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Heading 4502 · Section IX

4502

Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip, (including sharp-edged blanks for corks or stoppers)

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India's exports of 4502 2025

US$ 292 thousand

exported in , up 107.2% on , to 34 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 United States US$ 135 thousand46.2% share +557.2%
  2. 2 United Kingdom US$ 61 thousand20.7% share +205.0%
  3. 3 United Arab Emirates US$ 44 thousand14.9% share +243.7%
  4. 4 Italy US$ 11 thousand3.9% share −57.7%
  5. 5 South Korea US$ 11 thousand3.7% share new
Other 29 countriesUS$ 31 thousand · 10.7%
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 46 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.

Subheadings 1

India against its competitors

India's share of each market's imports of 4502, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Saudi Arabia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China50%
  2. 🇲🇾 Malaysia11%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy9.2%
  4. 🇰🇼 Kuwait7.3%
  5. 🇪🇬 Egypt6.7%
  6. 🇮🇳 India4.7%
5.8 mn4.7%6th China 50% Malaysia 11%
United States 2025
  1. 🇵🇹 Portugal90%
  2. 🇮🇳 India7.6%
  3. 🇪🇸 Spain0.6%
  4. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.6%
  5. 🇰🇷 South Korea0.5%
  6. 🇨🇳 China0.4%
1.3 mn7.6%2nd Portugal 90% Spain 0.6%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China89%
  2. 🇵🇹 Portugal5.4%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy2.7%
  4. 🇮🇳 India1.2%
  5. 🇵🇱 Poland0.6%
  6. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.5%
0.5 mn1.2%4th China 89% Portugal 5.4%
Belgium 2025
  1. 🇰🇷 South Korea42%
  2. 🇨🇳 China38%
  3. 🇳🇱 Netherlands12%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany4.8%
  5. 🇮🇳 India3.5%
  6. 🇩🇰 Denmark<0.1%
0.1 mn3.5%5th South Korea 42% China 38%
Singapore 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China45%
  2. 🇲🇾 Malaysia19%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan15%
  4. 🇺🇸 United States13%
  5. 🇮🇳 India4.7%
  6. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1.6%
0.05 mn4.7%5th China 45% Malaysia 19%
South Africa 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China67%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan21%
  3. 🇮🇳 India8.4%
  4. 🇪🇸 Spain1.3%
  5. 🇵🇹 Portugal1.0%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States0.2%
0.03 mn8.4%3rd China 67% Japan 21%
Iraq 2024
  1. 🇯🇴 Jordan75%
  2. 🇪🇬 Egypt9.8%
  3. 🇮🇷 Iran7.2%
  4. 🇨🇳 China4.4%
  5. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia2.3%
  6. 🇮🇳 India1.3%
0.2 mn1.3%6th Jordan 75% Egypt 9.8%
United Arab Emirates 2023
  1. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia43%
  2. 🇨🇳 China29%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany9.4%
  4. 🇵🇹 Portugal8.0%
  5. 🇸🇾 Syria6.8%
  6. 🇮🇳 India2.5%
0.07 mn2.5%6th Saudi Arabia 43% China 29%
Denmark 2025
  1. 🇵🇱 Poland83%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy5.4%
  3. 🇵🇹 Portugal5.2%
  4. 🇮🇳 India3.0%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1.8%
  6. 🇹🇼 Taiwan0.7%
0.04 mn3.0%4th Poland 83% Italy 5.4%
Switzerland 2025
  1. 🇮🇹 Italy68%
  2. 🇪🇸 Spain11%
  3. 🇫🇷 France6.8%
  4. 🇹🇷 Turkey6.1%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States3.2%
  6. 🇵🇹 Portugal2.0%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.2% · 9th
0.5 mn0.2%9th Italy 68% Spain 11%

The markets that buy the most 4502 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Portugal 2025
  1. 🇪🇸 Spain82%
  2. 🇩🇿 Algeria9.6%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy8.4%
  4. 🇨🇳 China0.3%
  5. 🇲🇽 Mexico<0.1%
  6. 🇿🇦 South Africa<0.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 10th
11.0 mn<0.1%10th Spain 82% Algeria 9.6%
Slovakia 2025
  1. 🇵🇱 Poland63%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany14%
  3. 🇨🇳 China11%
  4. 🇦🇹 Austria7.6%
  5. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic1.5%
  6. 🇧🇪 Belgium0.6%
9.3 mn–not sold Poland 63% Germany 14%
Saudi Arabia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China50%
  2. 🇲🇾 Malaysia11%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy9.2%
  4. 🇰🇼 Kuwait7.3%
  5. 🇪🇬 Egypt6.7%
  6. 🇮🇳 India4.7%
5.8 mn4.7%6th China 50% Malaysia 11%
Spain 2025
  1. 🇵🇹 Portugal64%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy32%
  3. 🇫🇷 France3.8%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany<0.1%
  5. 🇲🇽 Mexico<0.1%
  6. 🇮🇱 Israel<0.1%
3.7 mn–not sold Portugal 64% Italy 32%
Czech Republic 2025
  1. 🇵🇱 Poland48%
  2. 🇨🇳 China29%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany12%
  4. 🇦🇹 Austria5.6%
  5. 🇪🇸 Spain3.0%
  6. 🇧🇪 Belgium1.7%
3.5 mn–not sold Poland 48% China 29%
Poland 2025
  1. 🇵🇹 Portugal96%
  2. 🇧🇪 Belgium2.3%
  3. 🇨🇳 China1.4%
  4. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom<0.1%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany<0.1%
  6. 🇪🇸 Spain<0.1%
2.9 mn–not sold Portugal 96% Belgium 2.3%
France 2025
  1. 🇵🇹 Portugal81%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy9.4%
  3. 🇨🇳 China3.3%
  4. 🇪🇸 Spain2.1%
  5. 🇫🇷 France1.6%
  6. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.9%
2.0 mn–not sold Portugal 81% Italy 9.4%
Ireland 2025
  1. 🇵🇹 Portugal95%
  2. 🇨🇳 China1.5%
  3. 🇹🇼 Taiwan0.9%
  4. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.9%
  5. 🇪🇸 Spain0.9%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States0.3%
0.6 mn–not sold Portugal 95% China 1.5%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China89%
  2. 🇵🇹 Portugal5.4%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy2.7%
  4. 🇮🇳 India1.2%
  5. 🇵🇱 Poland0.6%
  6. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.5%
0.5 mn1.2%4th China 89% Portugal 5.4%
Indonesia 2025
  1. 🇵🇹 Portugal75%
  2. 🇸🇬 Singapore12%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan10%
  4. 🇨🇳 China2.5%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States0.8%
  6. 🇰🇷 South Korea<0.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 9th
0.5 mn<0.1%9th Portugal 75% Singapore 12%

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.