$90KIndia’s exports in FY 2025-26
2countries bought from India
+12%against FY 2024-25 ($80K)
4,51,556pieces shipped in FY 2025-26
India’s exports, year by year
US$, Indian financial years (April–March). Source: DGCI&S, Ministry of Commerce (Tradestat).
Biggest buyers, FY 2025-26
- Germany
- Nepal
Ranked by value. Country-by-country figures are not shown.
GST on this code
0% or 18%
- 18% — Ball point pens; felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers; fountain pens; stylograph pens and other pens; duplicating stylos; pen holders, pencil holders and similar holders; parts (including caps and clips) of the foregoing articles, other than those of heading 9609Notification 9/2025-CT(R), Schedule II, entry 626
- 0% — Pencils (including propelling or sliding pencils), crayons, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailor’s chalk; Slate pencils and chalk sticksNotification 10/2025-CT(R), entry 163
GST on supply within India, as of 1 May 2026. Exports are zero-rated supplies.
Other codes in 9608.10
9608.10.19Ball point pens, with liquid ink (for rolling ball point pen): Other$126M in FY 2025-269608.10.99Ball point pens, other: Other$22M in FY 2025-269608.10.12Ball point pens — with liquid ink (for rolling ball point pen): Ball point pens with body or cap of precious metal or rolled…$110K in FY 2025-269608.10.91Ball point pens — other: High value ball point pens (US $ 100 and above c.i.f. per unit)$60K in FY 2025-269608.10.11Ball point pens — with liquid ink (for rolling ball point pen): High value ball point pens (US $ 100 and above c.i.f. per unit)$50K in FY 2025-26