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9608.40.00

Tariff line in 9608.40 — Propelling or sliding pencils

Propelling or sliding pencils

$1.9MIndia’s exports in FY 2025-26
23countries bought from India
+47%against FY 2024-25 ($1.3M)
4,05,48,466pieces 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

  1. United States
  2. Brazil
  3. Germany
  4. United Kingdom
  5. Japan
  6. Turkey
  7. Colombia
  8. Mexico
  9. Myanmar
  10. 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.