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INDIA
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AFRICA
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 Top 10 Products of Global Imports at 6 Digit HS Code Level
Ethiopia
The top 10 product items imported by Ethiopia at 6Digit HS code level contribute to 40.66% of its total global imports in 2008. 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.
All values in USD Million
Rank HS Code Description Value of Global Imports in 2007 Value of Global Imports in 2008 %age Share of product in total imports 2008 %age Growth 2008/07 Major Supplier (Top 3) Countries % age Share of Major Suppliers %age Growth 2008/07
India
Rank  %age Share in Global imports 2008 %age Growth 2008/07
- TOTAL All products
      5,808.65
     8,680.33
100.00
49.44
 China
20.17
53.71
4th
7.32
48.12
Saudi Arabia
14.20
85.68
United Arab Emirates
8.36
341.91
1 271019 Light petroleum distillates nes
         738.57
     1,969.55
22.69
166.67
 Saudi Arabia
58.91
95.61
5th
0.32
18.48
United Arab Emirates
31.71
567.25
Sudan
7.00
556.78
2 100110 Durum wheat
58.29
338.18
3.90
480.13
 Bulgaria
25.79
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Romania
23.51
N/A
United States of America
22.82
106.01
3 851762 Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneratio
0.00
335.90
3.87
N/A
 China
99.30
N/A
7th
0.03
N/A
Hong Kong (SARC)
0.32
N/A
Sweden
0.16
N/A
4 151190 Palm oil and its fractions refined but not chemically modified
61.21
201.57
2.32
229.33
 Malaysia
77.44
214.88
14th
0.00
N/A
Egypt
7.43
176.83
United Arab Emirates
5.35
289.31
5 300490 Medicaments nes, in dosage
105.62
130.37
1.50
23.43
 India
46.80
225.89
1st
46.80
225.89
United States of America
8.33
-58.97
South Africa
6.49
      4,024.39
6 721420 Bars & rods,i/nas,hr,hd or he,cntg indent,ribs,etc,prod dur rp/tar,nes
120.20
129.66
1.49
7.87
 Turkey
55.50
28.30
23rd
N/A
N/A
Ukraine
26.20
-1.34
Portugal
11.52
N/A
7 100190 Wheat nes and meslin
75.74
127.02
1.46
67.70
 United States of America
45.22
19.65
N/A
N/A
N/A
Italy
37.42
83.04
Canada
9.16
N/A
8 310540 Monoammonium phosphate&mx thereof w diamonium phosphate,in pack</=10kg
83.55
105.39
1.21
26.14
 Germany
51.60
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Russian Federation
17.43
2.48
France
16.07
98.12
9 310530 Diammonium phosphate, in packages weighing more than 10 kg
0.02
99.34
1.14
 6,20,800.00
Russian Federation
77.61
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lithuania
22.39
N/A
China
0.00
-100.00
10 850440 Static converters, nes
8.68
93.12
1.07
973.09
 China
96.99
      2,605.84
3rd
0.50
658.06
Philippines
1.03
-61.49
India
0.50
658.06
 

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