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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].
Zimbabwe's Top 20 Products of Global Imports at 2 Digit HS Code Level

Top 20 product groups constituted 85.33% share in total imports of Zimbabwe in the year 2008. The 10 Major supplier countries were South Africa, Botswana, China, USA, Mozambique, UK, Zambia, Germany, India and Thailand. Top 10 supplier countries constituted 90.00% share in Zimbabwe's Total Imports in 2008.

Rank in Zimbabwe's Global Imports Year 2008
HS Code
Description
Zimbabwe's Global Imports Value in 2008 (USD Million)
% Share of Product Group in Zimbabwe's Global Imports Year 2008
%age Change in Global Imports of Zimbabwe 2008/2007
Major Supplier Countries (Top 3 suppliers in 2008)
Supplier Country's %age Share in Zimbabwe's Global Imports of Product Group 
%age Change in Imports from Major Supplier 2008/ 2007
India
Rank (2008)
India's %age Share in Zimbabwe's Global Imports of Product Group 
%age Change in Imports from India 2008/ 2007
TOTAL
All products
2831.81
100
-18
South Africa
62.1
15
9
1.2
-18
Botswana
7.6
-47
China
4.9
-36
1
87
Vehicles other than railway, tramway
445.26
15.72
1
South Africa
55.8
11
27
0.1
-88
USA
11.8
11
China
7.3
-9
2
27
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc
320.2
11.31
-46
South Africa
67.1
-17
13
0
-88
Mozambique
22.9
-30
Kuwait
3.5
-93
3
84
Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc
300.56
10.61
-36
South Africa
54.7
-26
9
2.1
-7
China
10.1
3
Germany
5.2
24
4
10
Cereals
202.41
7.15
8
South Africa
76.4
447
19
0
Zambia
13.8
-51
Malawi
5
-87
5
31
Fertilizers
184.46
6.51
74
South Africa
96.8
373
8
0
Mauritius
1.3
102
Ukraine
1
6
85
Electrical, electronic equipment
145.28
5.13
-7
South Africa
45.4
-13
12
0.8
-70
China
18.3
35
USA
7.7
-2
7
75
Nickel and articles thereof
108.02
3.81
151
Botswana
99.9
161
-
-
-
South Africa
0.1
-92
Germany
0
-68
8
73
Articles of iron or steel
91.55
3.23
50
South Africa
84.8
65
10
0.3
-52
China
9.2
232
USA
0.8
-26
9
99
Commodities not elsewhere specified
71.79
2.54
9
South Africa
65.1
40
4
2.8
14271
UK 
11.9
5
Botswana
10.8
-30
10
39
Plastics and articles thereof
61.12
2.16
-32
South Africa
74.6
-35
14
0.5
-71
China
9.5
77
Israel
1.8
25
11
30
Pharmaceutical products
60.63
2.14
-19
India
23
48
-
-
-
South Africa
16.3
17
UK 
14.8
252
12
28
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes
60.42
2.13
4
South Africa
56.8
-3
15
0.1
-77
Botswana
31.3
48
China
6.1
22
13
40
Rubber and articles thereof
56.17
1.98
-22
South Africa
80.4
-16
15
0.3
-73
UK 
4.6
-20
China
3.7
-19
14
19
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products
52.63
1.86
184
South Africa
85.6
225
-
-
-
Italy
7.9
6648
USA
3.7
-43
15
48
Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board
47.38
1.67
-3
South Africa
61.9
-8
8
0.7
21
Germany
26.5
12
Singapore
2.8
83
16
15
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc
47.14
1.66
108
South Africa
89.9
132
8
0.1
-
USA
6.2
93
Italy
1.5
17
25
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement
46.14
1.63
57
Botswana
70.9
64
14
0
South Africa
25.7
99
Namibia
0.7
1
18
38
Miscellaneous chemical products
41.79
1.48
-36
South Africa
78
-15
9
0.9
-43
China
5.3
-88
Germany
1.9
-19
19
72
Iron and steel
37.98
1.34
-31
South Africa
91.6
-33
Singapore
2.7
51250
India
1.3
89
20
11
Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten
35.4
1.25
90
South Africa
85.8
226
-
-
-
Malawi
7.5
-27
USA
3
52
 

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