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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.

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Egypt's Top 10 Products of Global Imports at 6 Digit HS Code Level
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The top 10 product items imported by Egypt at 6Digit HS code level contribute to 26.8% of its total global imports in 2008. Major supplier countries to Egypt were United States of America, China, Germany, Saudi Arabia,Italy, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Japan, India and Kuwait in that order.Top 10 supplier countries constituted 54.87% share in Egypt's Global Imports in 2008.
All values in USD Million
Rank
HS Code
Description
Value of Global Imports in 2008(USD Million)
%age Share of product in total imports 2008
Major Supplier (Top 3) Countries
% age Share of Major Suppliers
India
Rank 
%age Share in Global imports 2008
-
TOTAL
 All products
         52,752.14
100.00
 United States of America 10.75
9th
3.33
China 8.40
Germany 6.18
1
271011
 Aviation spirit
           2,202.97
4.18
 Saudi Arabia 58.64
2nd
16.04
India 16.04
Malta 8.87
2
100110
 Durum wheat
           2,108.40
4.00
 Russian Federation 37.76
11th
1.04
United States of America 25.17
Ukraine 9.65
3
270900
 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude
           1,595.34
3.02
 Kuwait 96.68
-
0.00
Italy 3.32
4
271113
 Butanes, liquefied
           1,514.35
2.87
 Saudi Arabia 57.60
-
0.00
Algeria 30.23
Bahrain 5.56
5
720449
 Ferrous waste and scrap, iron or steel, nes
           1,477.09
2.80
 United States of America 30.60
13th
0.61
United Kingdom 25.53
Belgium 8.46
6
720719
 Semi-fin prod, iron or non-alloy steel, cntg by wght <.25% carbon, nes
           1,415.58
2.68
 Ukraine 76.20
11th
0.28
Russian Federation 11.44
Turkey 6.56
7
740311
 Copper cathodes and sections of cathodes unwrought
           1,026.75
1.95
 Zambia 58.33
14th
0.76
Europe Othr. Nes 7.72
Russian Federation 6.08
8
100590
 Maize (corn) nes
971.55
1.84
 United States of America 63.10
-
0.00
Argentina 30.57
Ukraine 1.42
9
732690
 Articles, iron or steel, nes
936.32
1.77
 United States of America 51.99
16th
0.60
Germany 8.21
Italy 7.40
10
710812
 Gold in unwrought forms non-monetary
929.36
1.76
 United Arab Emirates 49.46
-
0.00
Switzerland 32.71
Turkey 6.81
 

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