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Indonesian imports
during 2005

Indonesian Imports during 2005 increased by 23.69% to US $ 57.55 billion as compared to 46.52 billion in 2004. Following is the break-up of increase in imports:
Oil & Gas 48.24% (US $ 17.39 billion)
Non Oil & Gas 15.42% (US$ 40.16 billion)
Japan, China & United states were the largest source of Indonesia’s non-oil imports in 2005, in that order.
During 2004 machinery and transport equipment imports dominated the commodities imported by Indonesia, by value,. Mineral fuels, lubricants etc. and chemicals were the other major commodities imported by Indonesia in 2004. A break-up of the imports totaling US$ 46524.5 million in 2004, by 1 digit SITC commodity description, is as under:
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Commodity Description |
Import during 2004 (CIF value in US$ million) |
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Food and live animals |
3,786.3 |
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Beverage and tobacco |
194.8 |
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Crude materials; inedible |
3,506.6 |
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Mineral fuel, lubricants, etc |
11,797.5 |
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Animal and vegetable oils/fats |
70.7 |
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Chemicals |
7,613.4 |
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Manufactured goods |
6,203.5 |
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Machinery and transportation equip. |
12,175.4 |
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Misc. manufactured articles and transactions |
1,176.4 |
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Total Imports |
46524.5 |
Singapore was the top of exporting country to Indonesia during 2004 with a share of 14.1% of Indonesia’s total imports. The other major exporting countries to Indonesia were Japan, U.S., China, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Australia (see chart ). India stood at the 12th position in 2004 with a share of 2.37% of Indonesia’s total imports.
Machinery and transport equipments are primarily imported from Japan, Germany, and Singapore. This commodity comprised as much as 60% of the exports from Japan to Indonesia in 2004. Food and live animals are mainly sourced from Australia, China, US, India and Thailand Mineral fuels, lubricants etc. are chiefly imported from Singapore, followed by China, Saudi Arabia and Thailand. Chemicals are mainly sourced from Singapore and Republic of Korea. Crude materials, inedible oils are primarily imported from U.S. and Australia. Japan, Republic of Korea, China and Taiwan are the main exporters of manufactured goods to Indonesia.
Imports into Indonesia during 2004, from fifteen major countries of origin, confined to five prominent commodities is given in Appendix I. Import of some selected commodities into Indonesia during 2004 is given in Appendix II.

Global imports into Indonesia in 2004 amounted to US $ 46524.5 million. India’s share was US $ 1,102.43 million, i.e., 2.36% of Indonesian global imports. As may be seen from the table below, except for organic chemicals, iron and steel and cereals, India has a negligible share in the major items of import of Indonesia in 2004.
Major items of import of Indonesia in 2004 with India ’s share
HS Chapter |
Commodity description |
CIF value in US $ (million) |
Imports from India
( CIF value in US $ million ) |
India ’s share |
27 |
Mineral fuels, mineral oil products |
11,802.7 |
42.7 |
0.36% |
84 |
Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, mechanical appliances etc. |
6,310.9 |
49.0 |
0.7% |
29 |
Organic chemicals |
3,258.3 |
249.5 |
7.6%
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85 |
Electrical machinery, sound rec., TV etc. |
2,776.3 |
13.8 |
0.4% |
72 |
Iron and steel
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2,717.3 |
124.0 |
4.5% |
87 |
Vehicles other than railway |
2,423.1 |
9.2 |
0.3% |
39 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
1,605.9 |
35.1 |
2.1% |
10 |
Cereals
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1,080.7 |
101.6 |
9.4% |
73 |
Articles of iron and steel |
861.9 |
7.9 |
0.9% |
52 |
Cotton |
843.1 |
7.2 |
0.8%
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Source: Indonesia Foreign Trade Statistics Imports 2004 published by Central Bureau of Statistics, Jakarta ( Indonesia )
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Appendix - I |
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Indonesian imports in 2004, from 15 major countries of origin |
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Country of origin |
SITC |
Commodity description in descending order of prominence |
CIF value |
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1. Singapore |
334 |
Petroleum products, refined |
3,531.9 |
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2- |
511 |
Hydrocarbons, n.e.s and their halogenated, nitrated derivatives |
559.7 |
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3- |
575 |
Other plastics in primary forms |
114.2 |
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4- |
793 |
Ships, boats and floating structures |
105.7 |
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5- |
512 |
Alcohols, phenols, phenol-alcohols and their halogenated |
103.3 |
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6- |
571 |
Polymers of ethylene, primaryforms |
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63.3 |
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7- |
752 |
Automatic data processing machines |
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62.3 |
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8- |
597 |
Additive for mineral oils |
61.5 |
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9- |
513 |
Carboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides |
55.3 |
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10- |
551 |
Essential oils, perfumes and flavour materials |
53.9 |
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2. Japan |
784 |
Parts and accessories, n.e.s of motor vehicles |
696.3 |
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2- |
713 |
Internal combustion piston engines and parts |
490.5 |
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3- |
723 |
Civil engineering and contractor plant and equipments and parts |
335.9 |
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4- |
673 |
Flat rolled products not clad |
270.2 |
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5- |
748 |
Transmission shafts and cranks |
209.0 |
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6- |
778 |
Electrical machinery and apparatus, n.e.s |
182.9 |
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7- |
782 |
Motor vehicle for the transport of goods |
170.0 |
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8- |
785 |
Motorcycles, motor scooters, and other cycles motorized and non MT |
139.9 |
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9- |
742 |
Pumps for liquid and parts |
139.5 |
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10- |
781 |
Passenger motor cars |
100.7 |
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3. China |
333 |
Petroleum oil, crude |
413.3 |
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2- |
334 |
Petroleum products, refined |
320.7 |
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3- |
764 |
Telecommunication equipment n.e.s and parts |
195.2 |
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4- |
523 |
Metallic salts and peroxysalts |
108.4 |
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5- |
057 |
Fruit and nut, fresh or dried |
85.0 |
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6- |
764 |
Telecommunication equipment n.e.s and parts |
195.2 |
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7- |
785 |
Motorcycles, motor scooters and other cycles motorized and non MT |
97.7 |
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8- |
778 |
Electrical machinery and apparatus, n.e.s |
73.1 |
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9- |
684 |
Alluminium |
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66.8 |
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10- |
054 |
Vegetables, fresh, chilled, frozen or simply preserved |
58.6 |
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4. U.S. |
222 |
Oil seeds used for extraction of soft fixed vegetable oils |
329.0 |
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2- |
263 |
Cotton |
222.8 |
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3- |
723 |
Civil engineering and contractor plant and equipment and parts |
143.5 |
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4- |
597 |
Additive for mineral oils |
141.9 |
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5- |
081 |
Feeding stuff for animal |
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141.9 |
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6- |
792 |
Aircraft and associated equipment and parts |
114.0 |
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7- |
251 |
Pulp and waste paper |
96.7 |
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8- |
334 |
Petrileum products |
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69.5 |
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9- |
743 |
Pumps and compressors, fans & blowers, centrifuges and parts |
68.5 |
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10- |
598 |
Miscellaneous chemical products, n.e.s |
66.9 |
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5. Thailand |
333 |
Petroleum oil, crude |
392.1 |
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2- |
781 |
Passenger motor cars |
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385.8 |
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3- |
061 |
Sugar, molasses and honey |
188.7 |
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4- |
511 |
Hydrocarbons, n.e.s and their halogenated, nitrated derivatives |
175.7 |
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5- |
785 |
Motorcycles, motor scooters and other cycles motorized and non MT |
90.5 |
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6- |
713 |
Internal combustion piston engines and parts |
93.8 |
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7- |
784 |
Parts and accessories, n.e.s of the motor vehicles |
84.6 |
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8- |
741 |
Heating and cooling equipment and parts |
61.8 |
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9- |
775 |
Household type, electrical and non-electrical equipments |
56.1 |
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10- |
553 |
Perfumery, cosmetics and toilet preparations |
56.0 |
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6. Australia |
041 |
Wheat and meslin, unmilled |
545.9 |
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2- |
334 |
Petroleum products, refined |
228.0 |
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3- |
684 |
Aluminium |
121.7 |
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4- |
263 |
Cotton |
144.7 |
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5- |
001 |
Live animals other than fish |
91.3 |
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6- |
285 |
Aluminium ores and concentrates |
83.3 |
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7- |
022 |
Milk and cream and milk products other than butter or cheese |
76.7 |
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8- |
282 |
Waste and scrap metal of iron orsteel |
55.8 |
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9- |
278 |
Other crude minerals |
54.4 |
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10- |
699 |
Manufactures of base metal n.e.s |
49.8 |
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7. Saudi Arabia |
333 |
Petroleum oil, crude |
1,475.5 |
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2- |
334 |
Petroleum products, refined |
286.3 |
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3- |
512 |
Alcohols, phenols, phenol-alcohols and their halogenated |
78.3 |
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4- |
511 |
Hydrocarbons, n.e.s and their halogenated, nitrated derivatives |
75.6 |
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5- |
571 |
Polymers of ethylene, primary forms |
18.3 |
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6- |
575 |
Other plastics in primary forms |
10.3 |
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7- |
274 |
Sulphur & unroasted iron pyrites |
5.5 |
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8- |
266 |
Syntetic fibres suitable forspinning |
4.0 |
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9- |
699 |
Manufactures of base metal n.e.s. |
2.1 |
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533 |
Pigments, paints, varnishes and related material |
1.0 |
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8. Rep. of Korea |
764 |
Telecommunication equipment n.e.s and parts |
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128.9 |
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2- |
511 |
Hydrocarbons, n.e.s and their halogenated, nitrated derivatives |
120.8 |
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3- |
673 |
Flat rolled products not clad |
104.2 |
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4- |
674 |
Flat rolled products, clad, plated |
89.4 |
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5- |
575 |
Other plastics in primary forms |
83.0 |
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6- |
574 |
Poliacetals, polycarbons, primary |
75.4 |
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7- |
673 |
Flat rolled products not clad |
68.3 |
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8- |
334 |
Petroleum products, refined |
66.5 |
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9- |
741 |
Heating and cooling equipment and parts |
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49.5 |
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10- |
571 |
Poymers of ethylene, primaryforms |
47.4 |
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9. Germany |
764 |
Telecommunication equipments n.e.s and parts |
254.6 |
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2- |
728 |
Other machines and equipments specialized for particular industry |
134.0 |
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3- |
745 |
Other non electrical machinery, tools and mechanical apparatus |
62.4 |
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4- |
677 |
Rail and railway tract construction material of iron or steel |
55.7 |
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5- |
784 |
Parts and accessories, n.e.s of motor |
46.5 |
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6- |
575 |
Other plastics in primary forms |
41.8 |
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7- |
772 |
Electrical apparatus for making and breaking electrical circuit |
37.4 |
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8- |
598 |
Miscellaneous chemical products, n.e.s |
35.6 |
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9- |
781 |
Passenger motor cars |
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33.1 |
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10- |
531 |
Synthetic organic colouring matter |
30.4 |
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10. Malaysia |
333 |
Petroleum oil, crude |
463.4 |
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2- |
511 |
Hydrocarbons, n.e.s and their halogenated, nitrated derivatives |
163.8 |
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3- |
122 |
Tobacco, manufactured |
46.2 |
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4- |
334 |
Petroleum products, refined |
52.0 |
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5- |
513 |
Carboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides |
51.7 |
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6- |
512 |
Alcohols, phenols, phenol-alcohols and their halogenated |
44.8 |
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7- |
752 |
Automatic data processing machines and units thereof |
43.8 |
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8- |
562 |
Fertilizers, manufactured |
42.2 |
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9- |
741 |
Heating and cooling equipment and parts |
36.7 |
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10- |
776 |
Thermionic, codl cathode and photo cathode valves and tubes |
24.5 |
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11. Taiwan |
728 |
Other machines and equipments specialized for particular industry |
57.4 |
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2- |
673 |
Flat rolled products not clad |
56.8 |
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3- |
657 |
Special yarns, textile fabrics |
36.9 |
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4- |
575 |
Other plastics in primary forms |
36.2 |
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5- |
653 |
Fabrics, woven, of man-made fibres |
31.2 |
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6- |
651 |
Textile yarn |
30.2 |
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7- |
655 |
Knitted or crochetted fabrics |
29.8 |
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8- |
724 |
Textile and leather machinery and parts thereof, n.e.s |
29.5 |
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9- |
784 |
Parts and accessories, n.e.s of motor vehicles |
27.3 |
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10- |
598 |
Miscellaneous chemical products, n.e.s |
26.6 |
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12. India |
081 |
Feedstuffs for animals |
225.2 |
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2- |
511 |
Hydrocarbons, n.e.s and their halogenated, nitrated derivatives |
191.4 |
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3- |
673 |
Flat rolled products, not clad |
100.1 |
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4- |
041 |
Wheat and meslin, unmilled |
83.7 |
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5- |
334 |
Petroleum products, refined |
38.3 |
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6- |
281 |
Iron ore and concentrates |
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33.1 |
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7- |
222 |
Oil seeds used for extraction of soft fixed vegetable oils |
22.1 |
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8- |
575 |
Other plastics in primary forms |
21.8 |
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9- |
263 |
Cotton |
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19.5 |
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10- |
044 |
Maize, unmilled |
17.4 |
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13. Kuwait |
334 |
Petroleum products, refined |
990.7 |
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2- |
512 |
Alcohols, phenols, phenol-alcohols and their halogenated |
61.9 |
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3- |
571 |
Polymers of ethylene, primary forms |
11.1 |
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Note : Other commodities are not reflected as their individual values are less than US $ 1 million |
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14. Nigeria |
333 |
Petroleum oil, crude |
1,073.8 |
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Note : Other commodities are not reflected as their individual values are less than US $ 1 million |
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15. U.K. |
282 |
Waste and scrap metal of iron or steel |
122.5 |
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2- |
515 |
Organo-inorganic and heterocyclic compounds |
53.7 |
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3- |
251 |
Pulp and waste paper |
50.5 |
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4- |
575 |
Other plastics in primary forms |
35.3 |
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5- |
792 |
Aircraft and associated equipment and parts |
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25.0 |
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6- |
725 |
Paper mill and pulp mill machinery, paper cutting machine |
22.8 |
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7- |
551 |
Essential oils, perfumes and flavour materials |
20.9 |
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8- |
716 |
Rotating electric plants and parts thereof, n.e.s |
16.4 |
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9- |
764 |
Telecommunication equipment n.e.s and parts |
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13.5 |
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10- |
782 |
Motor vehicle for the transport of goods |
12.3 |
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