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Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard

$2.6BIndia’s exports in 2025
197countries bought from India in 2025
2.3×change since 2013 ($1.1B)
$3.1BIndia also imported in 2025

India’s exports, year by year

US$, calendar years, all destinations combined. Source: UN Comtrade (India’s own reports).

Biggest buyers, 2025

  1. USA
  2. United Arab Emirates
  3. United Kingdom
  4. Sri Lanka
  5. Saudi Arabia
  6. Nepal
  7. Bangladesh
  8. Kenya
  9. Netherlands
  10. United Rep. of Tanzania

Ranked by value. Country-by-country figures are not shown.

Headings in this chapter

22 codes India exports
4823Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibers, cut to size or…$652M in 2025 — 25% of the total4810Paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin (china clay) or other…$375M in 2025 — 14% of the total4819Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose…$354M in 2025 — 14% of the total4802Uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic…$303M in 2025 — 12% of the total4811Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated…$303M in 2025 — 12% of the total4820Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum…$194M in 2025 — 7% of the total4805Other uncoated paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, not further worked or processed…$116M in 2025 — 4% of the total4804Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading 4802…$113M in 2025 — 4% of the total4803Toilet or facial tissue stock, towel or napkin stock and similar paper of a kind used for…$44M in 2025 — 2% of the total4813Cigarette paper$38M in 2025 — 1% of the total4821Paper or paperboard labels of all kinds , whether or not printed$35M in 2025 — 1% of the total4817Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard$22M in 2025 — under 1% of the total4814Wallpaper and similar wall coverings$16M in 2025 — under 1% of the total4818Toilet paper and similar paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, of a kind…$12M in 2025 — under 1% of the total4822Bobbins, spools, cops and similar supports of paper pulp, paper or paperboard (whether or…$12M in 2025 — under 1% of the total4806Vegetable parchment, greaseproof papers, tracing papers and glassine and other glazed…$8.8M in 2025 — under 1% of the total4807Composite paper and paperboard (made by sticking flat layers of paper or paperboard…$5.4M in 2025 — under 1% of the total4808Paper and paperboard, corrugated (with or without glued flat surface sheets), creped…$4.3M in 2025 — under 1% of the total4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets$3.2M in 2025 — under 1% of the total4816Carbon-paper, self-copy paper and other copying or transfer papers (other than those of…$1.3M in 2025 — under 1% of the total4809Carbon paper, self-copy paper and other copying or transfer papers$690K in 2025 — under 1% of the total4812Filter blocks, slabs and plates, of paper pulp$640K in 2025 — under 1% of the total