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Pencils (not of heading no. 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks

9609 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2021
World Trade: $1.63B, Rnk 813 / 1217

2021
Top Exporter | Top Importer: $652M | $330M, China | United States

2021
Product Complexity: -0.19, Rnk 609 / 1024

2020 - 2021
Export Growth (CAGR): 8.37%, Rnk 1008 / 1217

2018
Mean Tariff: 10.3%, Rnk 403 / 1259

2021
Share of World Trade: 0.0077%, Rnk 813 / 1217

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Pencils and Crayons. In 2021, Pencils and Crayons were the world's 813th most traded product, with a total trade of $1.63B. Between 2020 and 2021 the exports of Pencils and Crayons grew by 8.37%, from $1.5B to $1.63B. Trade in Pencils and Crayons represent 0.0077% of total world trade.

Pencils and Crayons are a part of Misc. manufactures. They include Pencils/crayons, nes, Pastels, drawing charcoals, chalks, and Pencil leads.

Exports In 2021 the top exporters of Pencils and Crayons  were China ($652M), Germany ($193M), Brazil ($76.9M), Czechia ($64.8M), and France ($60.9M).

Imports In 2021 the top importers of Pencils and Crayons were United States ($330M), Germany ($136M), France ($70.9M), United Kingdom ($58.5M), and Italy ($44.1M).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Pencils and Crayons was 10.3%, making it the 403rd lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.

Ranking Pencils and Crayons ranks 609th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Pencils are used to write or draw on paper. They can be made from a variety of materials, including wood, metal, and plastic.

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Latest Data

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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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Exporters and Importers

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Trade By Country

Top Origin (2021): China, $652M

Top Destination (2021): United States, $330M

Pencils and Crayons are the world's 813th most traded product.

In 2021, the top exporters of Pencils and Crayons were China ($652M), Germany ($193M), Brazil ($76.9M), Czechia ($64.8M), and France ($60.9M).

In 2021, the top importers of Pencils and Crayons were United States ($330M), Germany ($136M), France ($70.9M), United Kingdom ($58.5M), and Italy ($44.1M).

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Market Dynamics

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Trade by country

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Top Origin Growth (2020 -  2021): China, $40.8M

Top Destination Growth (2020 -  2021): Germany, $20.2M

Between 2020 and 2021, the exports of Pencils and Crayons grew the fastest in China ($40.8M), Germany ($26.9M), France ($10.9M), Czechia ($10.3M), and Netherlands ($7.36M).

Between 2020 and 2021, the fastest growing importers of Pencils and Crayons were Germany ($20.2M), France ($16.6M), Netherlands ($12.6M), China ($9.3M), and Russia ($8.56M).

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Pencils and Crayons.

In 2021, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.69. This means that most of the exports of Pencils and Crayons are explained by 12 countries.

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Net Trade

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2021): China, $621M

TOP NET IMPORTER (2021): United States, $295M

This map shows which countries export or import more of Pencils and Crayons. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Pencils and Crayons during 2021.

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Pencils and Crayons were China ($621M), Brazil ($64.9M), Germany ($57.1M), Indonesia ($38.4M), and Vietnam ($34.6M).

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Pencils and Crayons were United States ($295M), United Kingdom ($39.3M), Russia ($37.8M), Canada ($36.6M), and Australia ($32.4M).

Disaggregation

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Value

In 2021, the world most traded Pencils and Crayons, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Pencils/crayons, nes ($1.12B), Pastels, drawing charcoals, chalks ($416M), and Pencil leads ($90.9M)

Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Pencils and Crayons.
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Product Complexity

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Diversification Frontier

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Specialization

The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.

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This visualization shows products that are likely to be exported by countries that export Pencils and Crayons.

Country by Relatedness

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The following visualization shows the relatedness of Pencils and Crayons to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

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