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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].
Ghana’s Rest Product Groups at the 2 digit HS Code Level
Ghana
Major supplier countries to Ghana were China, Nigeria, USA, Belgium, United Kingdom, India, South Africa, Germany, Netherlands and Sweden in that order. Top 10 supplier countries constituted 56.37% share in Ghana’s Total Imports in 2008.
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Rank in Global imports
Rank in India's imports
HS Code
Description
Global imports in 2008(USD Million)
% Share in global imports 2008
%change in global imports 2008
Import value from India in 2008(USD Million)
% Share in imports from India
%change in imports from India
- - TOTAL All products
    9,057.69
1.16
24.45
392.48
100.00
22.96
21
48
3
 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes
105.20
0.96
-25.41
0.23
0.01
-69.88
22
9
63
 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc
87.08
0.87
13.70
13.10
-0.01
1.73
23
7
76
 Aluminium and articles thereof
78.55
0.82
-16.23
17.50
0.00
33.35
24
10
29
 Organic chemicals
74.45
0.82
28.95
13.04
0.00
20.87
25
14
22
 Beverages, spirits and vinegar
74.27
0.75
36.61
7.81
0.01
59.09
26
39
82
 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal
68.23
0.70
169.67
0.61
0.01
-41.57
27
34
94
 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings
63.47
0.65
-9.42
0.89
0.04
196.32
28
46
20
 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations
58.46
0.58
-5.97
0.30
0.00
1,254.55
29
16
19
 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products
52.98
0.55
28.91
5.70
0.00
98.23
30
27
69
 Ceramic products
49.71
0.54
-9.78
1.69
0.01
-12.96
31
26
33
 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries
48.75
0.50
-12.88
1.72
0.00
-65.23
32
18
52
 Cotton
45.05
0.49
18.90
2.86
0.00
34.02
33
36
56
 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc
44.24
0.45
30.51
0.75
0.00
14.72
34
20
70
 Glass and glassware
40.84
0.44
19.35
2.57
0.01
-22.75
35
23
32
 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc
39.98
0.44
7.70
2.41
0.00
21.83
36
15
49
 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc
39.82
0.43
-2.75
6.50
0.00
34.32
37
35
34
 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes
39.36
0.41
46.17
0.78
0.00
341.24
38
45
11
 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten
37.12
0.38
42.92
0.30
0.01
113.57
39
50
64
 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof
34.10
0.35
-21.46
0.19
0.01
-36.81
40
19
83
 Miscellaneous articles of base metal
31.48
0.33
14.13
2.77
-0.01
91.96
41
57
16
 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes
29.93
0.25
0.39
0.08
0.00
-1.22
42
37
62
 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet
22.29
0.23
8.92
0.71
0.00
156.32
43
55
42
 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods
20.99
0.22
-2.90
0.11
0.00
-28.19
44
41
55
 Manmade staple fibres
20.36
0.19
-0.31
0.47
0.00
90.24
45
30
36
 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc
17.58
0.19
37.37
1.05
0.00
-35.22
46
47
21
 Miscellaneous edible preparations
17.53
0.19
45.42
0.29
0.01
-41.37
47
49
23
 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder
17.38
0.19
39.56
0.22
0.01
13.92
48
40
61
 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet
16.88
0.17
88.54
0.58
0.01
630.00
49
58
44
 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal
15.68
0.16
111.21
0.07
0.02
21.67
50
29
5
 Products of animal origin, nes
14.59
0.15
11.20
1.17
0.03
145.68
51
31
74
 Copper and articles thereof
13.76
0.15
-18.67
0.95
0.00
8.97
52
25
96
 Miscellaneous manufactured articles
13.38
0.14
11.15
1.94
0.00
19.35
53
32
68
 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles
12.39
0.11
5.39
0.93
0.00
0.54
54
60
12
 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes
10.25
0.11
145.92
0.07
0.00
91.43
55
73
80
 Tin and articles thereof
10.17
0.11
-12.44
0.01
0.04
-60.00
56
44
35
 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes
9.86
0.10
-2.67
0.33
0.00
-16.75
57
80
24
 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
8.84
0.09
20.52
0.00
0.00
-75.00
58
66
95
 Toys, games, sports requisites
8.41
0.08
21.98
0.02
0.01
-38.24
59
79
67
 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair
7.18
0.07
64.31
0.00
0.01
N/A
60
69
37
 Photographic or cinematographic goods
6.58
0.07
9.47
0.01
0.02
N/A
61
43
9
 Coffee, tea, mate and spices
6.12
0.06
12.10
0.38
0.00
N/A
62
62
54
 Manmade filaments
5.43
0.06
-34.13
0.06
0.00
N/A
63
71
7
 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
5.34
0.06
-16.94
0.01
-0.01
N/A
64
82
93
 Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories thereof
5.25
0.05
60.96
0.00
0.00
N/A
65
85
86
 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment
4.91
0.05
45.72
0.00
0.02
N/A
66
42
18
 Cocoa and cocoa preparations
4.58
0.05
70.02
0.45
0.01
N/A
67
75
8
 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons
4.43
0.05
1.40
0.01
0.02
N/A
68
87
1
 Live animals
4.19
0.04
1.58
0.00
0.00
N/A
69
54
89
 Ships, boats and other floating structures
3.21
0.03
114.06
0.13
0.00
N/A
70
84
92
 Musical instruments, parts and accessories
2.77
0.03
19.08
0.00
0.03
N/A
71
63
13
 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes
2.51
0.02
120.93
0.04
0.00
N/A
72
52
57
 Carpets and other textile floor coverings
2.14
0.02
-35.46
0.17
0.03
N/A
73
65
65
 Headgear and parts thereof
1.80
0.02
10.39
0.03
-0.01
N/A
74
56
59
 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric
1.70
0.02
11.92
0.10
0.00
N/A
75
61
58
 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc
1.52
0.01
-55.61
0.06
0.00
N/A
76
67
91
 Clocks and watches and parts thereof
1.35
0.01
-27.45
0.02
-0.01
N/A
77
70
66
 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc
1.35
0.01
0.15
0.01
-0.01
N/A
78
59
71
 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc
1.24
0.01
-24.21
0.07
0.00
N/A
79
92
47
 Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc
1.09
0.01
16.03
0.00
-0.01
N/A
80
68
41
 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
0.62
0.01
58.21
0.01
0.00
N/A
81
94
53
 Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric
0.61
0.00
55.61
0.00
0.01
N/A
82
91
46
 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc.
0.43
0.00
15.51
0.00
0.01
N/A
83
81
88
 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
0.40
0.00
18.40
0.00
0.00
N/A
84
72
81
 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof
0.29
0.00
104.17
0.01
0.00
N/A
85
78
79
 Zinc and articles thereof
0.27
0.00
-59.46
0.00
0.03
N/A
86
83
97
 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques
0.17
0.00
61.90
0.00
-0.02
N/A
87
90
45
 Cork and articles of cork
0.15
0.00
129.69
0.00
0.02
N/A
88
77
26
 Ores, slag and ash
0.14
0.00
325.00
0.00
0.03
N/A
89
95
50
 Silk
0.12
0.00
50.63
0.00
0.08
N/A
90
88
14
 Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes
0.11
0.00
47.89
0.00
0.01
N/A
91
86
75
 Nickel and articles thereof
0.10
0.00
123.91
0.00
0.01
N/A
92
96
51
 Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof
0.07
0.00
208.70
0.00
0.03
N/A
93
74
78
 Lead and articles thereof
0.06
0.00
-26.25
0.01
0.05
N/A
94
76
6
 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc
0.05
0.00
-31.94
0.00
-0.01
N/A
95
93
43
 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof
0.05
0.00
2,250.00
0.00
-0.01
N/A
96
89
60
 Knitted or crocheted fabric
0.04
0.00
-2.50
0.00
0.57
N/A
97
99
99
 Commodities not elsewhere specified
0.00
0.00
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

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