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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].
Botswana’s Rest Product Groups at the 2 digit HS Code Level
Botswana
Major supplier countries to Botswana were South Africa, China, Belgium, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe, USA, Israel, Germany, Japan and India in that order. Top 10 supplier countries constituted 93.95% share in Botswana’s Total Imports in 2007.
Rank in Global Imports 2007
Rank in Imports from India 2007
HS Code
Description
Value of  Global Imports in Year 2007(USD Million)
% Share in Global Imports of 2007
% Change in Global Imports in 2007
India
Value of Imports from India 2007(USD Million)
% Share in Imports from India  2007
% Change in Imports from India in 2007
- - TOTAL All products 3,986.92 100 30.58 26.61 100 31.28
21
26
33
 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries 47.27 1.19 28.27 0.18 0.69 57.26
22
37
20
 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations 43.27 1.09 24.85 0.05 0.2 -15.87
23
28
17
 Sugars and sugar confectionery 42.98 1.08 16.8 0.17 0.65 561.54
24
33
61
 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet 40.93 1.03 25.77 0.11 0.42 91.38
25
35
64
 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof 37.48 0.94 15.41 0.09 0.32 240
26
29
21
 Miscellaneous edible preparations 36.96 0.93 38.71 0.16 0.61 73.12
27
49
15
 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc 36.53 0.92 45.15 0.01 0.04 400
28
57
26
 Ores, slag and ash 34.24 0.86 -45.06 0 0 -100
29
50
38
 Miscellaneous chemical products 31.84 0.8 20.49 0.01 0.05 -76.79
30
23
49
 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc 31.6 0.79 18.94 1.11 4.18 238.72
31
51
7
 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 30.89 0.77 13.18 0.01 0.03 -70.83
32
58
24
 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 28.44 0.71 31.27 0 0 n/a
33
59
23
 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder 26.7 0.67 70.42 0 0 n/a
34
52
32
 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc 24.57 0.62 8.98 0.01 0.02 -82.35
35
30
83
 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 24.3 0.61 29.22 0.14 0.54 741.18
36
40
11
 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten 22.35 0.56 97.07 0.04 0.13 16.67
37
41
69
 Ceramic products 22.18 0.56 42.76 0.03 0.11 -14.29
38
27
19
 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products 22.07 0.55 13.09 0.18 0.67 36.64
39
60
88
 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 20.95 0.53 13.28 0 0 n/a
40
34
63
 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc 20.25 0.51 40.55 0.1 0.38 21.69
41
32
99
 Commodities not elsewhere specified 20.19 0.51 -1.49 0.12 0.44 -57.82
42
42
82
 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal 19.95 0.5 13.36 0.03 0.12 -64.37
43
31
68
 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles 18.82 0.47 17.25 0.13 0.5 71.79
44
36
9
 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 18.08 0.45 24.96 0.08 0.3 119.44
45
61
74
 Copper and articles thereof 16.52 0.41 105.93 0 0 -100
46
22
76
 Aluminium and articles thereof 15.25 0.38 4.3 1.31 4.92 -62.9
47
38
70
 Glass and glassware 15.24 0.38 39.14 0.05 0.19 2.04
48
46
8
 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons 13.78 0.35 16.98 0.02 0.06 70
49
62
36
 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc 11.72 0.29 15.64 0 0 n/a
50
63
28
 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes 11.23 0.28 13.75 0 0 -90
51
64
31
 Fertilizers 10.21 0.26 9.74 0 0 n/a
52
39
96
 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 9.8 0.25 19.86 0.05 0.18 13.95
53
43
29
 Organic chemicals 9.43 0.24 13.25 0.03 0.11 -41.18
54
65
55
 Manmade staple fibres 8.86 0.22 -2.07 0 0 -100
55
66
16
 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes 8.61 0.22 31.67 0 0 n/a
56
44
95
 Toys, games, sports requisites 7.81 0.2 25.59 0.03 0.11 900
57
21
52
 Cotton 6.49 0.16 32.45 1.88 7.08 48.03
58
47
42
 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods 5.73 0.14 -6.7 0.02 0.07 -10
59
48
18
 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 5.18 0.13 16.89 0.02 0.07 20
60
67
1
 Live animals 5.07 0.13 55.9 0 0 n/a
61
68
2
 Meat and edible meat offal 4.8 0.12 55.83 0 0 n/a
62
24
86
 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment 4.6 0.12 114.99 0.6 2.24 266.26
63
69
57
 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 4.31 0.11 56.03 0 0 0
64
70
35
 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes 4.05 0.1 20.02 0 0.01 0
65
71
93
 Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories thereof 3.85 0.1 -72.12 0 0.02 -99.87
66
53
12
 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes 3.77 0.09 125.84 0.01 0.03 -12.5
67
72
79
 Zinc and articles thereof 3.62 0.09 -12.3 0 0 n/a
68
73
59
 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric 3.46 0.09 -5.1 0 0.01 n/a
69
74
56
 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc 2.98 0.07 37.95 0 0 -50
70
25
58
 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc 2.96 0.07 34.87 0.5 1.88 115.02
71
75
54
 Manmade filaments 2.79 0.07 123.16 0 0 -100
72
76
3
 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes 2.5 0.06 5.63 0 0 n/a
73
77
37
 Photographic or cinematographic goods 2.44 0.06 9.7 0 0.01 -62.5
74
78
65
 Headgear and parts thereof 2.34 0.06 14.17 0 0.01 0
75
79
53
 Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric 1.79 0.04 501.01 0 0 -100
76
80
51
 Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof 1.74 0.04 30.46 0 0 n/a
77
45
67
 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair 1.61 0.04 103.03 0.03 0.12 n/a
78
81
78
 Lead and articles thereof 1.54 0.04 8.84 0 0 n/a
79
54
60
 Knitted or crocheted fabric 1.36 0.03 -38.07 0.01 0.05 -58.06
80
82
6
 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc 1.16 0.03 2.66 0 0.01 n/a
81
83
91
 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0.87 0.02 24.57 0 0.01 50
82
84
92
 Musical instruments, parts and accessories 0.79 0.02 26.61 0 0 -100
83
85
41
 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0.71 0.02 597.06 0 0 n/a
84
86
5
 Products of animal origin, nes 0.6 0.01 26.75 0 0 n/a
85
55
66
 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc 0.45 0.01 -2.61 0.01 0.02 n/a
86
87
46
 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. 0.34 0.01 119.11 0 0 n/a
87
56
97
 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques 0.24 0.01 55.26 0.01 0.02 n/a
88
88
89
 Ships, boats and other floating structures 0.24 0.01 -36.66 0 0 n/a
89
89
81
 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof 0.16 0 5.92 0 0 n/a
90
90
14
 Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes 0.14 0 176.47 0 0 n/a
91
91
45
 Cork and articles of cork 0.08 0 -9.09 0 0 n/a
92
92
43
 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof 0.07 0 305.88 0 0 n/a
93
93
75
 Nickel and articles thereof 0.07 0 -94.34 0 0 n/a
94
94
50
 Silk 0.06 0 -55.63 0 0 n/a
95
95
13
 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes 0.05 0 0 0 0 n/a
96
96
47
 Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc 0.04 0 -74.36 0 0 n/a
97
97
80
 Tin and articles thereof 0.03 0 -72.73 0 0 n/a

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