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INDIA : India’s Trade with the African Region notched US$ 38.96 Billion in the year 2009-10 (DGCI&S provisional figures) constituting 8.37% share in India’s total trade. Trade with the region has grown at a CAGR of 18.10% from US$ 4.48 Billion in 1996-97.
AFRICA : 54 Countries, 1 billion people, US$ 1.01 Billion of trade. Imports worth US$ 468 billion include Mineral Fuels, Oils, Machinery, Vehicles including Boats, Ships, Aircrafts, Electronics & Electricals, Iron & Steel & Articles thereof, Cereals, Plastics, Pharmaceuticals, etc.

Top 20 product groups imported by select African countries ............. [More].
Angola’s Rest Product Groups at the 2 digit HS Code Level
Angola
Major supplier countries to Angola were Portugal, China, USA, Brazil, South Africa, France, Germany, Belgium, UK and Netherlands respectively. The major supplier countries contributed 78% of Angolas total imports of 2008.
Rank in Global imports
Rank in India's imports
HS Code
Description
Global imports in 2008 (USD Million)
% Share in global imports 2008
%change in global imports 2008
Import value from India in 2008 (USD Million)
% Share in imports from India
%change in imports from India
21
25
48
 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board
141.05
0.77
45.71
1.00
0.30
3.63
22
27
17
 Sugars and sugar confectionery
138.42
0.76
22.00
0.80
0.24
-44.91
23
39
38
 Miscellaneous chemical products
137.96
0.76
11.19
0.36
0.11
120.12
24
36
63
 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc
135.25
0.74
31.14
0.40
0.12
50.19
25
58
99
 Commodities not elsewhere specified
132.10
0.73
72.06
0.04
0.01
-99.30
26
4
30
 Pharmaceutical products
130.24
0.72
19.24
24.98
7.57
24.49
27
22
40
 Rubber and articles thereof
129.73
0.71
32.97
1.60
0.48
111.10
28
34
10
 Cereals
126.65
0.70
33.39
0.44
0.13
-1.58
29
35
69
 Ceramic products
116.19
0.64
34.65
0.41
0.12
391.57
30
8
76
 Aluminium and articles thereof
113.27
0.62
44.38
9.35
2.83
   37,284.00
31
72
44
 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal
109.43
0.60
99.24
0.00
0.00
N/A
32
28
83
 Miscellaneous articles of base metal
106.49
0.59
-37.43
0.61
0.18
915.00
33
19
20
 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations
106.25
0.58
34.83
1.77
0.54
830.53
34
42
61
 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet
101.40
0.56
60.01
0.24
0.07
133.33
35
38
82
 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal
99.12
0.54
28.37
0.38
0.12
235.96
36
18
33
 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries
94.82
0.52
15.22
1.92
0.58
80.30
37
29
64
 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof
93.55
0.51
26.13
0.56
0.17
   18,466.67
38
6
86
 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment
93.21
0.51
47.02
10.02
3.04
166.93
39
71
32
 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc
75.93
0.42
39.24
0.00
0.00
-99.06
40
51
68
 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles
73.51
0.40
67.19
0.10
0.03
-17.65
41
17
62
 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet
73.13
0.40
20.69
2.20
0.67
     1,689.43
42
87
7
 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
68.87
0.38
28.73
0.00
0.00
-100.00
43
45
70
 Glass and glassware
56.34
0.31
24.50
0.17
0.05
116.46
44
50
21
 Miscellaneous edible preparations
53.42
0.29
17.75
0.10
0.03
-68.49
45
43
28
 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes
50.44
0.28
51.89
0.22
0.07
     1,094.44
46
31
3
 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes
49.85
0.27
14.07
0.49
0.15
N/A
47
53
49
 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc
47.85
0.26
-8.39
0.09
0.03
100.00
48
30
29
 Organic chemicals
42.14
0.23
24.51
0.56
0.17
111.83
49
56
31
 Fertilizers
39.60
0.22
222.91
0.06
0.02
241.18
50
63
42
 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods
34.69
0.19
72.02
0.02
0.01
-67.61
51
12
52
 Cotton
28.91
0.16
49.55
5.93
1.80
82.14
52
91
95
 Toys, games, sports requisites
25.02
0.14
19.61
0.00
0.00
-100.00
53
48
96
 Miscellaneous manufactured articles
21.62
0.12
22.60
0.12
0.04
-72.38
54
37
18
 Cocoa and cocoa preparations
20.77
0.11
53.83
0.40
0.12
-18.90
55
54
74
 Copper and articles thereof
19.65
0.11
51.44
0.09
0.03
N/A
56
41
56
 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc
17.81
0.10
62.75
0.26
0.08
667.65
57
14
54
 Manmade filaments
17.64
0.10
59.86
3.85
1.17
47.60
58
64
8
 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons
17.48
0.10
25.37
0.02
0.00
N/A
59
62
65
 Headgear and parts thereof
15.32
0.08
171.91
0.03
0.01
257.14
60
49
24
 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
13.10
0.07
-0.02
0.11
0.03
N/A
61
21
55
 Manmade staple fibres
11.89
0.07
-2.39
1.73
0.53
-69.13
62
85
1
 Live animals
11.45
0.06
74.50
0.00
0.00
N/A
63
47
71
 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc
11.30
0.06
73.16
0.12
0.04
-44.14
64
67
9
 Coffee, tea, mate and spices
10.33
0.06
31.86
0.01
0.00
N/A
65
44
35
 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes
10.14
0.06
75.16
0.17
0.05
596.00
66
82
37
 Photographic or cinematographic goods
9.95
0.05
-7.09
0.00
0.00
N/A
67
94
79
 Zinc and articles thereof
9.38
0.05
10.29
0.00
0.00
N/A
68
70
12
 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes
8.77
0.05
39.42
0.00
0.00
-91.67
69
68
91
 Clocks and watches and parts thereof
8.77
0.05
103.86
0.01
0.00
-30.00
70
52
36
 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc
8.18
0.04
103.48
0.09
0.03
N/A
71
60
23
 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder
8.17
0.04
53.15
0.04
0.01
-61.46
72
66
5
 Products of animal origin, nes
7.76
0.04
23.72
0.01
0.00
-47.37
73
65
57
 Carpets and other textile floor coverings
7.70
0.04
42.90
0.01
0.00
-93.50
74
55
59
 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric
6.98
0.04
75.64
0.06
0.02
-3.23
75
69
13
 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes
6.42
0.04
271.76
0.00
0.00
-50.00
76
81
66
 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc
4.34
0.02
59.87
0.00
0.00
N/A
77
40
67
 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair
4.26
0.02
86.48
0.27
0.08
74.19
78
89
93
 Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories thereof
3.88
0.02
416.91
0.00
0.00
N/A
79
61
58
 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc
3.14
0.02
96.61
0.03
0.01
-59.02
80
80
60
 Knitted or crocheted fabric
2.91
0.02
58.47
0.00
0.00
N/A
81
74
46
 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc.
2.56
0.01
134.83
0.00
0.00
N/A
82
86
6
 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc
1.76
0.01
-41.03
0.00
0.00
N/A
83
88
92
 Musical instruments, parts and accessories
1.58
0.01
136.42
0.00
0.00
N/A
84
83
26
 Ores, slag and ash
1.17
0.01
45.81
0.00
0.00
N/A
85
92
75
 Nickel and articles thereof
0.88
0.00
38.74
0.00
0.00
N/A
86
90
97
 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques
0.74
0.00
7.61
0.00
0.00
-100.00
87
95
80
 Tin and articles thereof
0.54
0.00
905.56
0.00
0.00
N/A
88
33
41
 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
0.49
0.00
-88.72
0.44
0.13
N/A
89
75
47
 Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc
0.46
0.00
-56.61
0.00
0.00
N/A
90
73
45
 Cork and articles of cork
0.43
0.00
99.08
0.00
0.00
N/A
91
84
14
 Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes
0.30
0.00
0.33
0.00
0.00
N/A
92
93
78
 Lead and articles thereof
0.30
0.00
30.43
0.00
0.00
N/A
93
79
53
 Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric
0.23
0.00
-46.23
0.00
0.00
N/A
94
96
81
 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof
0.20
0.00
21.47
0.00
0.00
N/A
95
76
43
 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof
0.18
0.00
-6.63
0.00
0.00
N/A
96
77
50
 Silk
0.05
0.00
67.74
0.00
0.00
N/A
97
78
51
 Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof
0.05
0.00
40.00
0.00
0.00
N/A

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