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Features of Focus Countries
Zimbabwe
Economic Indicators (Year 2002)
| * Population (mid year in Million) |
13.0 |
| * GDP (US$ Billion) |
8.3 |
| * Average Annual Growth of GDP Per
Capita |
-6.6 |
| * Average Annual Growth in GDP |
-5.6 |

Top 20 Product Groups of Zimbabwe's Global
Imports, major supplier countries and India's %age
share. (Year 2002)
Value in Million USD
|
S.No. |
HS code |
Product
Description |
Global Imports |
Imports from
India |
India's % Share |
| |
|
All products |
2,466.75 |
31.61 |
1.281 |
|
1 |
84 |
Nuclear
reactors, boilers, machinery, etc |
349.77 |
1.71 |
0.489 |
|
2 |
87 |
Vehicles other
than railway, tramway |
317.13 |
0.88 |
0.277 |
|
3 |
27 |
Mineral fuels,
oils, distillation products, etc |
204.11 |
0.12 |
0.057 |
|
4 |
85 |
Electrical,
electronic equipment |
174.12 |
0.46 |
0.265 |
|
5 |
39 |
Plastics and
articles thereof |
123.99 |
0.14 |
0.115 |
|
6 |
72 |
Iron and steel |
82.87 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
7 |
38 |
Miscellaneous
chemical products |
82.43 |
4.62 |
5.604 |
|
8 |
40 |
Rubber and
articles thereof |
72.04 |
1.26 |
1.750 |
|
9 |
48 |
Paper &
paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board |
70.51 |
0.27 |
0.377 |
|
10 |
28 |
Inorganic
chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes |
62.81 |
3.10 |
4.934 |
|
11 |
15 |
Animal,
vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc |
56.57 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
12 |
10 |
Cereals |
54.85 |
0.36 |
0.662 |
|
13 |
30 |
Pharmaceutical
products |
46.49 |
9.73 |
20.927 |
|
14 |
29 |
Organic
chemicals |
45.43 |
2.73 |
6.014 |
|
15 |
55 |
Manmade staple
fibres |
41.50 |
0.62 |
1.494 |
|
16 |
73 |
Articles of
iron or steel |
37.17 |
0.11 |
0.301 |
|
17 |
90 |
Optical, photo,
technical, medical, etc apparatus |
34.63 |
0.70 |
2.010 |
|
18 |
32 |
Tanning, dyeing
extracts, tannins, derivs, pigments etc |
31.71 |
0.50 |
1.577 |
|
19 |
11 |
Milling
products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten |
28.14 |
0.02 |
0.075 |
|
20 |
22 |
Beverages,
spirits and vinegar |
28.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Source
- UN Database

Principal Commodities of India's Bilateral Trade
with Zimbabwe
India's Export of Principal Commodities to Zimbabwe
| Rank |
Commodity |
Value
in US$ Milion April-Dec., 2002 |
Value
in US$ Million April-Dec., 2003 |
%age
Share in April-Dec., 2003 |
%age
Growth /Decline 2003/2002 |
| |
Total |
11.83 |
17.31 |
100.00 |
46.36 |
| 1 |
Other
Commodities |
0.15 |
6.04 |
34.91 |
4063.37 |
| 2 |
Drugs,
Pharmaceuticals & Fine Chemicals |
5.13 |
3.26 |
18.83 |
-36.47 |
| 3 |
Rice (Other
than basmoti) |
- |
1.72 |
9.96 |
- |
| 4 |
Other Jute
Manufactures |
- |
1.09 |
6.31 |
- |
| 5 |
Inorganic
/Organic /Agro Chemicals |
1.31 |
0.91 |
5.25 |
-30.79 |
| 6 |
Machinery &
Instruments |
0.93 |
0.71 |
4.13 |
-22.87 |
| 7 |
Manmade Yarn,
Fabrics, madeups |
0.45 |
0.49 |
2.81 |
7.41 |
| 8 |
Rubber
Manufactured Products except footwear |
0.48 |
0.42 |
2.43 |
-11.92 |
| 9 |
Transport
Equipment |
0.30 |
0.40 |
2.34 |
35.93 |
| 10 |
Plastic &
Linoleum Products |
0.29 |
0.40 |
2.31 |
38.89 |
| 11 |
Guargum Meal |
0.09 |
0.25 |
1.47 |
183.38 |
| 12 |
Cotton Yarn,
Fabrics, Madeups, etc. |
0.22 |
0.25 |
1.43 |
11.36 |
| 13 |
Manufactures of
Metals |
0.28 |
0.24 |
1.36 |
-15.91 |
| 14 |
Dyes,
Intermediates & Coar Tar chemicals |
0.02 |
0.20 |
1.15 |
1166.96 |
| 15 |
Paints/Enamles/Varnishes,
etc. |
0.13 |
0.12 |
0.71 |
-5.69 |
| 16 |
Leather
Garments |
- |
0.10 |
0.57 |
- |
| 17 |
Paper /Wood
Products |
0.21 |
0.10 |
0.55 |
-53.71 |
| 18 |
Readymade
Garmets of cotton including accessories |
0.01 |
0.08 |
0.49 |
618.81 |
| 19 |
Wollen yarn,
Fabrics, Madeups, etc. |
- |
0.07 |
0.40 |
- |
| 20 |
Tobacco
Unmanufactured |
0.23 |
0.07 |
0.38 |
-71.54 |
| |
Total for Top
20 Product Groups |
10.21 |
16.92 |
97.77 |
65.66 |
Source
: DGCI & S
1USD : Rs. 48.61 (April - Dec. 2002 Average of Monthly
RBI Rates)
1USD : Rs. 46.15 (April - Dec. 2003 Average of Monthly
RBI Rates)

India's Import of Principal Commodities from
Zimbabwe
Value in US$ Million
|
Commodity |
April- December
2002 |
April- December
2003 |
% Share in Ap-Dec
2003 |
% Growth/
Decline in Apr-Dec 2003/ Apr-Dec 2002 |
|
Total |
9.8317 |
10.1008 |
|
|
|
Other Crude
Minerals |
4.7622 |
4.4151 |
43.71 |
-2.34 |
|
Dyeing, Tanning
and Colouring Materials |
2.7780 |
3.7217 |
36.85 |
41.12 |
|
Non-ferrous
Metals |
0.8447 |
0.7092 |
7.02 |
-11.56 |
|
Other
Commodities |
0.2408 |
0.5977 |
5.92 |
161.45 |
|
Pearls
precious, semi precious stones |
0.0233 |
0.4133 |
4.09 |
1765.37 |
|
Spices |
0.0297 |
0.0851 |
0.84 |
202.12 |
|
Leather |
0.0000 |
0.0565 |
0.56 |
- |
|
Tea |
0.0000 |
0.0298 |
0.29 |
- |
|
Metalifers Ores
and Metal Scrap |
0.0620 |
0.0262 |
0.26 |
-55.47 |
|
Machinery
except electr and electronic |
0.0000 |
0.0127 |
0.13 |
- |
|
Wood and Wood
Products |
0.0020 |
0.0098 |
0.10 |
430.00 |
|
Manufactures of
Metals |
0.0000 |
0.0084 |
0.08 |
- |
|
Non metallic
mineral manufactures excpt pearls |
0.0000 |
0.0083 |
0.08 |
- |
|
Transport
Equipments |
0.0000 |
0.0071 |
0.07 |
- |
|
Organic
Chemicals |
0.0000 |
0.0001 |
0.0010 |
- |
|
Primary Steel,
Pig Iron based items |
0.5461 |
0 |
- |
-100.00 |
|
Essential Oil
and cosmetic preparations |
0.4952 |
0 |
- |
-100.00 |
|
Pulps and Waste
paper |
0.0330 |
0 |
- |
-100.00 |
|
Medicinal &
Pharmaceutical Preparations |
0.0056 |
0 |
- |
-100.00 |
|
Electronic
Goods |
0.0074 |
0 |
- |
-100.00 |
|
Paper Board and
Manufactures |
0.0018 |
0 |
- |
-100.00 |
Source
: DGCI & S
1USD : Rs. 48.61 (April - Dec. 2002 Average of Monthly
RBI Rates)
1USD : Rs. 46.15 (April - Dec. 2003 Average of Monthly
RBI Rates)

KEY CONTACTS
H.E. J Wutawunashe,
High Commissioner
Zimbabwe High Commission
F-63, Poorvi Marg, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi-110 057
Tel. : 26140430-31/26154313-14 Fax: 26154316
E-mail : zimdelhi@vsnl.net
Shri Ajit Kumar,
Ambassador
Embassy of India
High Commission of India No. 12, Natal Road,
Belgavia Post Box 4620, Harare, Zimbabwe
Telephone : +263-4-795955/56, 792523, 882296 (R)
Fax : +263-4-722324, 795958
Email : hcihre@internet.co.zw;
hci@samara.co.zw;
Ihchre@mweb.co.zw
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