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Singapore (SGP) to Timor-Leste (TLS) pens: felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers (HS6 960820)

A country-to-country view of reported pens: felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers trade, combining buyer demand, exporter position, market structure, access conditions, and observed lane history.

Exporter Singapore (SGP)Importer Timor-Leste (TLS)HS6 960820One-way tradeCoverage 2005-2024Growing
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3-year buyer projection

$255.8KCalculated from reported demand

Exporter growth

+21.5%Full available history

Suppliers in market

14Latest reported count

Observed history

20 yearsLast year: 2024

Reported observations

What this pens: felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers lane shows for HS 960820

Core values for Singapore (SGP) → Timor-Leste (TLS) in HS 960820.

Buyer market

Latest imports$131.0K
Five-year projection$399.7K
Buyer CAGR+51.1%
Latest annual change+39.8%

Exporter position

Latest exports$1.9K
Market share1.5%
Share change-2.2 pp
Best observed share91%

Market structure

Reported suppliers14
Concentration index8,310.6
Share gap+89.5 pp
SignalGrowing

Detailed evidence

Complete lane evidence

Reported values, calculated indicators, and country-pair context for this route.

MeasureValueWhat it describes
Buyer imports$131.0KTimor-Leste (TLS)'s latest reported imports
Exporter exports$1.9KSingapore (SGP)'s exports to Timor-Leste (TLS)
Exporter market share1.5%Exporter share of the reported buyer market
Buyer five-year CAGR+51.1%Annualized change in buyer imports
Exporter full-history CAGR+21.5%Annualized change in exporter exports
Three-year buyer projection$255.8KCalculated projection from reported demand
Five-year buyer projection$399.7KCalculated projection from reported demand
Average buyer imports$28.4KAverage reported importer value
Peak buyer imports$131.0KHighest reported importer value
Average exporter exports$1.1KAverage reported lane exports
Peak exporter exports$4.3KHighest reported lane exports
Share change-2.2 ppLatest one-year change in exporter share
Reported suppliers14Supplier countries observed in the latest period
Buyer GDP$0.0Latest buyer-country GDP estimate
Buyer GDP per personNot reportedLatest buyer-country GDP per person
Buyer populationNot reported thousandLatest buyer-country population estimate
Buyer investment rateNot reportedReported buyer-country investment rate
Buyer secondary educationNot reportedReported secondary education coverage
DistanceNot reported kmApproximate country-pair distance
Business entry timeNot reported daysReported days to start a business
Shared legal systemNot reportedCountry-pair institutional relationship
Reported FTANot reportedReported trade-agreement indicator
WTO memberNot reportedBuyer-country WTO membership indicator
Lane volatility1.3Variation indicator across observed lane values
Maximum drawdown96.8%Largest observed decline from a prior peak
Observed history20 yearsCoverage through 2024

Research reading

Pens: felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers demand and the Singapore (SGP) to Timor-Leste (TLS) lane

Timor-Leste (TLS) reported $131.0K of pens: felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers imports in 2024. Singapore (SGP) accounted for 1.5% of the observed market and reported $1.9K in exports on this lane.

The latest annual values eased slightly, while the longer available history shows +51.1% buyer growth and +21.5% exporter growth. The page separates reported values from projections and indicators.

Product classification

What does HS 960820 include?

HS 960820 covers Pens: felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers. This page studies the six-digit Harmonized System classification rather than a company, brand, retail category, or individual shipment.

The classification sits in HS chapter 96 and heading 9608. The recorded trade type is one-way trade, with a low price range classification in the available product reference data.

How to interpret this page

Compare demand, position, and history together

This HS 960820 trade opportunity page brings together the buyer market in Timor-Leste (TLS), the exporter position of Singapore (SGP), and the observed conditions of their trade lane. A large buyer market does not by itself show that every exporter has equal access, and a positive growth rate does not remove the need to examine volatility and historical coverage.

Use the reported imports and exports to understand scale, market share to understand position, projections to understand the calculated forward view, and lane history to understand how much evidence supports the comparison.

Frequently asked questions

Questions about Singapore (SGP) to Timor-Leste (TLS) pens: felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers trade

What is the HS code for this product?

This page covers HS 960820, the six-digit product classification shown in the trade records.

How large is the Timor-Leste (TLS) market?

The page reports the latest buyer imports, historical averages, peaks, growth, and calculated projections for pens: felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers.

How strong is Singapore (SGP) in this market?

Exporter performance is shown through lane exports, market share, share change, growth, and the number of reported suppliers.

What should be checked before entering this market?

Review market scale, competition, access indicators, volatility, drawdown, and the available history together rather than relying on one signal.

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Definitions and coverage

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Reported values

Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the stated HS6 classification. They are not company-level sales or shipment records.

Calculated indicators

Growth, projections, concentration, volatility, and share-gap figures are calculated from the reported observations and should be interpreted with their coverage period.

Coverage

This sample covers 20 observed years through 2024. Missing values are shown as not reported rather than estimated.

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