use it to spot markets that are growing, sizeable and low-risk.

MarketValue 2025ShareChangeYearly growthECGC ratingTrade agreement

ECGC ratings are ECGC's short-term country classification (see the ratings page); putting them beside trade figures is Exportsmitra's own analysis, not ECGC's. Yearly growth is the average over the years shown.

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India against its competitors

India's share of each market's imports of 4501, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Oman 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India85%
  2. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia15%
  3. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates0.1%
  4. 🇲🇾 Malaysia<0.1%
0.07 mn85%1st Saudi Arabia 15% United Arab Emirates 0.1%
Turkey 2025
  1. 🇵🇹 Portugal89%
  2. 🇺🇸 United States7.0%
  3. 🇮🇳 India4.3%
  4. 🇪🇸 Spain<0.1%
  5. 🇨🇳 China<0.1%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy<0.1%
0.4 mn4.3%3rd Portugal 89% United States 7.0%
Uganda 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India92%
  2. 🇨🇳 China8.1%
  3. 🇰🇪 Kenya<0.1%
0.02 mn92%1st China 8.1% Kenya <0.1%
Egypt 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India100%
  2. 🇵🇹 Portugal<0.1%
0.01 mn100%1st Portugal <0.1%
Congo Republic 2024
  1. 🇫🇷 France84%
  2. 🇮🇳 India15%
  3. 🇨🇳 China0.9%
0.06 mn15%2nd France 84% China 0.9%
Iran 2023
  1. 🇮🇳 India62%
  2. 🇵🇹 Portugal34%
  3. 🇹🇷 Turkey4.3%
0.01 mn62%1st Portugal 34% Turkey 4.3%
Saudi Arabia 2025
  1. 🇫🇷 France41%
  2. 🇨🇳 China30%
  3. 🇹🇼 Taiwan17%
  4. 🇪🇸 Spain7.6%
  5. 🇮🇳 India1.7%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States1.7%
0.4 mn1.7%5th France 41% China 30%
Argentina 2025
  1. 🇵🇹 Portugal78%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy8.7%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States6.9%
  4. 🇩🇿 Algeria4.3%
  5. 🇮🇳 India2.2%
0.2 mn2.2%5th Portugal 78% Italy 8.7%
Kazakhstan 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States78%
  2. 🇮🇳 India22%
0.01 mn22%2nd United States 78%
Botswana 2024
  1. 🇿🇦 South Africa87%
  2. 🇮🇳 India13%
0.01 mn13%2nd South Africa 87%

The markets that buy the most 4501 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Portugal 2025
  1. 🇪🇸 Spain83%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy8.2%
  3. 🇲🇦 Morocco3.1%
  4. 🇹🇳 Tunisia2.4%
  5. 🇳🇱 Netherlands1.2%
  6. 🇫🇷 France1.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 17th
141 mn<0.1%17th Spain 83% Italy 8.2%
Spain 2025
  1. 🇵🇹 Portugal84%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy8.1%
  3. 🇲🇦 Morocco4.2%
  4. 🇫🇷 France3.1%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany0.1%
  6. 🇧🇪 Belgium<0.1%
86.3 mn–not sold Portugal 84% Italy 8.1%
France 2025
  1. 🇪🇸 Spain63%
  2. 🇵🇹 Portugal33%
  3. 🇫🇷 France3.3%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy0.4%
  5. 🇩🇿 Algeria<0.1%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany<0.1%
26.0 mn–not sold Spain 63% Portugal 33%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇵🇹 Portugal93%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy6.4%
  3. 🇧🇪 Belgium0.3%
  4. 🇨🇳 China0.1%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States0.1%
  6. 🇸🇰 Slovakia0.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 11th
22.6 mn<0.1%11th Portugal 93% Italy 6.4%
China 2025
  1. 🇵🇹 Portugal71%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy11%
  3. 🇩🇿 Algeria9.0%
  4. 🇪🇸 Spain6.7%
  5. 🇵🇭 Philippines1.8%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany0.6%
10.2 mn–not sold Portugal 71% Italy 11%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇵🇹 Portugal75%
  2. 🇹🇳 Tunisia16%
  3. 🇪🇸 Spain5.0%
  4. 🇩🇿 Algeria4.0%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany<0.1%
  6. 🇵🇱 Poland<0.1%
10.0 mn–not sold Portugal 75% Tunisia 16%
Netherlands 2025
  1. 🇵🇹 Portugal65%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy13%
  3. 🇪🇸 Spain11%
  4. 🇧🇪 Belgium9.7%
  5. 🇹🇳 Tunisia0.4%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany0.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 30th
7.7 mn<0.1%30th Portugal 65% Italy 13%
United States 2025
  1. 🇵🇹 Portugal91%
  2. 🇨🇦 Canada5.4%
  3. 🇨🇳 China2.8%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy0.4%
  5. 🇳🇱 Netherlands0.2%
  6. 🇰🇷 South Korea0.1%
6.8 mn–not sold Portugal 91% Canada 5.4%
Belgium 2025
  1. 🇵🇹 Portugal91%
  2. 🇪🇸 Spain6.9%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy1.8%
  4. 🇳🇱 Netherlands0.2%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany0.2%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States<0.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 10th
5.5 mn<0.1%10th Portugal 91% Spain 6.9%
Brazil 2025
  1. 🇵🇹 Portugal92%
  2. 🇪🇸 Spain6.0%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States2.2%
  4. 🇩🇰 Denmark<0.1%
4.2 mn–not sold Portugal 92% Spain 6.0%

US$ million. Each market's own import figures as reported to UN Comtrade (the year shown; some countries report late), so they differ from India's export figures above. Open a market for its six biggest suppliers. Exportsmitra's figures, not ECGC's.

Source: Harmonized System 2022 edition (World Customs Organization), from the UN Comtrade classification list.