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United States (USA) to India (IND) wallpaper and similar wall coverings: coated or covered on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured, design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics (HS6 481420)

A country-to-country view of reported wallpaper and similar wall coverings: coated or covered on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured, design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics trade, combining buyer demand, exporter position, market structure, access conditions, and observed lane history.

Exporter United States (USA)Importer India (IND)HS6 481420One-way tradeCoverage 1999-2024Growing
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3-year buyer projection

$52.6MCalculated from reported demand

Exporter growth

+17.3%Full available history

Suppliers in market

30Latest reported count

Observed history

26 yearsLast year: 2024

Reported observations

What this wallpaper and similar wall coverings: coated or covered on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured, design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics lane shows for HS 481420

Core values for United States (USA) → India (IND) in HS 481420.

Buyer market

Latest imports$26.9M
Five-year projection$82.1M
Buyer CAGR+27.7%
Latest annual change-64.3%

Exporter position

Latest exports$125.8K
Market share0.5%
Share change-0.2 pp
Best observed share74.3%

Market structure

Reported suppliers30
Concentration index5,708.7
Share gap+73.8 pp
SignalGrowing

Detailed evidence

Complete lane evidence

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

MeasureValueWhat it describes
Buyer imports$26.9MIndia (IND)'s latest reported imports
Exporter exports$125.8KUnited States (USA)'s exports to India (IND)
Exporter market share0.5%Exporter share of the reported buyer market
Buyer five-year CAGR+27.7%Annualized change in buyer imports
Exporter full-history CAGR+17.3%Annualized change in exporter exports
Three-year buyer projection$52.6MCalculated projection from reported demand
Five-year buyer projection$82.1MCalculated projection from reported demand
Average buyer imports$14.7MAverage reported importer value
Peak buyer imports$123.9MHighest reported importer value
Average exporter exports$410.1KAverage reported lane exports
Peak exporter exports$1.5MHighest reported lane exports
Share change-0.2 ppLatest one-year change in exporter share
Reported suppliers30Supplier countries observed in the latest period
Buyer GDP$3.2TLatest buyer-country GDP estimate
Buyer GDP per person$2.3KLatest buyer-country GDP per person
Buyer population1,393,409.1 thousandLatest buyer-country population estimate
Buyer investment rate35.7%Reported buyer-country investment rate
Buyer secondary education63.8%Reported secondary education coverage
Distance11,762 kmApproximate country-pair distance
Business entry time17.5 daysReported days to start a business
Shared legal systemYesCountry-pair institutional relationship
Reported FTANoReported trade-agreement indicator
WTO memberYesBuyer-country WTO membership indicator
Lane volatility1Variation indicator across observed lane values
Maximum drawdown95.3%Largest observed decline from a prior peak
Observed history26 yearsCoverage through 2024

Research reading

Wallpaper and similar wall coverings: coated or covered on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured, design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics demand and the United States (USA) to India (IND) lane

India (IND) reported $26.9M of wallpaper and similar wall coverings: coated or covered on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured, design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics imports in 2024. United States (USA) accounted for 0.5% of the observed market and reported $125.8K in exports on this lane.

The latest annual values eased slightly, while the longer available history shows +27.7% buyer growth and +17.3% exporter growth. The page separates reported values from projections and indicators.

Product classification

What does HS 481420 include?

HS 481420 covers Wallpaper and similar wall coverings: coated or covered on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured, design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics. 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 48 and heading 4814. 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 481420 trade opportunity page brings together the buyer market in India (IND), the exporter position of United States (USA), 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 United States (USA) to India (IND) wallpaper and similar wall coverings: coated or covered on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured, design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics trade

What is the HS code for this product?

This page covers HS 481420, the six-digit product classification shown in the trade records.

How large is the India (IND) market?

The page reports the latest buyer imports, historical averages, peaks, growth, and calculated projections for wallpaper and similar wall coverings: coated or covered on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured, design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics.

How strong is United States (USA) 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 26 observed years through 2024. Missing values are shown as not reported rather than estimated.

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