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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].
Namibia’s at the 2 digit HS Code Level
Namibia
Major supplier countries to Namibia were South Africa, United Kingdom, India, Netherlands, China, Germany, USA, United Arab Emirates, Switzerland and Zimbabwe in that order. Top 10 supplier countries constituted 92.35% share in Namibia.
Rank in Global imports Rank in India's imports HS Code Description Global imports in 2008(USD Million) % Share in global imports 2008 %change in global imports 2008 Import value from India in 2008(USD Million) % Share in imports from India %change in imports from India
21
13
90
 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus
52.40
1.10
-24.53
0.46
0.28
-14.29
22
31
70
 Glass and glassware
51.59
1.06
0.66
0.06
0.04
490.00
23
34
62
 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet
49.57
1.05
-6.37
0.05
0.03
20.51
24
10
10
 Cereals
49.18
0.95
15.66
1.16
0.71
141.63
25
56
44
 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal
44.45
0.90
9.39
0.00
0.00
300.00
26
23
64
 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof
41.97
0.87
-4.78
0.08
0.05
N/A
27
95
20
 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations
40.69
0.85
12.55
0.00
0.00
-100.00
28
94
24
 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
39.67
0.83
31.83
0.00
0.00
-100.00
29
37
82
 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal
38.91
0.78
35.05
0.04
0.02
       1,800.00
30
32
15
 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc
36.74
0.77
46.91
0.06
0.04
 N/A 
31
3
76
 Aluminium and articles thereof
36.08
0.76
102.72
19.44
11.98
 2,77,671.43
32
20
63
 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc
35.62
0.76
24.52
0.12
0.07
          686.67
33
93
23
 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder
35.49
0.70
19.61
0.00
0.00
 N/A 
34
42
69
 Ceramic products
32.77
0.69
70.90
0.02
0.01
           -31.43
35
85
4
 Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes
32.40
0.69
18.18
0.00
0.00
 N/A 
36
45
21
 Miscellaneous edible preparations
32.15
0.66
-0.42
0.02
0.01
       1,700.00
37
29
32
 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc
31.16
0.65
8.66
0.06
0.04
       2,950.00
38
86
7
 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
30.43
0.64
7.12
0.00
0.00
 N/A 
39
84
3
 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes
29.89
0.62
1.47
0.00
0.00
 N/A 
40
19
49
 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc
29.02
0.62
-52.96
0.13
0.08
       1,512.50
41
7
19
 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products
28.95
0.54
38.69
4.01
2.47
139.45
42
24
38
 Miscellaneous chemical products
25.18
0.53
11.20
0.07
0.04
-40.00
43
75
54
 Manmade filaments
24.75
0.50
    3,860.16
0.00
0.00
N/A
44
62
89
 Ships, boats and other floating structures
23.53
0.48
-83.08
0.00
0.00
N/A
45
96
31
 Fertilizers
22.43
0.47
45.52
0.00
0.00
N/A
46
90
11
 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten
21.97
0.35
2.05
0.00
0.00
-100.00
47
55
83
 Miscellaneous articles of base metal
16.20
0.34
5.04
0.00
0.00
0.00
48
87
8
 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons
15.85
0.33
6.38
0.00
0.00
N/A
49
88
9
 Coffee, tea, mate and spices
15.68
0.33
0.13
0.00
0.00
-100.00
50
28
16
 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes
15.47
0.30
21.59
0.06
0.04
N/A
51
65
74
 Copper and articles thereof
14.27
0.28
132.53
0.00
0.00
-100.00
52
43
95
 Toys, games, sports requisites
13.03
0.27
2.32
0.02
0.01
N/A
53
36
88
 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
12.73
0.24
17.07
0.05
0.03
-78.16
54
47
96
 Miscellaneous manufactured articles
11.44
0.22
3.24
0.01
0.01
140.00
55
53
42
 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods
10.54
0.21
20.71
0.01
0.00
-50.00
56
92
26
 Ores, slag and ash
10.01
0.20
57.08
0.00
0.00
N/A
57
82
68
 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles
9.46
0.20
-8.41
0.00
0.00
N/A
58
26
18
 Cocoa and cocoa preparations
9.34
0.20
15.55
0.07
0.04
N/A
59
40
29
 Organic chemicals
9.15
0.18
25.12
0.03
0.02
N/A
60
76
56
 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc
8.62
0.18
38.50
0.00
0.00
-100.00
61
22
99
 Commodities not elsewhere specified
8.46
0.18
27.07
0.08
0.05
48.21
62
30
36
 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc
8.30
0.13
24.58
0.06
0.04
252.94
63
83
1
 Live animals
6.25
0.12
37.24
0.00
0.00
N/A
64
21
79
 Zinc and articles thereof
5.40
0.11
-48.02
0.11
0.07
176.92
65
78
58
 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc
5.29
0.09
87.28
0.00
0.00
-100.00
66
91
12
 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes
4.31
0.08
-3.38
0.00
0.00
N/A
67
73
52
 Cotton
3.87
0.08
-14.63
0.00
0.00
N/A
68
48
13
 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes
3.79
0.08
367.12
0.01
0.01
N/A
69
68
41
 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
3.70
0.08
-29.74
0.00
0.00
-100.00
70
97
35
 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes
3.65
0.08
-6.12
0.00
0.00
N/A
71
44
57
 Carpets and other textile floor coverings
3.55
0.07
-2.26
0.02
0.01
-80.85
72
61
93
 Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories thereof
3.43
0.07
-56.93
0.00
0.00
N/A
73
79
59
 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric
3.24
0.07
15.83
0.00
0.00
-100.00
74
57
55
 Manmade staple fibres
3.18
0.06
-4.97
0.00
0.00
-94.52
75
49
67
 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair
3.03
0.06
10.87
0.01
0.01
N/A
76
51
65
 Headgear and parts thereof
2.99
0.06
-6.68
0.01
0.00
N/A
77
64
81
 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof
2.92
0.06
492.68
0.00
0.00
N/A
78
58
37
 Photographic or cinematographic goods
2.85
0.06
-19.51
0.00
0.00
N/A
79
59
86
 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment
2.63
0.05
-87.08
0.00
0.00
N/A
80
17
6
 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc
2.39
0.04
10.14
0.27
0.16
N/A
81
54
91
 Clocks and watches and parts thereof
1.91
0.03
2.25
0.01
0.00
-54.55
82
80
60
 Knitted or crocheted fabric
1.47
0.02
-2.32
0.00
0.00
N/A
83
60
92
 Musical instruments, parts and accessories
1.17
0.02
-1.77
0.00
0.00
N/A
84
50
97
 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques
0.89
0.01
51.10
0.01
0.00
-20.00
85
81
66
 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc
0.57
0.01
6.38
0.00
0.00
N/A
86
52
5
 Products of animal origin, nes
0.47
0.01
55.92
0.01
0.00
-25.00
87
71
47
 Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc
0.42
0.01
581.97
0.00
0.00
N/A
88
63
80
 Tin and articles thereof
0.38
0.01
-90.18
0.00
0.00
N/A
89
38
51
 Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof
0.36
0.01
-10.64
0.04
0.02
N/A
90
70
46
 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc.
0.30
0.01
14.56
0.00
0.00
N/A
91
77
50
 Silk
0.26
0.00
-12.88
0.00
0.00
N/A
92
89
14
 Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes
0.22
0.00
-7.47
0.00
0.00
N/A
93
69
45
 Cork and articles of cork
0.21
0.00
-63.65
0.00
0.00
N/A
94
67
78
 Lead and articles thereof
0.16
0.00
-14.29
0.00
0.00
N/A
95
66
75
 Nickel and articles thereof
0.10
0.00
166.67
0.00
0.00
N/A
96
74
53
 Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric
0.07
0.00
-10.84
0.00
0.00
N/A
97
72
43
 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof
0.02
-13.64
0.00
0.00
N/A

 

 
 

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