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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].
Mauritius’s Rest Product Groups at the 2 digit HS Code Level
Mauritius
Major supplier countries to Mauritius were India, China, South Africa, France, Japan, Spain, Malasyia, Italy, Australia, USA respectively. The major supplier countries contributed 68.1% of Mauritius total imports in 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
    4,669.75
       19.71
       100.00
     1,116.64
         23.91
         35.20
21
70
24
 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
42.34
109.10
0.91
0.09
0.00
1450.00
22
7
2
 Meat and edible meat offal
42.20
21.96
0.90
11.25
0.24
42.12
23
43
38
 Miscellaneous chemical products
39.93
10.34
0.86
0.83
0.02
-34.65
24
6
62
 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet
39.00
31.74
0.84
13.47
0.29
17.33
25
26
76
 Aluminium and articles thereof
36.40
20.36
0.78
1.87
0.04
116.92
26
35
69
 Ceramic products
34.54
20.30
0.74
1.28
0.03
95.41
27
48
19
 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products
33.62
27.40
0.72
0.64
0.01
91.94
28
65
22
 Beverages, spirits and vinegar
33.19
14.02
0.71
0.13
0.00
293.75
29
47
31
 Fertilizers
33.08
115.29
0.71
0.65
0.01
    1,000.00
30
46
21
 Miscellaneous edible preparations
32.61
10.48
0.70
0.71
0.02
8.44
31
19
40
 Rubber and articles thereof
31.58
17.71
0.68
3.24
0.07
22.49
32
14
55
 Manmade staple fibres
31.12
13.34
0.67
5.47
0.12
18.67
33
37
32
 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc
28.94
12.40
0.62
1.13
0.02
4.62
34
69
51
 Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof
28.51
-12.59
0.61
0.11
0.00
268.97
35
30
83
 Miscellaneous articles of base metal
28.09
15.54
0.60
1.72
0.04
32.46
36
67
16
 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes
27.63
32.59
0.59
0.11
0.00
137.50
37
60
89
 Ships, boats and other floating structures
25.12
335.09
0.54
0.17
0.00
768.42
38
9
7
 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
25.04
-0.97
0.54
7.65
0.16
-17.76
39
27
58
 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc
24.23
-8.51
0.52
1.87
0.04
37.08
40
28
70
 Glass and glassware
24.04
41.61
0.51
1.80
0.04
200.17
41
64
23
 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder
23.40
66.21
0.50
0.14
0.00
-25.39
42
56
20
 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations
22.76
17.60
0.49
0.41
0.01
60.70
43
50
8
 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons
22.42
21.55
0.48
0.51
0.01
129.86
44
40
17
 Sugars and sugar confectionery
21.52
4.83
0.46
0.91
0.02
127.82
45
21
54
 Manmade filaments
20.38
-9.63
0.44
2.95
0.06
1.10
46
62
95
 Toys, games, sports requisites
19.71
38.08
0.42
0.15
0.00
22.13
47
44
64
 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof
19.38
25.48
0.42
0.79
0.02
10.04
48
39
96
 Miscellaneous manufactured articles
19.11
5.53
0.41
0.91
0.02
31.84
49
32
29
 Organic chemicals
19.05
7.43
0.41
1.45
0.03
51.77
50
24
49
 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc
18.55
11.91
0.40
2.12
0.05
20.45
51
34
28
 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes
17.76
28.86
0.38
1.29
0.03
50.82
52
73
91
 Clocks and watches and parts thereof
16.77
33.15
0.36
0.07
0.00
23.64
53
51
34
 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes
16.22
19.73
0.35
0.48
0.01
24.48
54
90
1
 Live animals
16.09
57.25
0.34
0.00
0.00
N/A
55
22
68
 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles
15.41
19.87
0.33
2.84
0.06
16.37
56
75
11
 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten
15.32
234.06
0.33
0.05
0.00
-44.68
57
49
42
 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods
13.94
31.98
0.30
0.53
0.01
34.61
58
57
82
 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal
13.13
25.16
0.28
0.29
0.01
14.80
59
42
61
 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet
13.01
34.03
0.28
0.84
0.02
12.48
60
33
63
 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc
12.77
62.65
0.27
1.30
0.03
6.40
61
88
18
 Cocoa and cocoa preparations
12.35
24.92
0.26
0.00
0.00
N/A
62
41
74
 Copper and articles thereof
11.81
2.71
0.25
0.88
0.02
7.48
63
53
37
 Photographic or cinematographic goods
10.22
16.13
0.22
0.43
0.01
-8.60
64
52
41
 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
8.56
16.48
0.18
0.43
0.01
2.60
65
59
59
 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric
8.29
1.84
0.18
0.18
0.00
-8.38
66
18
57
 Carpets and other textile floor coverings
7.32
59.87
0.16
3.79
0.08
54.40
67
77
60
 Knitted or crocheted fabric
7.22
-10.86
0.15
0.03
0.00
-30.95
68
55
35
 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes
6.13
3.06
0.13
0.42
0.01
6.62
69
25
9
 Coffee, tea, mate and spices
5.90
20.41
0.13
2.06
0.04
48.41
70
87
88
 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
5.43
-94.39
0.12
0.00
0.00
-80.00
71
38
12
 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes
4.88
35.54
0.10
0.96
0.02
50.86
72
68
56
 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc
4.00
-12.66
0.09
0.11
0.00
-46.67
73
89
5
 Products of animal origin, nes
3.54
-11.95
0.08
0.00
0.00
N/A
74
29
79
 Zinc and articles thereof
2.86
-31.14
0.06
1.76
0.04
88.30
75
58
36
 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc
2.03
77.31
0.04
0.27
0.01
172.73
76
79
65
 Headgear and parts thereof
1.67
43.47
0.04
0.02
0.00
77.78
77
72
53
 Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric
1.61
-26.84
0.03
0.08
0.00
9.46
78
63
50
 Silk
1.28
3.73
0.03
0.15
0.00
-21.20
79
82
66
 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc
1.26
79.63
0.03
0.01
0.00
300.00
80
61
13
 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes
1.25
26.52
0.03
0.15
0.00
92.41
81
78
46
 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc.
0.78
37.28
0.02
0.02
0.00
-33.33
82
91
47
 Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc
0.75
-11.07
0.02
0.00
0.00
N/A
83
74
92
 Musical instruments, parts and accessories
0.73
-5.84
0.02
0.06
0.00
-33.33
84
80
67
 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair
0.72
6.81
0.02
0.02
0.00
0.00
85
71
6
 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc
0.60
18.66
0.01
0.09
0.00
20.83
86
84
14
 Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes
0.56
-2.79
0.01
0.00
0.00
-72.73
87
66
97
 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques
0.48
2.11
0.01
0.12
0.00
-20.92
88
93
43
 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof
0.19
-41.69
0.00
0.00
0.00
N/A
89
94
93
 Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories thereof
0.18
64.29
0.00
0.00
0.00
N/A
90
83
75
 Nickel and articles thereof
0.11
-28.76
0.00
0.01
0.00
-40.00
91
85
80
 Tin and articles thereof
0.10
57.81
0.00
0.00
0.00
-84.62
92
95
99
 Commodities not elsewhere specified
0.09
-33.57
0.00
0.00
0.00
N/A
93
86
78
 Lead and articles thereof
0.09
-19.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
N/A
94
92
45
 Cork and articles of cork
0.09
12.99
0.00
0.00
0.00
N/A
95
96
81
 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof
0.07
-41.03
0.00
0.00
0.00
N/A
96
81
26
 Ores, slag and ash
0.07
-31.25
0.00
0.02
0.00
-42.31
97
97
86
 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment
0.01
-91.23
0.00
0.00
0.00
N/A
 

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