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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].
Ivory Coast's Top 10 Products of Global Imports at 6 Digit HS Code Level
Cote d'Ivoire
The top 10 product items imported by Ivory Coast at 6Digit HS code level contribute to 49.83% of its total global imports in 2008. Major supplier countries to Ivory Coast were Nigeria, France, China,Thailand, Vanezuela, Germany, USA, Japn, Spain and Italy in that order. Top 10 supplier countries constituted 69.6% share in Ivory Coast’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
         6,683.12
     7,883.68
100.00
17.96
 Nigeria
29.34
43.90
13th
1.67
-22.56
France
12.68
-31.15
China
6.88
23.73
1 270900 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude
         1,887.63
     2,668.99
33.85
41.39
 Nigeria
85.90
43.54
21st
N/A
N/A
Venezuela
10.65
33.08
Colombia
3.46
N/A
2 100630 Rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed
251.67
331.96
4.21
31.90
 Thailand
54.58
120.63
7th
1.80
-89.02
Viet Nam
17.67
32.11
Pakistan
14.58
73.77
3 030379 Fish nes, frozen, excluding heading No 03.04, livers and roes
117.15
173.77
2.20
48.34
 Mauritania
36.78
60.48
19th
0.25
134.59
Belize
9.08
22.74
Senegal
8.69
-16.30
4 300490 Medicaments nes, in dosage
131.33
169.33
2.15
28.93
 France
48.87
24.98
2nd
9.79
35.54
India
9.79
35.54
Netherlands
6.39
756.61
5 100640 Rice, broken
73.31
136.30
1.73
85.92
 Thailand
89.51
80.27
18th
N/A
N/A
Viet Nam
5.23
917.12
Pakistan
4.45
      6,06,800.00
6 252310 Cement clinkers
95.23
129.97
1.65
36.47
 Spain
29.98
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Greece
21.86
529.21
Republic of Korea
18.86
-23.21
7 100190 Wheat nes and meslin
90.17
99.43
1.26
10.27
 France
82.94
0.76
N/A
N/A
N/A
Argentina
7.14
97.74
Canada
5.37
660.40
8 030371 Sardines,sardinella,brislg or sprats,frozen ex hd No 03.04,livers&roes
46.35
75.34
0.96
62.54
 Mauritania
45.04
76.03
9th
0.03
N/A
Netherlands
29.60
78.24
Morocco
12.87
163.49
9 240120 Tobacco, unmanufactured, partly or wholly stemmed or stripped
51.39
72.03
0.91
40.17
 France
19.40
-2.29
6th
8.97
91.78
Brazil
17.97
64.35
China
10.68
128.15
10 870323 Automobiles w reciprocatg piston engine displacg > 1500 cc to 3000 cc
61.87
71.83
0.91
16.10
 Germany
31.87
10.62
63rd
N/A
N/A
Japan
30.83
63.72
France
15.99
-37.75
 

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