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Focus : Africa
Helping Indian companies do business with Africa
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].
All values in USD Million
Rank 
HS Code
Descrpition
Tanzania's Exports to India 2006
Tanzania's Exports to India 2007
% Growth 2007/2006
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TOTAL
All products 63.33 79.04 24.81
1
7
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 14.15 49.02 246.53
2
71
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc 3.48 10.57 204.17
3
8
Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons 31.51 5.17 -83.59
4
44
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal 3.03 3.15 3.99
5
32
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc 1.43 1.69 17.96
6
12
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes 1.62 1.68 3.27
7
52
Cotton 1.18 1.42 20.12
8
9
Coffee, tea, mate and spices 1.52 1.28 -15.38
9
53
Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric 0.44 0.64 46.47
10
72
Iron and steel 0.40 0.59 48.86