# Pens (HS4 9608) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Pens at HS4 9608, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The pens subsector recorded $6.9B in reported global trade in 2024, with -1.3% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $6.9B |
| Latest annual change | -1.3% |
| Active exporters | 185 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 8 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $3.1B | 4,285 | 8 |
| 1996 | $3.2B | 4,370 | 8 |
| 1997 | $3.4B | 4,369 | 8 |
| 1998 | $3.3B | 4,492 | 8 |
| 1999 | $3.5B | 4,727 | 8 |
| 2000 | $3.7B | 6,142 | 8 |
| 2001 | $3.3B | 6,272 | 8 |
| 2002 | $3.5B | 6,417 | 8 |
| 2003 | $3.8B | 6,560 | 8 |
| 2004 | $4.2B | 6,756 | 8 |
| 2005 | $4.3B | 7,067 | 8 |
| 2006 | $4.6B | 7,200 | 8 |
| 2007 | $5.4B | 7,482 | 8 |
| 2008 | $5.6B | 7,670 | 8 |
| 2009 | $4.5B | 7,738 | 8 |
| 2010 | $5.3B | 7,762 | 8 |
| 2011 | $5.7B | 8,042 | 8 |
| 2012 | $5.6B | 8,233 | 8 |
| 2013 | $5.6B | 8,348 | 8 |
| 2014 | $5.8B | 8,560 | 8 |
| 2015 | $5.7B | 8,521 | 8 |
| 2016 | $6.0B | 8,540 | 8 |
| 2017 | $6.1B | 8,635 | 8 |
| 2018 | $6.2B | 8,850 | 8 |
| 2019 | $6.2B | 8,788 | 8 |
| 2020 | $5.2B | 8,137 | 8 |
| 2021 | $6.2B | 8,457 | 8 |
| 2022 | $6.8B | 8,695 | 8 |
| 2023 | $6.8B | 8,730 | 8 |
| 2024 | $6.9B | 8,756 | 8 |

## Leading corridors

- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $431.6M; growth +7.6%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $322.1M; growth +9.5%.
- Japan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $212.3M; growth -5.1%.
- Japan to China: $152.2M; growth -9.1%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $140.3M; growth +9.3%.
- China to Germany: $132.0M; growth +7.2%.
- China to Mexico: $114.7M; growth +20.2%.
- China to United Kingdom: $111.2M; growth +14.9%.
- Japan to France: $90.8M; growth +2.4%.
- China to Russia: $84.4M; growth -4.9%.

## HS6 products

- Pens: ball point (HS6 960810)
- Pens: felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers (HS6 960820)
- Pens: fountain, stylograph and other pens (HS6 960830)
- Pens: Indian ink drawing pens (HS6 960831)
- Pens: fountain, stylograph and other pens, excluding Indian ink drawing pens (HS6 960839)
- Pencils: propelling or sliding (HS6 960840)
- Pen and pencil sets: of articles from two or more of the foregoing sub-headings (HS6 960850)
- Pens: ball-point, refills comprising the ball point and ink-reservoir (HS6 960860)
- Pens: nibs and nib points (HS6 960891)
- Pens and pencils n.e.c. in heading no. 9608: duplicating stylos, pen-holders, pencil-holders, and similar holders, parts of the articles of heading no. 9608 (HS6 960899)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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