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Subheading 9609.10 · Section XX

9609.10

Pencils and crayons; with leads encased in sheath

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96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles
9609 Pencils (not of heading no. 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks
9609.10 With leads encased in sheath

India's exports of 9609.10 2025

US$ 52.8 mn

exported in , up 2.4% on , to 117 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 United States US$ 27.4 mn51.9% share −0.6%
  2. 2 Brazil US$ 5.2 mn9.9% share +17.3%
  3. 3 Kenya US$ 2.4 mn4.5% share −7.9%
  4. 4 Nepal US$ 2.4 mn4.5% share −17.4%
  5. 5 United Arab Emirates US$ 1.6 mn3.1% share −26.8%
Other 112 countriesUS$ 13.8 mn · 26.2%
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 160 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.

Other subheadings under 9609

India against its competitors heading 9609

India's share of each market's imports of 9609, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
United States 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China27%
  2. 🇧🇷 Brazil22%
  3. 🇲🇽 Mexico12%
  4. 🇮🇳 India11%
  5. 🇻🇳 Vietnam6.0%
  6. 🇵🇭 Philippines4.1%
291 mn11%4th China 27% Brazil 22%
Brazil 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China53%
  2. 🇮🇳 India14%
  3. 🇹🇭 Thailand11%
  4. 🇻🇳 Vietnam8.6%
  5. 🇮🇩 Indonesia2.8%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany2.0%
35.7 mn14%2nd China 53% Thailand 11%
United Arab Emirates 2023
  1. 🇨🇳 China47%
  2. 🇮🇳 India12%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany12%
  4. 🇵🇰 Pakistan9.7%
  5. 🇮🇩 Indonesia7.3%
  6. 🇹🇭 Thailand2.6%
25.3 mn12%2nd China 47% Germany 12%
Uganda 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India62%
  2. 🇨🇳 China38%
  3. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates0.5%
  4. 🇺🇸 United States0.1%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom<0.1%
  6. 🇯🇵 Japan<0.1%
2.6 mn62%1st China 38% United Arab Emirates 0.5%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China38%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany28%
  3. 🇦🇹 Austria7.1%
  4. 🇳🇱 Netherlands4.2%
  5. 🇫🇷 France4.1%
  6. 🇪🇸 Spain3.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India2.4% · 8th
44.3 mn2.4%8th China 38% Germany 28%
Mexico 2025
  1. 🇻🇳 Vietnam27%
  2. 🇨🇳 China23%
  3. 🇫🇷 France17%
  4. 🇺🇸 United States9.3%
  5. 🇮🇩 Indonesia5.5%
  6. 🇵🇭 Philippines3.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India2.1% · 10th
45.1 mn2.1%10th Vietnam 27% China 23%
Canada 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China33%
  2. 🇺🇸 United States19%
  3. 🇧🇷 Brazil10%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany8.6%
  5. 🇲🇽 Mexico7.6%
  6. 🇹🇭 Thailand6.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India2.2% · 9th
40.5 mn2.2%9th China 33% United States 19%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China39%
  2. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic30%
  3. 🇵🇱 Poland3.6%
  4. 🇧🇷 Brazil3.4%
  5. 🇮🇩 Indonesia3.2%
  6. 🇷🇴 Romania3.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.6% · 18th
141 mn0.6%18th China 39% Czech Republic 30%
Sri Lanka 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China78%
  2. 🇮🇳 India19%
  3. 🇻🇳 Vietnam0.7%
  4. 🇰🇷 South Korea0.7%
  5. 🇭🇰 Hong Kong0.5%
  6. 🇹🇭 Thailand0.4%
3.2 mn19%2nd China 78% Vietnam 0.7%
Saudi Arabia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China55%
  2. 🇻🇳 Vietnam17%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany13%
  4. 🇮🇩 Indonesia6.3%
  5. 🇮🇳 India4.0%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States1.0%
14.6 mn4.0%5th China 55% Vietnam 17%

The markets that buy the most 9609 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Germany 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China39%
  2. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic30%
  3. 🇵🇱 Poland3.6%
  4. 🇧🇷 Brazil3.4%
  5. 🇮🇩 Indonesia3.2%
  6. 🇷🇴 Romania3.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.6% · 18th
141 mn0.6%18th China 39% Czech Republic 30%
France 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China47%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany12%
  3. 🇫🇷 France7.3%
  4. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic4.4%
  5. 🇨🇭 Switzerland3.8%
  6. 🇳🇱 Netherlands3.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.6% · 20th
62.9 mn0.6%20th China 47% Germany 12%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China53%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany19%
  3. 🇻🇳 Vietnam4.7%
  4. 🇨🇭 Switzerland3.8%
  5. 🇧🇷 Brazil2.9%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States2.6%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.4% · 16th
47.9 mn0.4%16th China 53% Germany 19%
Mexico 2025
  1. 🇻🇳 Vietnam27%
  2. 🇨🇳 China23%
  3. 🇫🇷 France17%
  4. 🇺🇸 United States9.3%
  5. 🇮🇩 Indonesia5.5%
  6. 🇵🇭 Philippines3.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India2.1% · 10th
45.1 mn2.1%10th Vietnam 27% China 23%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China38%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany28%
  3. 🇦🇹 Austria7.1%
  4. 🇳🇱 Netherlands4.2%
  5. 🇫🇷 France4.1%
  6. 🇪🇸 Spain3.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India2.4% · 8th
44.3 mn2.4%8th China 38% Germany 28%
Canada 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China33%
  2. 🇺🇸 United States19%
  3. 🇧🇷 Brazil10%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany8.6%
  5. 🇲🇽 Mexico7.6%
  6. 🇹🇭 Thailand6.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India2.2% · 9th
40.5 mn2.2%9th China 33% United States 19%
Netherlands 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China55%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany22%
  3. 🇫🇷 France3.4%
  4. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom3.2%
  5. 🇧🇪 Belgium3.1%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States2.7%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.4% · 14th
37.5 mn0.4%14th China 55% Germany 22%
Poland 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China62%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany19%
  3. 🇫🇷 France5.2%
  4. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic3.9%
  5. 🇳🇱 Netherlands2.2%
  6. 🇹🇭 Thailand1.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 17th
36.4 mn0.3%17th China 62% Germany 19%
Indonesia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China90%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan4.3%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany2.6%
  4. 🇻🇳 Vietnam1.1%
  5. 🇲🇾 Malaysia0.6%
  6. 🇧🇷 Brazil0.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.1% · 11th
30.0 mn0.1%11th China 90% Japan 4.3%
Spain 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China59%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany13%
  3. 🇫🇷 France10%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy3.3%
  5. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic1.7%
  6. 🇵🇹 Portugal1.7%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.2% · 24th
28.5 mn0.2%24th China 59% Germany 13%

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.