$11MIndia’s exports in FY 2025-26
30countries bought from India
+30%against FY 2024-25 ($8.7M)
2,40,82,68,828pieces shipped in FY 2025-26
India’s exports, year by year
US$, Indian financial years (April–March). Source: DGCI&S, Ministry of Commerce (Tradestat).
Biggest buyers, FY 2025-26
- Bangladesh
- United Arab Emirates
- Vietnam
- United States
- Turkey
- Mexico
- Nigeria
- Germany
- Tanzania
- Egypt
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 9608.91
9608.91.91Pen nibs and nib points, other: Of metal$6.4M in FY 2025-269608.91.20Pen nibs and nib points: Nibs of wool felt or plastics for use in the manufacture of porous tip pen or markers$90K in FY 2025-269608.91.30Pen nibs and nib points: Other pen nibs$80K in FY 2025-269608.91.10Pen nibs and nib points: Nib points for pen$10K in FY 2025-26