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9608.40

Pencils; propelling or sliding

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9608 Pens; ball-point, felt tipped, other porous tipped pens; fountain pens, stylograph pens duplicating stylos, propelling or sliding pencils; parts of the foregoing, excluding those of heading no. 9609
9608.40 Propelling or sliding

India's exports of 9608.40 2025

US$ 2.0 mn

exported in , up 38.4% on , to 60 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 United States US$ 1.4 mn71.8% share +40.5%
  2. 2 Brazil US$ 123 thousand6.2% share +450.2%
  3. 3 Germany US$ 78 thousand3.9% share +60.4%
  4. 4 Japan US$ 54 thousand2.7% share −22.4%
  5. 5 United Kingdom US$ 51 thousand2.6% share +13.0%
Other 55 countriesUS$ 251 thousand · 12.7%
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 104 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 heading 9608

India's share of each market's imports of 9608, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
United States 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China34%
  2. 🇲🇽 Mexico24%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan20%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany5.0%
  5. 🇮🇳 India3.5%
  6. 🇻🇳 Vietnam2.3%
1.04 bn3.5%5th China 34% Mexico 24%
Mexico 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States38%
  2. 🇨🇳 China26%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan11%
  4. 🇮🇳 India7.3%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany5.1%
  6. 🇫🇷 France4.3%
310 mn7.3%4th United States 38% China 26%
United Arab Emirates 2023
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany29%
  2. 🇨🇳 China17%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan15%
  4. 🇮🇳 India11%
  5. 🇨🇭 Switzerland5.2%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy4.6%
108 mn11%4th Germany 29% China 17%
Brazil 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China73%
  2. 🇮🇳 India7.4%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan5.9%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany4.2%
  5. 🇲🇽 Mexico2.3%
  6. 🇫🇷 France1.5%
146 mn7.4%2nd China 73% Japan 5.9%
Colombia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China51%
  2. 🇮🇳 India20%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany9.5%
  4. 🇺🇸 United States7.8%
  5. 🇲🇽 Mexico3.7%
  6. 🇯🇵 Japan2.8%
43.8 mn20%2nd China 51% Germany 9.5%
Thailand 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China50%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan14%
  3. 🇮🇳 India11%
  4. 🇻🇳 Vietnam5.8%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany5.1%
  6. 🇰🇷 South Korea4.4%
71.8 mn11%3rd China 50% Japan 14%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China42%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan11%
  3. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic9.6%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy6.5%
  5. 🇨🇭 Switzerland5.6%
  6. 🇵🇱 Poland4.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.6% · 10th
440 mn1.6%10th China 42% Japan 11%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China54%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany11%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan8.4%
  4. 🇫🇷 France6.9%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States4.1%
  6. 🇮🇳 India2.7%
252 mn2.7%6th China 54% Germany 11%
Saudi Arabia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China34%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany19%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan16%
  4. 🇫🇷 France8.5%
  5. 🇮🇳 India7.3%
  6. 🇨🇭 Switzerland6.5%
73.6 mn7.3%5th China 34% Germany 19%
France 2025
  1. 🇯🇵 Japan25%
  2. 🇨🇳 China24%
  3. 🇫🇷 France15%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany9.1%
  5. 🇹🇳 Tunisia6.2%
  6. 🇲🇽 Mexico3.5%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.9% · 12th
454 mn0.9%12th Japan 25% China 24%

The markets that buy the most 9608 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
United States 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China34%
  2. 🇲🇽 Mexico24%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan20%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany5.0%
  5. 🇮🇳 India3.5%
  6. 🇻🇳 Vietnam2.3%
1.04 bn3.5%5th China 34% Mexico 24%
France 2025
  1. 🇯🇵 Japan25%
  2. 🇨🇳 China24%
  3. 🇫🇷 France15%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany9.1%
  5. 🇹🇳 Tunisia6.2%
  6. 🇲🇽 Mexico3.5%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.9% · 12th
454 mn0.9%12th Japan 25% China 24%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China42%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan11%
  3. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic9.6%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy6.5%
  5. 🇨🇭 Switzerland5.6%
  6. 🇵🇱 Poland4.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.6% · 10th
440 mn1.6%10th China 42% Japan 11%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China54%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany11%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan8.4%
  4. 🇫🇷 France6.9%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States4.1%
  6. 🇮🇳 India2.7%
252 mn2.7%6th China 54% Germany 11%
China 2025
  1. 🇯🇵 Japan69%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany17%
  3. 🇫🇷 France1.9%
  4. 🇲🇾 Malaysia1.5%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy1.5%
  6. 🇨🇳 China1.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.8% · 12th
215 mn0.8%12th Japan 69% Germany 17%
Netherlands 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China42%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany18%
  3. 🇫🇷 France10%
  4. 🇵🇱 Poland6.9%
  5. 🇧🇪 Belgium5.9%
  6. 🇯🇵 Japan4.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.2% · 20th
197 mn0.2%20th China 42% Germany 18%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China46%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany17%
  3. 🇫🇷 France11%
  4. 🇪🇸 Spain4.3%
  5. 🇳🇱 Netherlands4.1%
  6. 🇯🇵 Japan3.6%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.7% · 12th
192 mn0.7%12th China 46% Germany 17%
Canada 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China42%
  2. 🇺🇸 United States24%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan10%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany7.9%
  5. 🇲🇽 Mexico6.4%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy2.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.5% · 7th
180 mn1.5%7th China 42% United States 24%
Spain 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China37%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany20%
  3. 🇫🇷 France20%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy5.3%
  5. 🇯🇵 Japan4.4%
  6. 🇮🇪 Ireland2.6%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 18th
171 mn0.3%18th China 37% Germany 20%
Poland 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China56%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany12%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan7.6%
  4. 🇫🇷 France7.2%
  5. 🇳🇱 Netherlands4.0%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy2.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.9% · 7th
145 mn1.9%7th China 56% Germany 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.