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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].
Seychelles’s Imports of Remaining Product Groups at the 2 digit HS Code Level and India’s Position
The 10 Major supplier countries were United Arab Emirates ,Saudi Arabia,Singapore,Germany,France,South Africa,United Kingdom,Spain Mauritius and Italy.These supplier countries constituted 73.92% share in Seychelles's total imports of 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
25
 90 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus
9.42
1.03
-40.95
0.12
0.47
1.65
22
80
 88 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
8.65
0.95
94.27
0.00
0.00
N/A
23
15
 69 Ceramic products
7.63
0.84
52.29
0.49
1.85
201.86
24
21
 40 Rubber and articles thereof
7.02
0.77
8.09
0.18
0.70
-43.21
25
4
 7 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
6.67
0.73
5.72
1.57
5.97
171.68
26
36
 34 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes
5.95
0.65
-6.49
0.06
0.23
-43.52
27
47
 11 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten
5.84
0.64
89.39
0.03
0.10
-66.67
28
42
 33 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries
5.78
0.63
-24.17
0.04
0.15
-32.20
29
29
 49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc
5.35
0.59
85.82
0.09
0.34
23.61
30
24
 76 Aluminium and articles thereof
5.28
0.58
48.70
0.15
0.55
42.16
31
35
 70 Glass and glassware
5.04
0.55
47.50
0.08
0.30
-40.91
32
53
 20 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations
4.83
0.53
-29.31
0.02
0.09
-71.60
33
33
 19 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products
4.67
0.51
-25.40
0.08
0.32
-41.67
34
40
 32 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc
4.28
0.47
1.16
0.05
0.18
20.00
35
50
 8 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons
4.23
0.46
11.65
0.03
0.09
47.06
36
20
 63 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc
4.16
0.46
53.02
0.23
0.87
181.48
37
12
 29 Organic chemicals
3.69
0.40
6.25
0.66
2.52
220.29
38
31
 95 Toys, games, sports requisites
3.48
0.38
45.16
0.09
0.33
388.89
39
6
 17 Sugars and sugar confectionery
3.39
0.37
-11.68
1.06
4.02
    1,978.43
40
26
 82 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal
3.22
0.35
13.66
0.11
0.40
       101.92
41
18
 74 Copper and articles thereof
2.74
0.30
96.91
0.31
1.18
         58.97
42
45
 21 Miscellaneous edible preparations
2.61
0.29
-11.68
0.03
0.11
         15.38
43
23
 68 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles
2.57
0.28
6.60
0.15
0.56
           8.89
44
19
 38 Miscellaneous chemical products
2.53
0.28
-2.02
0.27
1.01
       476.09
45
57
 64 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof
2.34
0.26
-20.55
0.01
0.03
        -83.64
46
34
 16 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes
2.25
0.25
-5.98
0.08
0.31
        -84.30
47
11
 30 Pharmaceutical products
2.25
0.25
2.46
0.76
2.89
           6.00
48
37
 61 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet
2.20
0.24
-25.56
0.05
0.20
         36.84
49
39
 71 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc
2.20
0.24
7.22
0.05
0.19
       410.00
50
49
 62 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet
1.98
0.22
-16.97
0.03
0.09
        -77.48
51
43
 56 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc
1.92
0.21
40.16
0.04
0.15
    3,800.00
52
28
 9 Coffee, tea, mate and spices
1.83
0.20
46.95
0.09
0.34
        -30.23
53
55
 28 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes
1.46
0.16
10.14
0.01
0.05
       300.00
54
60
 18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations
1.43
0.16
-13.66
0.01
0.03
        -73.08
55
51
 96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles
1.36
0.15
-13.09
0.03
0.09
        -13.79
56
8
 12 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes
1.25
0.14
10.40
0.90
3.42
    6,830.77
57
72
 42 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods
0.75
0.08
-24.97
0.00
0.01
        -60.00
58
62
 99 Commodities not elsewhere specified
0.73
0.08
314.29
0.01
0.02
 N/A 
59
48
 52 Cotton
0.61
0.07
-15.69
0.03
0.10
 N/A 
60
52
 35 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes
0.60
0.07
-20.94
0.02
0.09
 N/A 
61
65
 57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings
0.60
0.07
-29.06
0.00
0.02
 N/A 
62
69
 59 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric
0.48
0.05
58.47
0.00
0.01
 N/A 
63
82
 36 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc
0.42
0.05
-3.23
0.00
0.00
 N/A 
64
66
 55 Manmade staple fibres
0.40
0.04
-60.16
0.00
0.02
 N/A 
65
70
 66 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc
0.38
0.04
-5.06
0.00
0.01
 N/A 
66
71
 46 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc.
0.28
0.03
-72.13
0.00
0.01
 N/A 
67
68
 58 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc
0.27
0.03
63.19
0.00
0.01
 N/A 
68
86
 23 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder
0.25
0.03
-55.85
0.00
0.00
 N/A 
69
61
 97 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques
0.25
0.03
180.00
0.01
0.02
 N/A 
70
78
 91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof
0.23
0.03
-29.52
0.00
0.00
 N/A 
71
59
 65 Headgear and parts thereof
0.21
0.02
0.98
0.01
0.03
 N/A 
72
83
 31 Fertilizers
0.17
0.02
-29.58
0.00
0.00
 N/A 
73
73
 37 Photographic or cinematographic goods
0.15
0.02
-68.39
0.00
0.01
 N/A 
74
77
 93 Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories thereof
0.12
0.01
230.56
0.00
0.00
 N/A 
75
54
 92 Musical instruments, parts and accessories
0.11
0.01
25.27
0.02
0.06
 N/A 
76
95
 54 Manmade filaments
0.10
0.01
70.49
0.00
0.00
 N/A 
77
94
 45 Cork and articles of cork
0.09
0.01
232.14
0.00
0.00
 N/A 
78
79
 86 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment
0.09
0.01
57.63
0.00
0.00
 N/A 
79
87
 13 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes
0.08
0.01
120.59
0.00
0.00
 N/A 
80
74
 80 Tin and articles thereof
0.07
0.01
-71.71
0.00
0.00
 N/A 
81
38
 75 Nickel and articles thereof
0.07
0.01
490.91
0.05
0.20
 N/A 
82
90
 5 Products of animal origin, nes
0.06
0.01
-14.29
0.00
0.00
 N/A 
83
41
 50 Silk
0.06
0.01
27.91
0.04
0.16
 N/A 
84
67
 53 Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric
0.05
0.01
614.29
0.00
0.01
N/A
85
89
 1 Live animals
0.05
0.01
    1,125.00
0.00
0.00
N/A
86
76
 79 Zinc and articles thereof
0.05
0.01
-67.97
0.00
0.00
N/A
87
91
 6 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc
0.04
0.00
64.00
0.00
0.00
N/A
88
96
 51 Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof
0.04
0.00
65.22
0.00
0.00
N/A
89
97
 67 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair
0.04
0.00
-43.55
0.00
0.00
N/A
90
58
 60 Knitted or crocheted fabric
0.04
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.03
N/A
91
75
 78 Lead and articles thereof
0.03
0.00
145.45
0.00
0.00
N/A
92
56
 47 Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc
0.03
0.00
733.33
0.01
0.04
N/A
93
88
 14 Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes
0.01
0.00
-94.44
0.00
0.00
N/A
94
63
 81 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof
0.01
0.00
-75.00
0.00
0.02
N/A
95
92
 43 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof
0.01
0.00
N/A
0.00
0.00
N/A
96
84
 26 Ores, slag and ash
0.00
0.00
-98.25
0.00
0.00
N/A
97
93
 41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
0.00
0.00
-93.33
0.00
0.00
N/A

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