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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].
Kenya’s Rest Product Groups at the 2 digit HS Code Level
Kenya
Major supplier countries to Kenya were UAE, India, China, South Africa, Japan, UK, USA, Germany, Saudi Arabia and Singapore. The major supplier countries contributed 64.3% of Kenya's total import of 2008.
Global Rank
Rank from India
HS Code
Description
Global Imports in 2008 (USD Mn)
% change in 2008/ 2007
% share in total imports of 2008
Value of imports from India in 2008 (USD Mn)
India's % in Total Imports
% Change in Imports from India in 2008
TOTAL
 All products
     12,777.17
       42.14
    100.00
  1,315.47
10.30
55.76
21
38
52
 Cotton
98.85
3.96
0.77
1.729
0.01
-38.14
22
28
94
 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings
90.99
22.14
0.71
5.663
0.04
89.97
23
13
76
 Aluminium and articles thereof
90.21
-10.95
0.71
15.56
0.12
47.78
24
15
28
 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes
86.25
28.92
0.68
13.23
0.10
-0.26
25
30
33
 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries
74.87
2.21
0.59
4.525
0.04
-6.70
26
8
25
 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement
74.60
9.53
0.58
20.187
0.16
123.41
27
11
55
 Manmade staple fibres
69.54
-12.24
0.54
18.993
0.15
13.55
28
46
24
 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
58.16
31.85
0.46
0.881
0.01
427.54
29
21
32
 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc
56.01
22.79
0.44
6.811
0.05
23.01
30
29
83
 Miscellaneous articles of base metal
42.28
-27.23
0.33
4.598
0.04
2.52
31
20
70
 Glass and glassware
41.75
29.25
0.33
6.903
0.05
40.42
32
25
74
 Copper and articles thereof
40.25
5.12
0.32
5.891
0.05
140.65
33
24
69
 Ceramic products
40.13
32.11
0.31
5.92
0.05
49.04
34
41
19
 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products
35.71
44.91
0.28
1.262
0.01
61.59
35
73
22
 Beverages, spirits and vinegar
35.38
31.75
0.28
0.053
0.00
-58.91
36
40
12
 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes
34.57
4.82
0.27
1.358
0.01
48.58
37
68
60
 Knitted or crocheted fabric
34.41
26.35
0.27
0.127
0.00
-6.62
38
44
21
 Miscellaneous edible preparations
31.49
44.73
0.25
0.906
0.01
-12.46
39
31
79
 Zinc and articles thereof
29.54
-42.57
0.23
4.138
0.03
15.23
40
74
7
 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
27.89
-38.55
0.22
0.052
0.00
-72.19
41
47
44
 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal
27.27
-33.18
0.21
0.777
0.01
48.28
42
45
62
 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet
26.00
-16.74
0.20
0.897
0.01
-40.44
43
49
64
 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof
24.21
16.96
0.19
0.59
0.00
-74.48
44
55
11
 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten
22.88
-42.97
0.18
0.386
0.00
443.66
45
42
34
 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes
22.67
24.66
0.18
1.159
0.01
43.80
46
36
82
 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal
21.37
-17.37
0.17
2.375
0.02
-16.81
47
43
96
 Miscellaneous manufactured articles
19.80
2.09
0.15
1.121
0.01
-14.69
48
27
54
 Manmade filaments
17.86
10.73
0.14
5.685
0.04
-14.28
49
32
23
 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder
16.81
23.33
0.13
3.759
0.03
239.87
50
50
61
 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet
16.29
-20.66
0.13
0.583
0.00
-41.70
51
82
6
 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc
14.99
-2.20
0.12
0.024
0.00
-64.18
52
37
68
 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles
13.54
20.27
0.11
2.306
0.02
-2.16
53
64
42
 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods
11.41
4.20
0.09
0.184
0.00
-15.21
54
58
37
 Photographic or cinematographic goods
11.17
-15.54
0.09
0.28
0.00
3.32
55
51
35
 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes
10.28
18.45
0.08
0.572
0.00
-26.29
56
88
93
 Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories thereof
9.96
5.08
0.08
0.003
0.00
-40.00
57
59
58
 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc
9.62
6.89
0.08
0.28
0.00
12.00
58
66
8
 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons
8.79
-7.04
0.07
0.138
0.00
2.99
59
71
18
 Cocoa and cocoa preparations
8.77
39.94
0.07
0.077
0.00
148.39
60
23
26
 Ores, slag and ash
8.17
112.87
0.06
6.212
0.05
215.81
61
57
95
 Toys, games, sports requisites
7.89
-14.40
0.06
0.332
0.00
-37.48
62
77
20
 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations
7.66
3.21
0.06
0.044
0.00
-89.60
63
67
4
 Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes
7.27
30.24
0.06
0.132
0.00
-38.32
64
35
9
 Coffee, tea, mate and spices
7.02
-29.26
0.05
3.079
0.02
-44.25
65
91
89
 Ships, boats and other floating structures
6.22
366.47
0.05
0.001
0.00
-98.21
66
33
36
 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc
6.10
6.22
0.05
3.449
0.03
-26.80
67
62
3
 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes
5.96
-26.16
0.05
0.217
0.00
45.64
68
53
59
 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric
5.71
-15.33
0.04
0.452
0.00
-24.67
69
52
57
 Carpets and other textile floor coverings
5.30
3.35
0.04
0.56
0.00
330.77
70
54
56
 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc
5.01
-12.44
0.04
0.451
0.00
-23.17
71
92
5
 Products of animal origin, nes
3.99
39.68
0.03
0
0.00
-100.00
72
93
41
 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
3.29
-24.49
0.03
0
0.00
N/A
73
61
65
 Headgear and parts thereof
3.04
-15.90
0.02
0.254
0.00
118.97
74
70
91
 Clocks and watches and parts thereof
2.21
1.19
0.02
0.11
0.00
-39.56
75
76
71
 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc
1.57
16.59
0.01
0.047
0.00
-34.72
76
60
47
 Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc
1.56
-0.19
0.01
0.265
0.00
33.17
77
56
13
 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes
1.50
-64.60
0.01
0.359
0.00
-13.08
78
80
66
 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc
1.47
-15.91
0.01
0.033
0.00
200.00
79
94
2
 Meat and edible meat offal
1.43
-14.75
0.01
0
0.00
N/A
80
78
78
 Lead and articles thereof
1.43
111.06
0.01
0.04
0.00
233.33
81
65
86
 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment
1.09
-96.05
0.01
0.173
0.00
-85.05
82
95
1
 Live animals
0.85
38.85
0.01
0
0.00
N/A
83
79
80
 Tin and articles thereof
0.79
2.60
0.01
0.037
0.00
-33.93
84
48
53
 Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric
0.78
68.40
0.01
0.715
0.01
297.22
85
69
75
 Nickel and articles thereof
0.60
27.35
0.00
0.113
0.00
-31.10
86
75
81
 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof
0.54
-53.55
0.00
0.052
0.00
246.67
87
87
92
 Musical instruments, parts and accessories
0.45
-11.37
0.00
0.009
0.00
-43.75
88
72
67
 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair
0.44
-8.16
0.00
0.055
0.00
17.02
89
83
97
 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques
0.38
10.12
0.00
0.017
0.00
-43.33
90
96
16
 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes
0.23
-48.09
0.00
0
0.00
-100.00
91
84
51
 Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof
0.20
-94.31
0.00
0.017
0.00
1600.00
92
90
46
 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc.
0.09
-13.21
0.00
0.002
0.00
-86.67
93
86
45
 Cork and articles of cork
0.09
535.71
0.00
0.013
0.00
116.67
94
81
14
 Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes
0.08
87.80
0.00
0.027
0.00
170.00
95
85
50
 Silk
0.04
115.00
0.00
0.014
0.00
100.00
96
89
43
 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof
0.01
-27.27
0.00
0.003
0.00
N/A
 

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