DRC top 20 products at 2 Digit

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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].

DRC's Top 20 Products of Global Imports at 2 Digit HS Code Level

The top 20 product groups contributed to 76.95% of total imports of DRC in 2007. Major supplier countries to Democratic Repuplic of Congo are South Africa, Belgium, Zambia, France, Kenya, USA, Uganda, Cote d'Ivoire, China and Germany. Top 10 supplier countries constituted 70.3% share in Democratic Republic of Congo's total Imports in 2007.

HS Code	Description	Value in 2007(USD Million)	% Share in the world	% Growth 2007/2006	Major Supplier Countries (Top 3)	% Share major supplier countries	%Growth of major supplier	India
								Rank	% Share in Global imports	% Growth 2007/06
TOTAL	All products	2,779.15	100	-6.50	South Africa	22.40	70.97	41st	0.12	84.88
					Belgium	10.03	26.15
					Zambia	8.85	82.89
84	Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc	338.83	12.21	35.95	South Africa	38.51	133.35	31st	0.21	96.69
					Belgium	19.14	45.56
					France	8.55	-15.94
85	Electrical, electronic equipment	224.32	8.08	44.32	South Africa	24.16	140.73	32nd	0.27	203.54
					China	16.92	68.08
					France	14.59	9.98
27	Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc	211.87	7.63	-78.16	South Africa	42.03	37.90	29th	0.012	N/A
					Côte dIvoire	40.60	5.57
					Zambia	6.30	20.79
87	Vehicles other than railway, tramway	201.73	7.27	42.15	South Africa	28.10	136.52	27th	0.060	-17.007
					Belgium	23.78	11.46
					Germany	8.43	20.92
73	Articles of iron or steel	123.01	4.43	122.79	South Africa	56.44	122.79	22nd	0.35	80.64
					Zambia	8.56	181.48
					Uganda	5.61	157.23
39	Plastics and articles thereof	98.76	3.56	28.04	South Africa	26.08	2.25	21st	0.21	3,433.33
					Kenya	18.15	13.05
					Republic of Korea	18.04	211.03
11	Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten	92.64	3.34	82.08	United Republic of Tanzania	31.10	239.51	26th	0	0
					Belgium	23.98	56.88
					Zambia	23.82	89.68
30	Pharmaceutical products	90.72	3.27	50.20	France	59.11	70.72	11th	0.47	116.67
					Belgium	20.33	15.29
					China	6.62	62.83
72	Iron and steel	81.84	2.95	74.80	South Africa	45.85	140.34	32nd	0	-100
					Kenya	20.91	12.05
					Uganda	13.39	83.37
15	Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc	78.62	2.83	143.30	Indonesia	20.99	56,806.90	N/A	N/A	N/A
					Zambia	18.14	1,064.24
					Malaysia	14.60	42.86
17	Sugars and sugar confectionery	78.33	2.82	79.84	Zambia	50.08	74.17	N/A	N/A	N/A
					Uganda	14.36	209.10
					Brazil	12.52	198.39
2	Meat and edible meat offal	75.35	2.71	44.09	Netherlands	23.80	55.87	24th	0	N/A
					United States of America	23.48	43.06
					Brazil	17.38	167.41
10	Cereals	71.79	2.59	3.18	United States of America	35.33	311.47	N/A	N/A	N/A
					Argentina	19.48	-51.18
					France	14.68	-35.95
63	Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc	63.89	2.30	46.96	Zambia	23.07	3,862.90	30th	0.01	N/A
					Canada	16.02	9.66
					United States of America	8.87	66.68
3	Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes	61.85	2.23	10.73	Namibia	51.60	-14.29	N/A	N/A	N/A
					Norway	38.34	68.24
					Ireland	2.32	N/A
4	Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes	58.59	2.11	26.80	Netherlands	31.42	36.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
					Ireland	24.95	0.74
					Zimbabwe	16.62	548.54
94	Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings	52.42	1.89	194.56	Zambia	38.42	3,589.38	42nd	0	0
					South Africa	23.11	305.79
					Kenya	6.71	4.58
24	Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes	48.60	1.75	465.95	Zimbabwe	93.17	1,686.43	N/A	N/A	N/A
					Kenya	4.46	-34.97
					United Republic of Tanzania	1.84	-46.63
34	Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes	47.85	1.72	67.85	South Africa	16.66	-4.49	29th	0	0
					Uganda	15.10	71.36
					Kenya	14.62	45.00
25	Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement	34.96	1.26	45.81	South Africa	34.12	112.01	17th	0.08	N/A
					Zambia	25.69	-32.07
					Namibia	10.65	205.92

Top 20 product groups constituted 76.9% share in total imports of Democratic Republic of Congo showing a growth of -16.4% over previous year.

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