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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].
Nigeria’s at the 2 digit HS Code Level
Nigeria
The top 10 product items contribute to 70.16% of the total imports of Nigeria in 2008. The 10 Major supplier countries were China, USA, Belize, Germany, Belgium, France, United Kingdom, India, UAE and Switzerland. In that order, these supplier countries constituted 62.0% share in Nigeria’s Total Imports in 2008.
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
26
83
 Miscellaneous articles of base metal
297.91
1.07
250.12
5.62
0.56
-1.75
22
19
28
 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes
229.32
0.82
-29.46
9.79
0.97
-28.05
23
35
55
 Manmade staple fibres
201.23
0.72
59.94
2.83
0.28
-59.56
24
4
30
 Pharmaceutical products
189.17
0.68
-17.66
71.12
7.03
-25.16
25
58
95
 Toys, games, sports requisites
189.08
0.68
  1,164.17
0.17
0.02
218.87
26
33
19
 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products
182.71
0.66
-52.30
3.11
0.31
-1.46
27
17
49
 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc
167.56
0.60
-3.57
11.58
1.14
-7.07
28
14
32
 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc
166.13
0.60
-36.40
15.82
1.56
-23.38
29
30
82
 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal
158.64
0.57
120.42
3.82
0.38
22.78
30
20
70
 Glass and glassware
153.96
0.55
44.78
9.34
0.92
35.95
31
66
89
 Ships, boats and other floating structures
146.86
0.53
48.32
0.08
0.01
N/A
32
52
22
 Beverages, spirits and vinegar
141.12
0.51
-57.41
0.44
0.04
73.33
33
32
35
 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes
134.32
0.48
101.45
3.72
0.37
-36.37
34
41
15
 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc
134.29
0.48
-27.78
1.40
0.14
90.22
35
25
33
 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries
127.66
0.46
-53.40
6.01
0.59
-31.62
36
42
17
 Sugars and sugar confectionery
124.73
0.45
-61.07
1.20
0.12
-12.26
37
29
21
 Miscellaneous edible preparations
122.29
0.44
-10.68
4.13
0.41
476.29
38
44
94
 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings
115.75
0.42
19.40
1.15
0.11
82.88
39
15
68
 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles
88.30
0.32
56.82
15.12
1.49
115.33
40
54
20
 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations
83.09
0.30
-32.83
0.39
0.04
-5.77
41
46
44
 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal
72.45
0.26
27.13
0.79
0.08
43.61
42
31
24
 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
67.43
0.24
-37.32
3.80
0.38
-33.09
43
36
74
 Copper and articles thereof
60.32
0.22
-64.59
2.55
0.25
143.73
44
16
79
 Zinc and articles thereof
55.06
0.20
-56.61
11.77
1.16
-70.92
45
37
34
 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes
52.82
0.19
-49.55
2.18
0.22
21.67
46
57
11
 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten
52.30
0.19
-52.32
0.28
0.03
39.59
47
82
5
 Products of animal origin, nes
48.16
0.17
-31.82
0.00
0.00
-100.00
48
28
96
 Miscellaneous manufactured articles
47.99
0.17
3.08
4.14
0.41
204.41
49
51
23
 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder
42.43
0.15
-16.11
0.47
0.05
-15.56
50
40
59
 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric
41.00
0.15
-93.71
1.66
0.16
  1,726.37
51
65
64
 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof
40.80
0.15
93.69
0.08
0.01
156.25
52
39
56
 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc
34.95
0.13
42.68
1.70
0.17
603.31
53
43
37
 Photographic or cinematographic goods
33.52
0.12
-7.23
1.18
0.12
  2,697.62
54
70
88
 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
29.09
0.10
  1,643.08
0.04
0.00
N/A
55
27
63
 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc
27.37
0.10
-4.28
5.15
0.51
  1,128.64
56
55
54
 Manmade filaments
25.20
0.09
-16.12
0.32
0.03
-85.12
57
96
86
 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment
23.98
0.09
358.43
0.00
0.00
-100.00
58
34
9
 Coffee, tea, mate and spices
21.94
0.08
-48.26
3.00
0.30
8.10
59
60
13
 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes
20.32
0.07
-20.34
0.13
0.01
-50.75
60
71
42
 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods
19.89
0.07
73.43
0.04
0.00
N/A
61
23
36
 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc
19.77
0.07
-28.68
8.00
0.79
33.18
62
72
16
 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes
16.41
0.06
16.33
0.03
0.00
N/A
63
69
92
 Musical instruments, parts and accessories
15.68
0.06
139.72
0.05
0.00
  4,600.00
64
64
41
 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
15.64
0.06
257.35
0.11
0.01
N/A
65
90
47
 Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc
14.10
0.05
-15.75
0.00
0.00
-100.00
66
56
58
 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc
7.94
0.03
10.02
0.29
0.03
580.95
67
87
66
 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc
7.78
0.03
17.99
0.00
0.00
-100.00
68
48
91
 Clocks and watches and parts thereof
6.00
0.02
-3.91
0.65
0.06
86.29
69
47
18
 Cocoa and cocoa preparations
5.82
0.02
132.07
0.67
0.07
N/A
70
88
67
 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair
5.61
0.02
627.92
0.00
0.00
N/A
71
85
26
 Ores, slag and ash
5.25
0.02
220.06
0.00
0.00
N/A
72
62
53
 Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric
5.17
0.02
226.39
0.12
0.01
  2,200.00
73
45
71
 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc
5.03
0.02
350.54
1.05
0.10
  4,283.33
74
74
65
 Headgear and parts thereof
4.20
0.02
39.42
0.02
0.00
-68.57
75
68
75
 Nickel and articles thereof
3.86
0.01
503.44
0.06
0.01
N/A
76
80
1
 Live animals
3.42
0.01
38.05
0.00
0.00
N/A
77
50
7
 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
3.07
0.01
-39.96
0.54
0.05
-36.82
78
61
12
 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes
3.05
0.01
-58.35
0.13
0.01
  2,050.00
79
59
78
 Lead and articles thereof
2.20
0.01
-33.12
0.16
0.02
-58.97
80
79
61
 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet
2.17
0.01
140.22
0.00
0.00
N/A
81
94
80
 Tin and articles thereof
2.11
0.01
57.23
0.00
0.00
-100.00
82
78
81
 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof
1.66
0.01
89.27
0.00
0.00
-84.62
83
63
62
 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet
1.52
0.01
10.94
0.11
0.01
N/A
84
73
45
 Cork and articles of cork
1.32
0.00
122.09
0.03
0.00
-71.28
85
76
57
 Carpets and other textile floor coverings
1.30
0.00
245.36
0.01
0.00
N/A
86
91
50
 Silk
0.89
0.00
901.12
0.00
0.00
N/A
87
75
8
 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons
0.66
0.00
-30.17
0.01
0.00
N/A
88
77
97
 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques
0.27
0.00
-27.30
0.01
0.00
-88.89
89
67
46
 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc.
0.23
0.00
-20.95
0.08
0.01
-20.41
90
86
60
 Knitted or crocheted fabric
0.17
0.00
-54.18
0.00
0.00
N/A
91
84
14
 Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes
0.16
0.00
63.92
0.00
0.00
N/A
92
89
43
 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof
0.09
0.00
-23.42
0.00
0.00
N/A
93
92
51
 Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof
0.08
0.00
-98.79
0.00
0.00
N/A
94
83
6
 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc
0.08
0.00
-69.62
0.00
0.00
N/A
95
81
2
 Meat and edible meat offal
0.06
0.00
  1,375.00
0.00
0.00
N/A
96
97
99
 Commodities not elsewhere specified
0.04
0.00
N/A
0.00
0.00
N/A
97
95
93
 Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories thereof
0.04
0.00
-6.82
0.00
0.00
N/A
 

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