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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].
Tunisia's Top 20 Products of Global Imports at 2 Digit HS Code Level
Top 20 product groups constituted 83.50% share in total imports of Tunisia in the year 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 in Tunisia's Global Imports Year 2008
HS Code
Description
Value of imports in 2008 (USD Million)
% Share of Product Group in World Imports Year 2008
%age Change in Imports 2008/ 2007
Major suppliers (Top 3 suppliers in 2008)
%age Share of major supplier countries in 2007
%age Change in Imports from Major Supplier 2007/2006
India
Rank (2008)
% Share in World Imports 2008
%age Change in Imports 2008/2007
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TOTAL
 All products
24,638.38
100.00
29.00
 France 18.45 11.37
21st
0.89
34.32
Italy 17.23 13.99
Russian Federation 7.53 127.83
1
27
 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc
4,151.28
16.85
69.93
 Russian Federation 24.63 159.33
28th
0.02
557.25
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 23.31 61.96
Algeria 16.03 159.25
2
84
 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc
2,730.98
11.08
25.04
 France 25.43 40.31
21st
0.45
12.91
Italy 21.21 -0.58
China 9.21 33.35
3
85
 Electrical, electronic equipment
2,358.25
9.57
16.84
 France 28.95 7.17
18th
0.86
117.94
Germany 17.37 8.72
Italy 12.29 17.48
4
87
 Vehicles other than railway, tramway
1,493.08
6.06
18.88
 France 32.50 14.43
20th
0.32
-19.12
Germany 15.32 36.71
Italy 11.54 31.23
5
10
 Cereals
1,207.43
4.90
29.51
 Italy 13.12 254.43
29th
0.00
-94.67
Ukraine 12.86 403.06
Russian Federation 11.78 -34.27
6
72
 Iron and steel
1,145.38
4.65
39.80
 Ukraine 26.32 14.93
17th
1.03
911.71
Italy 18.47 52.11
Turkey 12.12 18.54
7
52
 Cotton
1,064.42
4.32
4.14
 Italy 34.65 -4.09
8th
2.31
-1.93
France 21.79 0.40
Turkey 9.65 32.95
8
25
 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement
1,030.79
4.18
443.26
 Russian Federation 41.46 543.33
28th
0.01
-
Kazakhstan 9.24 487.13
Kuwait 7.90     1,687.53
9
39
 Plastics and articles thereof
1,027.93
4.17
16.11
 France 22.43 10.72
10th
2.16
0.01
Italy 20.30 10.63
Saudi Arabia 10.10 20.74
10
73
 Articles of iron or steel
648.20
2.63
20.66
 France 24.82 37.84
11th
2.08
703.33
Italy 17.66 -34.55
United Kingdom 7.91 54.49
11
62
 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet
479.01
1.94
1.52
 Italy 32.04 6.20
17th
0.25
30.67
France 30.46 -4.44
Belgium 8.62 -3.32
12
15
 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc
471.46
1.91
99.40
 Argentina 35.94 129.43
22nd
0.00
-50.00
United States of America 18.64 142.43
Brazil 13.22 628.67
13
28
 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes
405.20
1.64
80.32
 Russian Federation 39.47 155.35
21st
0.09
40.15
Italy 8.24 42.84
France 4.88 5.67
14
55
 Manmade staple fibres
381.96
1.55
6.80
 France 28.10 5.09
10th
2.72
70.83
Italy 24.23 11.06
Belgium 11.07 12.60
15
30
 Pharmaceutical products
374.06
1.52
18.15
 France 43.83 15.44
21st
0.38
104.62
Switzerland 10.44 56.43
Italy 8.01 18.95
16
74
 Copper and articles thereof
370.45
1.50
16.99
 Italy 40.84 48.95
23rd
0.01
-95.57
Germany 34.85 4.32
Belgium 11.19 -13.98
17
90
 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus
366.61
1.49
2.97
 France 27.15 -1.16
20th
0.46
-23.12
United States of America 12.76 -6.00
Italy 11.92 -16.03
18
48
 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board
321.86
1.31
18.80
 France 29.02 21.21
32nd
0.11
-41.42
Italy 17.67 16.69
Spain 13.40 33.93
19
41
 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
285.55
1.16
11.23
 Italy 54.56 9.84
4th
3.65
-9.88
France 26.46 6.37
Germany 6.34 146.27
20
29
 Organic chemicals
265.04
1.08
26.37
 France 17.24 28.63
11th
3.68
-13.41
Germany 11.85 33.49
Italy 8.34 28.19
 

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