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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].
Kenya's Top 20 Products of Global Imports at 2 Digit HS Code Level
Kenya

The top 20 product groups contributed to 87.16% of total imports of Kenya in 2008. 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.

 
India
Rank of Product Group in Kenya's Global Imports Year 2008
HS Code
Product label
Value of imports in 2008 (USD Million)
% Share of Product Group in World Imports Year 2008
%age Change in Imports 2008/ 2007
Major suppliers (Top 3 suppliers)
%age Share of major supplier countries
%age Change in Imports from Major Supplier 2008/ 2007
Rank
% Share in World Import 2008
%age Change in Imports 2008/ 2007
TOTAL
 All products
11127.82
100
24
 UAE
14.9
25
-
-
-
India
11.8
55
China
8.4
37
1
27
 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc
3048.713
27.4
58
 UAE
48.3
28
-
-
-
India
16.2
77
Saudi Arabia
7.8
73
2
84
 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc
1092.936
9.82
36
 India
14.8
110
-
-
-
China
14.5
83
Germany
11.6
50
3
85
 Electrical, electronic equipment
942.8
8.47
38
 China
16.8
43
-
-
-
India
11.7
34
France
8.2
21
4
87
 Vehicles other than railway, tramway
849.702
7.64
4
 Japan
50.1
4
5
4.4
12
China
11.5
15
UK
7.6
-25
5
15
 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc
505.827
4.55
47
 Indonesia
57.1
22
7
0.6
54
Singapore
32.2
96
Malaysia
3.2
750
6
72
 Iron and steel
490.379
4.41
28
 South Africa
35.9
-3
-
-
-
Japan
16.2
54
India
14.5
42
7
39
 Plastics and articles thereof
437.425
3.93
14
 Saudi Arabia
25
-1
4
7.7
22
Republic of Korea
9.8
38
South Africa
8.9
68
8
10
 Cereals
391.008
3.51
63
 South Africa
20.6
9000
7
3.3
177
Argentina
18.7
120
Russian Federation
17.9
56
9
30
 Pharmaceutical products
289.295
2.6
30
 India
39.2
67
-
-
-
Switzerland
8.7
16
Belgium
6.7
13
10
48
 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board
249.437
2.24
25
 Egypt
17.5
53
4
8.3
73
South Africa
14.5
40
UK
9
-14
11
88
 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
235.505
2.12
-53
 USA
38.4
-74
29
0
300
Iran
32.6
191
Canada
5.8
1521
12
31
 Fertilizers
234.558
2.11
96
 Russian Federation
19.5
40
16
0.7
316
China
19.4
10172
USA
11.7
146
13
38
 Miscellaneous chemical products
166.5
1.5
14
 Germany
14.3
26
4
6.5
40
South Africa
10.5
-21
France
10.3
17
14
73
 Articles of iron or steel
134.602
1.21
38
 China
18.9
18
-
-
-
India
14.5
34
Israel
11.3
1176
15
40
 Rubber and articles thereof
122.744
1.1
-2
 China
21.7
12
-
-
-
India
12.1
-12
South Africa
11.1
2
16
17
 Sugars and sugar confectionery
110.723
1
-6
 Swaziland
27.5
259
4
9.4
209
Egypt
23.2
-54
South Africa
20.1
-19
17
29
 Organic chemicals
109.143
0.98
1
 India
15.8
4
-
-
-
China
12.8
10
Republic of Korea
11.7
-9
18
52
 Cotton
97.714
0.88
3
 Hong Kong (SARC)
26.6
-13
9
1.8
-37
China
23.4
7
Pakistan
11
15
19
90
 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus
96.114
0.86
-24
 China
17.2
-22
6
5.9
-24
Germany
11.9
-17
USA
11.2
-10
20
63
 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc
93.344
0.84
5
 Tanzania
15.9
25
5
8
-29
UK
13
3
Canada
12.5
-3
 

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