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Heading 8440 · Section XVI

8440

Book-binding machinery; including book-sewing machines

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India's exports of 8440 2025

US$ 17.5 mn

exported in , down 14.4% on , to 85 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 Kenya US$ 3.1 mn18.0% share +41.1%
  2. 2 South Africa US$ 1.7 mn10.0% share +475.8%
  3. 3 Algeria US$ 1.3 mn7.5% share +5.1%
  4. 4 Morocco US$ 1.2 mn6.6% share +71.1%
  5. 5 United Arab Emirates US$ 981 thousand5.6% share +273.8%
Other 80 countriesUS$ 9.1 mn · 52.3%
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 119 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 8440, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Egypt 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India53%
  2. 🇨🇳 China20%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany11%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan5.2%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy4.1%
  6. 🇳🇬 Nigeria1.2%
6.5 mn53%1st China 20% Germany 11%
Nigeria 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China86%
  2. 🇮🇳 India12%
  3. 🇳🇱 Netherlands0.6%
  4. 🇹🇷 Turkey0.3%
  5. 🇯🇵 Japan0.3%
  6. 🇵🇹 Portugal0.2%
23.6 mn12%2nd China 86% Netherlands 0.6%
South Africa 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India28%
  2. 🇨🇳 China17%
  3. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom12%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan9.1%
  5. 🇧🇪 Belgium5.6%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany5.5%
6.5 mn28%1st China 17% United Kingdom 12%
Brazil 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany47%
  2. 🇨🇭 Switzerland17%
  3. 🇨🇳 China13%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan12%
  5. 🇮🇳 India7.0%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States1.1%
23.2 mn7.0%5th Germany 47% Switzerland 17%
Uganda 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India45%
  2. 🇸🇪 Sweden20%
  3. 🇨🇳 China19%
  4. 🇹🇼 Taiwan11%
  5. 🇫🇷 France4.6%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany0.7%
3.1 mn45%1st Sweden 20% China 19%
Morocco 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India31%
  2. 🇨🇳 China22%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy16%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany16%
  5. 🇨🇭 Switzerland3.3%
  6. 🇯🇵 Japan2.3%
3.9 mn31%1st China 22% Italy 16%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇯🇵 Japan20%
  2. 🇨🇭 Switzerland17%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany16%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy10%
  5. 🇨🇳 China6.2%
  6. 🇱🇻 Latvia6.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India3.5% · 9th
29.8 mn3.5%9th Japan 20% Switzerland 17%
Kenya 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India53%
  2. 🇨🇳 China14%
  3. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom11%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy8.1%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany5.3%
  6. 🇯🇵 Japan4.8%
1.8 mn53%1st China 14% United Kingdom 11%
Sri Lanka 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India59%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy11%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan10%
  4. 🇨🇳 China9.1%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany8.3%
  6. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.6%
1.4 mn59%1st Italy 11% Japan 10%
Ireland 2025
  1. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom20%
  2. 🇺🇸 United States19%
  3. 🇮🇳 India17%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy16%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany13%
  6. 🇯🇵 Japan5.9%
4.8 mn17%3rd United Kingdom 20% United States 19%

The markets that buy the most 8440 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
United States 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany23%
  2. 🇨🇭 Switzerland19%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan17%
  4. 🇱🇻 Latvia11%
  5. 🇨🇳 China10.0%
  6. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom3.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 33rd
169 mn<0.1%33rd Germany 23% Switzerland 19%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇨🇭 Switzerland37%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy13%
  3. 🇵🇹 Portugal11%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan10%
  5. 🇳🇱 Netherlands5.5%
  6. 🇨🇳 China3.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.7% · 14th
63.5 mn0.7%14th Switzerland 37% Italy 13%
China 2025
  1. 🇨🇭 Switzerland33%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany29%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan17%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy10%
  5. 🇨🇳 China5.3%
  6. 🇹🇼 Taiwan2.6%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 21st
39.0 mn<0.1%21st Switzerland 33% Germany 29%
France 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany26%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan19%
  3. 🇨🇭 Switzerland16%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy4.5%
  5. 🇨🇳 China4.3%
  6. 🇵🇹 Portugal3.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 30th
35.7 mn<0.1%30th Germany 26% Japan 19%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany34%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan14%
  3. 🇨🇳 China13%
  4. 🇨🇦 Canada8.8%
  5. 🇨🇭 Switzerland7.5%
  6. 🇳🇱 Netherlands7.3%
30.5 mn–not sold Germany 34% Japan 14%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇯🇵 Japan20%
  2. 🇨🇭 Switzerland17%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany16%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy10%
  5. 🇨🇳 China6.2%
  6. 🇱🇻 Latvia6.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India3.5% · 9th
29.8 mn3.5%9th Japan 20% Switzerland 17%
Spain 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany52%
  2. 🇫🇷 France11%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan8.0%
  4. 🇨🇳 China6.6%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy5.2%
  6. 🇫🇮 Finland3.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 26th
26.2 mn<0.1%26th Germany 52% France 11%
Netherlands 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany33%
  2. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom11%
  3. 🇸🇪 Sweden10%
  4. 🇱🇻 Latvia9.7%
  5. 🇯🇵 Japan8.3%
  6. 🇨🇳 China5.7%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.1% · 25th
26.1 mn0.1%25th Germany 33% United Kingdom 11%
Poland 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany45%
  2. 🇨🇭 Switzerland20%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan9.6%
  4. 🇨🇳 China8.5%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy5.5%
  6. 🇩🇰 Denmark2.7%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 21st
25.6 mn<0.1%21st Germany 45% Switzerland 20%
Indonesia 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany46%
  2. 🇨🇳 China33%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan17%
  4. 🇮🇳 India2.0%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States1.1%
  6. 🇰🇷 South Korea0.5%
18.0 mn2.0%4th Germany 46% China 33%

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.