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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 Top 20 Products of Global Imports at 2 Digit HS Code Level
Mauritius
The top 20 product groups contributed to 76.21% of total imports of Mauritius 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
Rank in Global Imports of Mauritius in 2008
HS Code
Description
Value of imports in 2008(USD Million)
% Share of Product Group in World Imports Year 2008
%age Change in Importsr 2008/ 2007
Major suppliers (Top 3 suppliers)
%age Share of major supplier countries
%age Change in Imports from Major Supplier 2008/ 2007
India
Rank
% Share in Global Import 2008
%age Change in Imports 2008/2007
Total
 All Products
    4,669.75
100
19.71
 India
23.91
35.20
1st
23.91
35.2
China
11.53
21.39
South Africa
8.08
31.52
1
27
 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc
    1,001.41
21.44
39.49
 India
83.79
41.26
1st
83.79
41.26
South Africa
9.48
51.71
Saudi Arabia
1.90
-51.88
2
84
 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc
357.55
7.66
-0.64
 China
18.30
11.85
14th
1.76
3.14
France
10.78
18.40
USA
10.43
83.40
3
85
 Electrical, electronic equipment
318.78
6.83
9.48
 China
29.21
52.26
5th
5.97
116.72
France
8.60
2.09
Finland
6.20
-43.17
4
3
 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes
284.94
6.10
32.00
 Spain
36.66
46.84
8th
3.19
2.66
France
12.56
32.73
Republic of Korea
7.80
137.74
5
87
 Vehicles other than railway, tramway
224.36
4.80
30.19
 Japan
51.48
43.60
9th
2.38
-47.2
Germany
9.17
24.06
South Africa
7.26
86.84
6
52
 Cotton
197.66
4.23
-0.84
 India
37.49
-3.86
1st
37.49
-3.86
China
27.64
12.11
Zambia
4.03
-36.60
7
10
 Cereals
144.76
3.10
33.82
 France
23.45
-12.84
4th
13.59
71.4
Argentina
22.06
77.16
Pakistan
21.52
26.82
8
39
 Plastics and articles thereof
125.1
2.68
10.65
 China
14.48
16.77
9th
3.47
28.1
South Africa
10.95
-26.72
Thailand
10.34
37.39
9
72
 Iron and steel
113.42
2.43
26.40
 South Africa
51.29
129.08
4th
6.44
23.2
China
13.71
-31.14
Indonesia
13.20
58.96
10
4
 Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes
105.86
2.27
34.39
 New Zealand
40.43
27.44
9th
0.72
155.33
Australia
35.54
59.25
France
10.95
28.14
11
71
 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc
97.91
2.10
-2.00
 Belgium
28.75
-1.38
6th
3.94
10.64
Switzerland
15.05
14.71
France
12.83
52.02
12
25
 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement
87.51
1.90
70.87
 Indonesia
30.80
-5.60
5th
7.22
402.68
Philippines
18.76
982.20
Malaysia
11.21
5.81
13
30
 Pharmaceutical products
84.06
1.80
20.44
 India
26.54
25.80
1st
26.54
25.8
France
21.84
21.93
United Kingdom
8.28
20.80
14
48
 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board
74.56
1.60
20.01
 Indonesia
22.34
13.69
6th
3.14
57.99
South Africa
15.72
38.67
China
12.70
5.39
15
73
 Articles of iron or steel
73.23
1.57
1.19
 China
31.06
31.57
4th
8.41
64.62
South Africa
13.04
28.59
France
11.45
-28.66
16
94
 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings
63.63
1.36
59.03
 China
34.14
75.92
8th
2.36
50.9
Malaysia
12.13
48.02
France
9.94
93.28
17
15
 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc
57.15
1.22
39.46
 Argentina
44.53
58.11
22nd
0.08
38.24
Malaysia
20.81
30.70
Brazil
7.21
247.55
18
44
 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal
55.01
1.18
11.72
 Malaysia
38.25
6.29
19th
0.77
29.05
China
20.64
15.39
South Africa
6.86
-6.44
19
90
 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus
45.76
0.98
5.63
 USA
15.55
21.20
9th
2.57
44.7
Germany
12.68
14.27
France
12.51
17.10
20
33
 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries
44.98
0.96
32.31
 France
53.22
41.40
2nd
7.07
38.72
India
7.07
38.72
United Kingdom
5.47
27.76
 

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