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8305

Heading in chapter 83 — Miscellaneous articles of base metal

Fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, letter clips, letter corners, paper clips…

$21MIndia’s exports in 2025
127countries bought from India in 2025
1.0×change since 2013 ($22M)
2%of chapter 83 exports

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. Indonesia
  3. United Arab Emirates
  4. Spain
  5. Thailand
  6. Kenya
  7. Egypt
  8. Bangladesh
  9. Netherlands
  10. Italy

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

What's inside 8305

3 codes India exports
8305.20Staples in strips$14M in 2025 — 67% of the total8305.10Fittings for loose-leaf binders or files$3.8M in 2025 — 18% of the total8305.90Fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, letter clips, letter corners, paper clips… — other, including parts$3.2M in 2025 — 15% of the total

Other codes in chapter 83

8302Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, doors…$453M in 20258309Stoppers, caps and lids$132M in 20258301Padlocks and locks (key, combination or electrically operated), of base metal$128M in 20258307Flexible tubing of base metal, with or without fittings$114M in 20258311Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products, of base metal or of metal…$92M in 20258306Bells, gongs and the like, non-electric, of base metal$36M in 20258308Clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle- clasps, hooks, eyes, eyelets and the like…$24M in 20258303Armoured or reinforced safes, strong-boxes and doors and safe deposit lockers for…$23M in 20258310Sign-plates, name-plates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other…$8.5M in 20258304Filing, cabinets, card-index cabinets, papertrays, paper rests, pen trays, office-stamp…$210K in 2025