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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].
Mauritius's Top 10 Products of Global Imports at 6 Digit HS Code Level
Mauritius
The top 10 product items imported by Mauritius at 6Digit HS code level contribute to 34.42% of its total global imports in 2008. 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.
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
  3,900.90
  4,669.75
100.00
19.71
 India
23.91
35.20
1st
23.91
35.20
China
11.53
21.39
South Africa
8.08
31.52
1 271019 Light petroleum distillates nes
610.50
846.20
18.12
38.61
 India
98.46
40.28
1st
98.46
40.28
South Africa
0.56
-15.89
Singapore
0.42
1.65
2 030342 Tunas, yellowfin, frozen excluding heading No 03.04, livers and roes
62.10
108.48
2.32
74.71
 Spain
48.45
63.84
16th
N/A
N/A
Seychelles
15.95
-20.92
France
13.83
126.57
3 030343 Skipjack or stripe-bellid bonito,frozen ex headg No 03.04,livers&roes
65.83
92.44
1.98
40.41
 Spain
41.20
43.88
-
N/A
N/A
France
21.09
-1.52
Republic of Korea
13.96
91.17
4 851712 Telephones for cellular networks mobile telephones or for other wirele
0.00
86.56
1.85
N/A
 China
35.23
N/A
5th
6.29
N/A
Finland
21.44
N/A
Hungary
18.57
N/A
5 252329 Portland cement nes
47.18
83.64
1.79
77.27
 Indonesia
32.53
-5.77
5th
6.79
  1,894.04
Philippines
19.85
982.20
Malaysia
11.78
6.03
6 270119 Coal nes, whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated
51.47
76.61
1.64
48.83
 South Africa
100.00
48.83
-
N/A
N/A
7 300490 Medicaments nes, in dosage
59.02
73.80
1.58
25.04
 India
28.60
30.36
1st
28.60
30.36
France
23.01
19.06
United Kingdom
8.77
25.33
8 271113 Butanes, liquefied
47.73
64.07
1.37
34.23
 Saudi Arabia
28.78
-52.89
6th
9.09
N/A
Equatorial Guinea
21.72
N/A
Guinea
11.57
N/A
9 100630 Rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed
36.86
59.79
1.28
62.20
 Pakistan
51.66
25.92
2nd
26.62
69.71
India
26.62
69.71
Thailand
16.52
268.10
10 870323 Automobiles w reciprocatg piston engine displacg > 1500 cc to 3000 cc
43.88
59.11
1.27
34.69
 Japan
55.08
47.52
22nd
0.02
N/A
Germany
17.50
5.43
United Kingdom
11.52
82.49
 

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