$760KIndia’s exports in FY 2025-26
16countries bought from India
-11%against FY 2024-25 ($850K)
28,81,396pieces shipped in FY 2025-26
India’s exports, year by year
US$, Indian financial years (April–March). Source: DGCI&S, Ministry of Commerce (Tradestat).
Biggest buyers, FY 2025-26
- United States
- Lebanon
- Romania
- United Arab Emirates
- Germany
- France
- Singapore
- Ecuador
- United Kingdom
- Bangladesh
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 9608.30
9608.30.99Fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens, other: Other$6.1M in FY 2025-269608.30.11Fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens, fountain pens: High value ball point pens (US $ 100 and above…$30K in FY 2025-269608.30.29Fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens, stylograph pens: Other$30K in FY 2025-26