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INDIA
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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].
Uganda’s Imports of Remaining Product Groups at the 2 digit HS Code Level and India’s Position
Major supplier countries to Uganda were UAE, Kenya, India, China, South Africa, Japan, France, Malaysia, United Kingdom and United States of America in that order. Top 10 supplier countries constituted 66.67% share in Ghana’s Total Imports in 2008.
Rank in Global Imports
Rank in India's Imports
HS Chapter
Description
Global Imports in y 2007 (USD Million) 
Global Imports in 2008 (USD Million)
% share in Total Global imports
% Change in Global Imports
Import Value from 2008
% Share in imports
% change in imports from India
-
-
TOTAL
 All products
    3,493.35
    4,525.86
100.00
29.56
470.49
100
36.39
21
32
49
 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc
28.20
42.04
0.93
49.08
0.922
0.20
-14.63
22
17
29
 Organic chemicals
26.81
38.32
0.85
42.94
3.792
0.81
5.89
23
38
31
 Fertilizers
12.19
37.10
0.82
204.46
0.397
0.08
-23.51
24
20
28
 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes
18.60
31.90
0.70
71.55
2.419
0.51
78.26
25
31
62
 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet
24.61
31.86
0.70
29.44
0.931
0.20
44.79
26
28
94
 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings
34.28
25.17
0.56
-26.59
1.327
0.28
43.77
27
51
34
 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes
15.36
24.74
0.55
61.09
0.085
0.02
-16.67
28
23
55
 Manmade staple fibres
21.06
23.45
0.52
11.34
2.115
0.45
88.00
29
27
70
 Glass and glassware
22.08
21.79
0.48
-1.29
1.528
0.32
1.53
30
16
69
 Ceramic products
22.52
21.30
0.47
-5.40
4.236
0.90
52.65
31
61
11
 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten
15.07
21.25
0.47
41.03
0.039
0.01
11.43
32
18
76
 Aluminium and articles thereof
15.66
18.34
0.41
17.12
2.907
0.62
54.63
33
34
61
 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet
18.90
17.95
0.40
-5.02
0.631
0.13
45.73
34
29
83
 Miscellaneous articles of base metal
13.36
15.10
0.33
13.00
1.179
0.25
-16.97
35
26
32
 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc
10.29
15.07
0.33
46.48
1.635
0.35
44.05
36
35
82
 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal
14.69
14.72
0.33
0.22
0.554
0.12
49.73
37
48
21
 Miscellaneous edible preparations
7.89
14.47
0.32
83.34
0.139
0.03
-8.55
38
58
44
 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal
6.21
11.58
0.26
86.56
0.049
0.01
188.24
39
57
12
 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes
8.90
11.03
0.24
23.90
0.059
0.01
15.69
40
12
36
 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc
4.40
10.71
0.24
143.20
8.271
1.76
165.69
41
82
24
 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
9.28
10.67
0.24
14.93
0.002
0.00
-91.30
42
50
42
 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods
7.70
10.48
0.23
36.12
0.087
0.02
-20.18
43
46
96
 Miscellaneous manufactured articles
6.67
9.66
0.21
44.88
0.219
0.05
17.11
44
85
88
 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
4.04
9.58
0.21
136.90
0
0.00
-100.00
45
21
19
 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products
6.30
8.55
0.19
35.72
2.359
0.50
129.92
46
67
7
 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
13.24
8.44
0.19
-36.21
0.025
0.01
316.67
47
62
52
 Cotton
5.61
8.16
0.18
45.64
0.033
0.01
-44.07
48
19
20
 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations
4.97
7.40
0.16
48.88
2.717
0.58
73.83
49
25
79
 Zinc and articles thereof
7.73
7.25
0.16
-6.19
1.803
0.38
38.69
50
73
4
 Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes
5.45
5.59
0.12
2.61
0.008
0.00
33.33
51
37
56
 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc
3.51
5.09
0.11
45.11
0.406
0.09
-40.21
52
24
54
 Manmade filaments
5.18
4.69
0.10
-9.52
1.986
0.42
23.58
53
44
35
 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes
2.45
4.45
0.10
81.62
0.24
0.05
548.65
54
42
74
 Copper and articles thereof
4.36
4.05
0.09
-7.27
0.263
0.06
0.77
55
52
95
 Toys, games, sports requisites
3.87
3.99
0.09
3.10
0.078
0.02
65.96
56
40
37
 Photographic or cinematographic goods
2.91
3.84
0.08
31.72
0.268
0.06
38.86
57
49
9
 Coffee, tea, mate and spices
2.50
3.83
0.08
52.82
0.132
0.03
16.81
58
33
68
 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles
7.14
3.62
0.08
-49.29
0.875
0.19
-65.93
59
86
89
 Ships, boats and other floating structures
2.24
2.78
0.06
24.28
0
0.00
N/A
60
47
65
 Headgear and parts thereof
1.53
2.32
0.05
51.70
0.144
0.03
-44.83
61
59
78
 Lead and articles thereof
0.83
2.21
0.05
167.39
0.041
0.01
-51.19
62
93
18
 Cocoa and cocoa preparations
1.92
2.19
0.05
13.90
0
0.00
-100.00
63
83
93
 Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories thereof
1.03
2.01
0.04
94.85
0.001
0.00
N/A
64
81
67
 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair
1.15
1.63
0.04
42.00
0.002
0.00
-87.50
65
75
86
 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment
0.76
1.52
0.03
99.48
0.007
0.00
40.00
66
68
58
 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc
1.28
1.47
0.03
15.45
0.02
0.00
-82.14
67
77
8
 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons
1.22
1.39
0.03
13.88
0.004
0.00
33.33
68
92
16
 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes
1.02
1.31
0.03
28.25
0
0.00
N/A
69
76
57
 Carpets and other textile floor coverings
3.51
1.25
0.03
-64.40
0.004
0.00
-98.10
70
89
1
 Live animals
0.86
1.24
0.03
44.32
0
0.00
N/A
71
88
6
 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc
1.17
0.78
0.02
-33.13
0
0.00
N/A
72
69
91
 Clocks and watches and parts thereof
0.47
0.74
0.02
56.24
0.018
0.00
12.50
73
66
23
 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder
1.16
0.74
0.02
-36.57
0.025
0.01
N/A
74
72
66
 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc
0.43
0.73
0.02
68.75
0.009
0.00
50.00
75
91
3
 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes
0.56
0.72
0.02
28.34
0
0.00
-100.00
76
56
59
 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric
0.59
0.70
0.02
18.52
0.06
0.01
-17.81
77
54
71
 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc
0.41
0.66
0.01
61.67
0.067
0.01
36.73
78
43
53
 Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric
0.53
0.57
0.01
7.13
0.249
0.05
-35.99
79
87
5
 Products of animal origin, nes
0.09
0.34
0.01
273.63
0
0.00
N/A
80
53
13
 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes
0.27
0.32
0.01
16.06
0.068
0.01
38.78
81
80
92
 Musical instruments, parts and accessories
0.23
0.27
0.01
17.75
0.002
0.00
-33.33
82
70
47
 Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc
0.06
0.27
0.01
352.54
0.014
0.00
133.33
83
71
60
 Knitted or crocheted fabric
0.11
0.25
0.01
120.18
0.01
0.00
100.00
84
65
97
 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques
0.29
0.15
0.00
-50.17
0.026
0.01
-10.34
85
74
46
 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc.
0.17
0.13
0.00
-22.81
0.007
0.00
-36.36
86
94
50
 Silk
0.01
0.13
0.00
1771.43
0
0.00
N/A
87
60
14
 Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes
0.15
0.11
0.00
-30.00
0.04
0.01
-71.83
88
63
80
 Tin and articles thereof
0.03
0.09
0.00
173.53
0.031
0.01
40.91
89
64
26
 Ores, slag and ash
0.02
0.07
0.00
329.41
0.029
0.01
2800.00
90
55
75
 Nickel and articles thereof
0.01
0.07
0.00
385.71
0.064
0.01
2033.33
91
79
81
 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof
0.03
0.06
0.00
90.32
0.003
0.00
-40.00
92
90
2
 Meat and edible meat offal
0.10
0.06
0.00
-42.00
0
0.00
N/A
93
78
51
 Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof
0.01
0.03
0.00
350.00
0.003
0.00
N/A
94
95
45
 Cork and articles of cork
0.02
0.02
0.00
46.67
0
0.00
-100.00
95
97
41
 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
0.09
0.02
0.00
-78.89
0
0.00
N/A
96
96
43
 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof
0.00
0.00
0.00
N/A
0
0.00
N/A
97
84
99
 Commodities not elsewhere specified
14.84
0.00
0.00
-100.00
0
0.00
N/A

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