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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].
Ethiopia’s Rest Product Groups at the 2 digit HS Code Level
Major supplier countries to Ethiopia are China, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, India, Italy, USA, Japan, Germany, Malaysia and Pakistan. Top 10 supplier countries constituted 72.52% share in Ethiopia's Total Imports in 2008.
Global Rank
Rank from India
HS Code
Description
Global Imports in 2008(USD Mn)
% share in total imports of 2008
% change in 2008/2007
Value of imports from India in 2008(USD Mn)
India's % in Total Imports
% Change in Imports from India in 2008
TOTAL
 All products
     8,680.33
100.00
49.44
635.62
7.32
48.12
21
29
94
 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings
70.08
0.81
-2.21
2.33
3.33
-13.98
22
25
62
 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet
64.29
0.74
-12.57
2.81
4.37
-10.22
23
8
76
 Aluminium and articles thereof
58.93
0.68
37.25
24.05
40.80
46.45
24
53
11
 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten
57.45
0.66
119.38
0.09
0.16
36.36
25
37
34
 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes
56.62
0.65
51.73
0.67
1.19
35.14
26
56
7
 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
45.94
0.53
216.73
0.07
0.15
 6,700.00
27
18
29
 Organic chemicals
41.45
0.48
50.74
6.03
14.55
-0.92
28
20
33
 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries
38.98
0.45
27.68
4.26
10.92
16.38
29
63
19
 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products
37.21
0.43
303.72
0.03
0.08
0.00
30
41
44
 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal
36.15
0.42
6.02
0.53
1.47
126.38
31
23
6
 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc
35.95
0.41
137.91
3.46
9.63
-36.76
32
36
61
 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet
32.69
0.38
10.00
1.13
3.45
55.02
33
19
83
 Miscellaneous articles of base metal
31.79
0.37
51.90
4.33
13.63
123.70
34
24
28
 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes
30.37
0.35
49.87
2.85
9.39
62.86
35
33
70
 Glass and glassware
29.99
0.35
28.99
1.62
5.39
68.61
36
11
49
 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc
28.75
0.33
-17.81
15.03
52.26
29.59
37
61
64
 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof
28.19
0.32
-1.66
0.04
0.14
-77.46
38
28
32
 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc
27.37
0.32
44.81
2.57
9.38
87.71
39
22
55
 Manmade staple fibres
23.32
0.27
12.99
3.52
15.08
15.92
40
21
69
 Ceramic products
23.09
0.27
6.68
3.91
16.93
126.80
41
32
82
 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal
23.09
0.27
-0.41
1.71
7.40
18.86
42
40
63
 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc
20.34
0.23
-64.06
0.58
2.87
138.37
43
79
20
 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations
15.36
0.18
185.22
0.01
0.03
-68.75
44
27
36
 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc
14.49
0.17
2.89
2.61
17.99
64.07
45
46
79
 Zinc and articles thereof
12.83
0.15
-51.77
0.32
2.46
-86.88
46
43
21
 Miscellaneous edible preparations
10.32
0.12
13.02
0.43
4.18
-25.04
47
38
96
 Miscellaneous manufactured articles
10.22
0.12
21.37
0.67
6.52
-2.35
48
45
74
 Copper and articles thereof
10.05
0.12
-13.49
0.34
3.38
295.35
49
35
4
 Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes
9.37
0.11
59.31
1.21
12.91
269.72
50
26
24
 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
9.04
0.10
-23.97
2.66
29.41
-13.95
51
34
35
 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes
8.95
0.10
10.37
1.41
15.70
5.88
52
31
68
 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles
8.50
0.10
-19.48
2.00
23.49
-10.80
53
60
22
 Beverages, spirits and vinegar
8.40
0.10
-26.94
0.04
0.50
-75.00
54
47
37
 Photographic or cinematographic goods
7.32
0.08
-22.17
0.27
3.72
312.12
55
50
42
 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods
7.11
0.08
-11.02
0.18
2.52
2.29
56
85
88
 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
6.87
0.08
-83.39
0.00
0.00
-100.00
57
49
59
 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric
6.69
0.08
17.60
0.19
2.90
-16.38
58
94
47
 Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc
6.04
0.07
52.44
0.00
0.00
N/A
59
73
66
 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc
4.01
0.05
-5.61
0.01
0.17
-22.22
60
58
95
 Toys, games, sports requisites
3.97
0.05
-25.29
0.05
1.21
-12.73
61
87
14
 Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes
3.69
0.04
   61,350.00
0.00
0.00
-100.00
62
54
53
 Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric
3.51
0.04
85.31
0.09
2.45
59.26
63
42
52
 Cotton
3.41
0.04
-13.15
0.45
13.14
-67.49
64
69
8
 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons
3.29
0.04
80.09
0.01
0.39
333.33
65
89
1
 Live animals
3.28
0.04
508.53
0.00
0.00
N/A
66
70
58
 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc
3.05
0.04
-10.85
0.01
0.39
-77.78
67
62
13
 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes
2.97
0.03
-2.69
0.04
1.28
8.57
68
52
56
 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc
2.52
0.03
16.33
0.10
3.85
21.25
69
78
57
 Carpets and other textile floor coverings
2.06
0.02
11.40
0.01
0.24
-84.38
70
91
60
 Knitted or crocheted fabric
2.00
0.02
631.87
0.00
0.00
-100.00
71
65
86
 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment
1.77
0.02
-57.65
0.03
1.41
13.64
72
68
16
 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes
1.67
0.02
73.16
0.01
0.84
N/A
73
67
65
 Headgear and parts thereof
1.62
0.02
-29.99
0.02
1.36
15.79
74
51
71
 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc
1.55
0.02
81.71
0.11
7.23
-5.88
75
75
18
 Cocoa and cocoa preparations
1.37
0.02
17.14
0.01
0.44
-75.00
76
66
91
 Clocks and watches and parts thereof
1.22
0.01
15.52
0.03
2.05
-62.12
77
57
78
 Lead and articles thereof
0.95
0.01
-11.68
0.05
5.08
-50.00
78
64
93
 Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories thereof
0.88
0.01
-98.31
0.03
3.52
N/A
79
80
92
 Musical instruments, parts and accessories
0.88
0.01
-13.74
0.01
0.57
-66.67
80
86
89
 Ships, boats and other floating structures
0.82
0.01
67.42
0.00
0.00
N/A
81
92
67
 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair
0.66
0.01
19.74
0.00
0.00
N/A
82
59
23
 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder
0.64
0.01
46.33
0.04
6.90
N/A
83
74
3
 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes
0.39
0.00
214.52
0.01
1.79
600.00
84
95
45
 Cork and articles of cork
0.36
0.00
-26.57
0.00
0.00
N/A
85
72
41
 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
0.36
0.00
-57.06
0.01
2.23
60.00
86
83
97
 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques
0.27
0.00
-48.01
0.00
0.36
-50.00
87
90
2
 Meat and edible meat offal
0.19
0.00
144.74
0.00
0.00
-100.00
88
93
51
 Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof
0.16
0.00
-70.54
0.00
0.00
N/A
89
55
46
 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc.
0.12
0.00
-58.89
0.08
69.49
-65.25
90
88
5
 Products of animal origin, nes
0.09
0.00
-17.12
0.00
0.00
N/A
91
71
75
 Nickel and articles thereof
0.07
0.00
7.25
0.01
16.22
140.00
92
81
26
 Ores, slag and ash
0.05
0.00
58.82
0.00
5.56
N/A
93
84
81
 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof
0.04
0.00
-10.42
0.00
0.00
-100.00
94
96
43
 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof
0.03
0.00
     1,200.00
0.00
0.00
N/A
95
77
50
 Silk
0.02
0.00
N/A
0.01
37.50
N/A
96
82
80
 Tin and articles thereof
0.01
0.00
-91.75
0.00
12.50
-98.86
 

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