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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].
Namibia's Top 10 Products of Global Imports at 6 Digit HS Code Level
Namibia
The top 10 product items imported by Namibia at 6 Digit HS code level contribute to 28.6% of its total global imports in the year 2008. 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.
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
 4,026.00
 4,688.57
100.00
16.46
South Africa
67.82
1.17
3rd
3.46
396.15
United Kingdom
7.96
726.60
India
3.46
396.15
1 271011 Aviation spirit
391.643
601
12.82
53.46
South Africa
35.12
-39.70
9th
0.02
N/A
United Kingdom
33.80
N/A
Netherlands
23.12
N/A
2 870323 Automobiles w reciprocatg piston engine displacg > 1500 cc to 3000 cc
249.88
234.45
5.00
-6.18
South Africa
87.00
-8.76
66th
N/A
N/A
United Arab Emirates
5.18
8.69
United States of America
3.60
26.61
3 710231 Diamonds non-industrial unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted
17.97
130.02
2.77
623.46
United Kingdom
99.26
619.13
N/A
N/A
N/A
Area Nes
0.56
N/A
South Africa
0.11
460.00
4 280700 Sulphuric acid; oleum
27.03
94.54
2.02
249.72
India
72.36
499.21
1st
72.36
499.21
Germany
13.44
130.42
Japan
11.77
N/A
5 300490 Medicaments nes, in dosage
51.40
75.14
1.60
46.17
South Africa
68.10
8.05
2nd
28.38
652.06
India
28.38
652.06
Denmark
0.85
778.08
6 870421 Diesel powered trucks with a GVW not exceeding five tonnes
29.20
50.25
1.07
72.07
South Africa
82.99
63.14
29th
N/A
N/A
United Arab Emirates
8.50
287.57
China
7.02
195.31
7 252329 Portland cement nes
36.24
42.52
0.91
17.31
South Africa
58.56
-1.70
N/A
N/A
N/A
China
34.38
83.88
Germany
6.63
N/A
8 870422 Diesel powerd trucks w a GVW exc five tonnes but not exc twenty tonnes
13.05
38.39
0.82
194.24
South Africa
47.76
68.25
N/A
N/A
N/A
China
42.48
  1,407.21
Japan
4.45
556.54
9 870899 Motor vehicle parts nes
32.98
38.20
0.81
15.85
South Africa
94.73
12.75
14th
0.01
0.00
United Arab Emirates
2.62
  9,009.09
Germany
1.29
-13.05
10 732690 Articles, iron or steel, nes
82.82
36.65
0.78
-55.75
South Africa
94.86
36.20
44th
N/A
N/A
Italy
1.66
  2,800.00
China
1.39
748.33

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