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9608

Heading in chapter 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured articles

Ball point pens

Ball Point Pens; Felt Tipped And Other Porous- Tipped Pens And Markers; Fountain Pens; Stylograph Pens And Other Pens; Duplicating Stylos; Propelling Or Sliding Pencils; Pen Holders, Pencil Holders And Similar Holders; Parts (including Caps And Clips) Of

$220MIndia’s exports in 2025
175countries bought from India in 2025
1.0×change since 2013 ($215M)
31%of chapter 96 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. United Arab Emirates
  3. Thailand
  4. Brazil
  5. Algeria
  6. Colombia
  7. Germany
  8. Kenya
  9. Nepal
  10. Russian Federation

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

What's inside 9608

8 codes India exports
9608.10Ball point pens$150M in 2025 — 68% of the total9608.20Felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers$25M in 2025 — 11% of the total9608.91Pen nibs and nib points$18M in 2025 — 8% of the total9608.60Refills for ball point pens, comprising the ball point and ink-reservoir$9.1M in 2025 — 4% of the total9608.99Ball point pens — other types$8.8M in 2025 — 4% of the total9608.30Fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens$6.5M in 2025 — 3% of the total9608.40Propelling or sliding pencils$2.0M in 2025 — under 1% of the total9608.50Sets of articles from two or more of the foregoing sub-headings$570K in 2025 — under 1% of the total

Other codes in chapter 96

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