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INDIA
INDIA
Africa
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].
South Africa’s Imports of Remaining Product Groups at the 2 digit HS Code Level and India’s Position
Major supplier countries to South Africa were Germany, China, USA, Saudi Arabia, Japan, UK, Iran, Angola, France and India in that order. Top 10 supplier countries constituted 58.33% share in South Africa’s Total Imports in 2008.
Rank in Global Imports Year 2008
Rank in Imports from India Year 2008
HS Chpt
Description
Value of Imports Year 2007(USD Million)
Value of Imports Year 2008(USD Million)
%age Share in Imp Year 2007
%age Share in Imp Year 2008
%age Change in Global Imports 2008 /2007
Value of Imports from India in Year 2007(USD Million)
Value of Imp Year from India in 2008 (USD Million)
%age Share in Imports from India Year 2007
%age Share in Imports from India Year 2008
%age Change in Global Imp 2008/2007
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-
-
TOTAL
79,924
91,059
100
100
13.93
1,776.34
2,303.17
2.22
2.53
29.66
21
36
 94
 Furniture and Bedding
630
644
0.79
0.71
2.16
7.58
8.60
0.43
0.37
13.52
22
43
 25
 Salt; Sulfur; Earths and Stone
193
628
0.24
0.69
225.24
10.32
5.28
0.58
0.23
-48.81
23
82
 26
 Ores, Slag, Ash
559
610
0.7
0.67
9.19
0.22
0.22
0.01
0.01
0.38
24
45
 69
 Ceramic Products
631
599
0.79
0.66
-5.04
5.47
5.12
0.31
0.22
-6.34
25
28
 64
 Footwear
636
581
0.8
0.64
-8.54
10.91
11.81
0.61
0.51
8.26
26
87
 75
 Nickel and Articles Thereof
580
482
0.73
0.53
-16.88
0.17
0.11
0.01
0.01
-31.59
27
15
 62
 Woven Apparel
480
466
0.6
0.51
-2.97
25.14
25.90
1.42
1.12
3.02
28
31
 23
 Food Waste
325
447
0.41
0.49
37.45
0.41
11.30
0.02
0.49
2640.8
29
16
 61
 Knit Apparel
418
444
0.52
0.49
6.29
26.00
23.88
1.46
1.04
-8.15
30
41
 95
 Toys and Sports
465
432
0.58
0.48
-7.05
6.97
6.14
0.39
0.27
-11.85
31
86
 22
 Beverages
431
432
0.54
0.47
0.3
0.07
0.12
0
0.01
76.27
32
18
 32
 Tanning, Dye, Paint
412
430
0.52
0.47
4.55
15.38
21.59
0.87
0.94
40.4
33
35
 33
 Perfumery, Cosmetic Products
377
406
0.47
0.45
7.62
7.50
8.76
0.42
0.38
16.79
34
22
 82
 Tools, Cutlery, Etc.
383
391
0.48
0.43
2.03
13.55
15.09
0.76
0.66
11.39
35
67
 44
 Wood
403
343
0.51
0.38
-15.05
1.30
1.03
0.07
0.05
-20.62
36
93
 89
 Ships and Boats
322
304
0.4
0.33
-5.4
0.02
0.00
0
0
-99.44
37
50
 74
 Copper and Articles Thereof
297
302
0.37
0.33
1.48
3.68
3.78
0.21
0.16
2.55
38
95
 02
 Meat
360
297
0.45
0.33
-17.34
0.00
0.00
0
0
0
39
24
 83
 Misc. Art of Base Metals
260
282
0.33
0.31
8.26
13.03
14.20
0.73
0.62
8.98
40
26
 76
 Aluminum and Articles Thereof
243
270
0.3
0.3
11.22
10.98
13.22
0.62
0.57
20.44
41
51
 49
 Books, Newspapers
282
264
0.35
0.29
-6.44
3.49
3.73
0.2
0.16
6.9
42
46
 70
 Glass and Glass wares
275
248
0.34
0.27
-9.75
4.49
5.10
0.25
0.22
13.56
43
44
 54
 Manmade Filaments
215
229
0.27
0.25
6.7
6.74
5.19
0.38
0.23
-23.03
44
34
 21
 Miscellaneous Food
196
218
0.25
0.24
11.07
10.96
9.38
0.62
0.41
-14.44
45
57
 34
 Soap, Wax, Dental
174
204
0.22
0.23
17.73
2.14
2.35
0.12
0.1
10
46
29
 68
 Stone, Plaster, Cement
212
202
0.27
0.22
-4.88
12.21
11.64
0.69
0.51
-4.72
47
30
 55
 Manmade Staple Fibers
202
190
0.25
0.21
-5.98
9.52
11.45
0.54
0.5
20.18
48
38
 42
 Leather Art; Saddlery, Etc.
177
189
0.22
0.21
6.95
7.74
7.13
0.44
0.31
-7.84
49
72
 35
 Albumins; Modified Starch
149
176
0.19
0.19
17.85
0.37
0.62
0.02
0.03
67.79
50
19
 63
 Miscellaneous Textile Articles
160
166
0.2
0.18
3.86
21.25
19.59
1.2
0.85
-7.79
51
63
 86
 Railway; Traffic Signal Equip.
139
160
0.17
0.18
15.01
1.59
1.33
0.09
0.06
-16.24
52
37
 17
 Sugars
132
151
0.17
0.17
15.02
2.58
8.50
0.15
0.37
230.09
53
48
 59
 Impregnated Text Fabrics
117
151
0.15
0.17
29.01
3.88
4.17
0.22
0.18
7.53
54
40
 52
 Cotton and Yarn, Fabric
175
150
0.22
0.16
-14.38
9.57
6.36
0.54
0.28
-33.5
55
47
 96
 Misc. Manufacturing Articles
140
148
0.18
0.16
5.2
5.32
4.97
0.3
0.22
-6.51
56
21
 09
 Spices, Coffee, Tea
106
146
0.13
0.16
37.34
12.38
16.71
0.7
0.73
34.94
57
66
 20
 Preserved Food
152
135
0.19
0.15
-11.11
0.84
1.14
0.05
0.05
35.86
58
25
 24
 Tobacco
110
133
0.14
0.15
21.29
10.89
13.52
0.61
0.59
24.2
59
56
 16
 Prepared Meat, Fish
86
130
0.11
0.14
51.08
3.44
2.70
0.19
0.12
-21.75
60
76
 81
 Other Base Metals, Nesoi
66
119
0.08
0.13
81.56
0.18
0.41
0.01
0.02
136.72
61
64
 19
 Baking Related
112
115
0.14
0.13
2.77
1.44
1.33
0.08
0.06
-7.27
62
80
 37
 Photographic and Cinematic
108
111
0.14
0.12
3.33
0.30
0.24
0.02
0.01
-20.85
63
17
 03
 Fish and Seafood
116
105
0.15
0.12
-9.25
26.23
23.04
1.48
1
-12.18
64
23
 41
 Hides and Skins
121
102
0.15
0.11
-15.54
20.53
14.78
1.16
0.64
-28.03
65
69
 04
 Dairy, Eggs, Honey
121
100
0.15
0.11
-17.79
0.10
0.78
0.01
0.03
691.19
66
90
 18
 Cocoa
84
99
0.11
0.11
18.38
0.22
0.00
0.01
0
-98.57
67
84
 91
 Clocks and Watches
96
99
0.12
0.11
3
0.39
0.18
0.02
0.01
-53.55
68
59
 07
 Vegetables
99
93
0.12
0.1
-6.09
4.15
1.86
0.23
0.08
-55.27
69
77
 11
 Milling; Malt; Starch
61
87
0.08
0.1
42.16
0.25
0.41
0.01
0.02
67.6
70
74
 05
 Other Of Animal Origin
61
86
0.08
0.09
41.29
0.35
0.52
0.02
0.02
50.5
71
54
 12
 Misc. Grain, Seed
123
83
0.15
0.09
-32.58
3.29
2.85
0.19
0.12
-13.32
72
52
 08
 Edible Fruit and Nuts
69
74
0.09
0.08
6.58
2.17
3.13
0.12
0.14
44.15
73
73
 60
 Knit, Crocheted Fabrics
72
72
0.09
0.08
-0.31
0.52
0.54
0.03
0.02
3.53
74
65
 56
 Wadding, Felt, Twine
61
70
0.08
0.08
14.79
1.55
1.30
0.09
0.06
-16.05
75
71
 97
 Art and Antiques
37
70
0.05
0.08
87.77
0.81
0.63
0.05
0.03
-22.75
76
96
 47
 Wood pulp, Etc.
59
70
0.07
0.08
17.5
0.00
0.00
0
0
-100
77
91
 78
 Lead and Articles Thereof
54
54
0.07
0.06
-1.14
0.00
0.00
0
0
495.16
78
60
 36
 Explosives
53
47
0.07
0.05
-12.59
0.31
1.56
0.02
0.07
402.65
79
27
 57
 Textile Floor Coverings
52
44
0.07
0.05
-15.27
11.29
12.21
0.64
0.53
8.08
80
58
 58
 Special Woven Fabrics
44
41
0.06
0.05
-7.02
1.74
1.95
0.1
0.09
12.26
81
70
 80
 Tin and Articles Thereof
29
40
0.04
0.04
36.55
0.76
0.68
0.04
0.03
-10.76
82
81
 65
 Headgear
39
36
0.05
0.04
-8.47
0.26
0.23
0.02
0.01
-13.22
83
83
 67
 Artificial Flowers
23
29
0.03
0.03
25.22
0.15
0.20
0.01
0.01
29.22
84
49
 13
 Lac; Vegetable Saps
21
23
0.03
0.03
9.88
4.24
3.95
0.24
0.17
-6.9
85
88
 45
 Cork
25
23
0.03
0.03
-8.47
0.13
0.07
0.01
0
-42.86
86
94
 01
 Live Animals
28
22
0.04
0.03
-21.43
0.00
0.00
0
0
0
87
68
 51
 Animal Hair and Yarn, Wool
23
22
0.03
0.02
-6.89
1.04
0.88
0.06
0.04
-16
88
85
 92
 Musical Instruments
23
21
0.03
0.02
-10.59
0.14
0.15
0.01
0.01
11
89
42
 79
 Zinc and Articles Thereof
31
20
0.04
0.02
-34.52
3.75
5.34
0.21
0.23
42.39
90
62
 53
 Other Vegetable Textiles
22
18
0.03
0.02
-17.54
1.75
1.42
0.1
0.06
-19.07
91
75
 06
 Live Trees and Plants
11
11
0.01
0.01
-5.48
0.69
0.47
0.04
0.02
-32.71
92
79
 46
 Straw, Esparto
10
9
0.01
0.01
-7.9
0.44
0.30
0.03
0.01
-31.44
93
89
 66
 Umbrella, Walking Sticks, Etc.
8
7
0.01
0.01
-17.63
0.01
0.00
0
0
-69.95
94
55
 50
 Silk; Silk Yarns
7
6
0.01
0.01
-16.32
3.79
2.78
0.21
0.12
-26.48
95
53
 14
 Other Vegetable Products
13
4
0.02
0.01
-69
12.00
2.90
0.68
0.13
-75.86
96
92
 43
 Furskins and Artificial Fur
1
1
0
0
18.56
0.01
0.00
0
0
-98.02
97
97
 93
 Arms and Ammunition
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
0
0
0

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