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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.

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Tunisia's Top 10 Products of Global Imports at 6 Digit HS Code Level
The top 10 product items imported by Tunisia at 6Digit HS code level contribute to 26.58% of its total global imports in 2008. The 10 Major supplier countries were France, Italy, Russian Federation, Germany, Libya, Spain, China, USA, Turkey and Algeria. Top 10 supplier countries constituted 71.10% share in Tunisia's Total Imports in 2008.
All values in USD Million
Rank
HS Code
Description
Value of Global Imports in 2008 (USD in Million)
%age Share of product in total imports 2008
%age Change of products in total imports 2008/2007
Major Supplier (Top 3) Countries -2008
% age Share of Major Suppliers 2008
%age Change of products in total imports 2008/2007
India
Rank (2008)
%age Share in Global imports 2008
%age Change in Global imports 2008/07
- TOTAL All products               24,638.38 100.00 29.00 France 18.45 11.37 21st 0.89 34.322
Italy 17.23 13.99
Russian Federation 7.53 127.83
1 271019 Light petroleum distillates nes                 1,974.04 8.01 71.57 Russian Federation 51.78 160.70 23rd 0.05 557.246
Italy 21.77 26.88
Malta 5.92 209.17
2 250300 Sulphur, except sublimated, precipitated, colloidal 936.543 3.80 676.14 Russian Federation 45.54 547.77 - 0.00 N/A
Kazakhstan 10.17 487.13
Kuwait 8.70     1,687.53
3 270900 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude 935.51 3.80 60.39 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 100.00 60.87 - 0.00 N/A
4 271129 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons nes, in gaseous state 548.348 2.23 121.79 Algeria 99.98 121.76 - 0.00 N/A
United Kingdom 0.01 N/A
United States of America 0.00 950.00
5 100190 Wheat nes and meslin 423.84 1.72 34.48 Ukraine 27.91 283.16 - 0.00 N/A
Russian Federation 22.51 -36.30
France 16.63 329.83
6 520942 Denim fabrics of cotton,>/=85%, more than 200 g/m2 397.485 1.61 0.75 Italy 51.04 -5.82 14th 0.33 28.475
Turkey 16.13 23.52
France 12.61 -9.21
7 853690 Electrical app for switchg/protec elec circuits,not exced 1,000 V,nes 386.847 1.57 13.60 France 39.64 -3.54 29th 0.03 -18.881
Italy 18.10 3.06
Germany 15.59 48.63
8 100110 Durum wheat 386.767 1.57 48.48 Italy 40.94 255.68 - 0.00 N/A
Greece 15.53 N/A
Canada 13.64 34.50
9 271119 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons nes, liquefied 285.749 1.16 47.16 France 64.84 14.01 - 0.00 N/A
Algeria 27.73     3,807.84
United Kingdom 3.33 41.64
10 853890 Parts for use with the apparatus of headg no. 85.35,85.36 or 85.37,nes 274.953 1.12 -4.35 France 41.74 -13.74 14th 0.27 113.467
Germany 28.67 2.95
Italy 9.68 -2.44
 

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