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India's exports to Central African Republic

US$ 12.6 mn

in 2025, up 28.2% on 2024. India's 171st largest market, 0.0% of India's exports, 192 products.

2021: US$ 21.1 mn

2022: US$ 22.0 mn

2023: US$ 68.8 mn

2024: US$ 9.8 mn

2025: US$ 12.6 mnUS$ 12.6 mn

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What India sells to Central African Republic top 15

#	Product (HS 6-digit)	2025	Change
1	3002.41 Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar pr…	US$ 3.1 mn	+3.4%
2	3004.90 Medicaments; consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004…	US$ 2.4 mn	+10.5%
3	6304.20 Furnishing articles; excluding those of heading no. 9404, bed nets, specified i…	US$ 2.0 mn	new
4	3004.60 Medicaments; containing antimalarial active principles described in Subheading…	US$ 1.0 mn	−13.7%
5	6109.10 T-shirts, singlets and other vests; of cotton, knitted or crocheted	US$ 744 thousand	+1,557.9%
6	3822.11 Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic o…	US$ 633 thousand	+19.1%
7	8711.20 Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with an auxiliary motor, inte…	US$ 337 thousand	−36.8%
8	1905.31 Food preparations; sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa	US$ 264 thousand	+56.1%
9	3006.60 Pharmaceutical goods; chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on…	US$ 193 thousand	+1,608.3%
10	9018.90 Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances; n.e.c. in heading no. 9…	US$ 153 thousand	+434.0%
11	2101.11 Extracts, essences and concentrates; of coffee, and preparations with a basis o…	US$ 125 thousand	new
12	4820.20 Paper and paperboard; exercise books	US$ 115 thousand	+48.0%
13	7323.99 Iron or steel; table, kitchen and other household articles and parts thereof, o…	US$ 111 thousand	new
14	0206.29 Offal, edible; of bovine animals, (other than tongues and livers), frozen	US$ 106 thousand	+65.6%
15	3004.20 Medicaments; containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or t…	US$ 104 thousand	+18.5%

Who else sells to Central African Republic Central African Republic's imports, 2024

Product (HS 4-digit)	Imports	India's share	Leading suppliers
3004 Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 o… 🇮🇳 India40% 🇫🇷 France12% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates7.3% 🇳🇱 Netherlands6.9% 🇧🇪 Belgium4.6% 🇨🇳 China4.4%	50.4 mn	40%1st	France 12% United Arab Emirates 7.3%
3002 Human blood; animal blood for therapeutic, prophyla… 🇮🇳 India40% 🇩🇰 Denmark15% 🇷🇺 Russia13% 🇸🇳 Senegal7.9% 🇫🇷 France6.3% 🇮🇩 Indonesia4.9%	12.2 mn	40%1st	Denmark 15% Russia 13%
1006 Rice 🇺🇸 United States63% 🇨🇲 Cameroon12% 🇮🇳 India11% 🇧🇪 Belgium5.3% 🇲🇲 Myanmar4.9% 🇺🇦 Ukraine1.9%	9.9 mn	11%3rd	United States 63% Cameroon 12%
3822 Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a ba… 🇫🇷 France21% 🇮🇳 India18% 🇸🇪 Sweden11% 🇨🇳 China7.0% 🇺🇬 Uganda6.6% 🇧🇪 Belgium5.6%	4.9 mn	18%2nd	France 21% Sweden 11%
8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles; principally de… 🇯🇵 Japan64% 🇲🇱 Mali15% 🇮🇳 India3.8% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates3.2% 🇹🇭 Thailand2.6% 🇿🇦 South Africa2.2%	22.5 mn	3.8%3rd	Japan 64% Mali 15%
8544 Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductors… 🇨🇳 China40% 🇺🇬 Uganda32% 🇮🇳 India12% 🇮🇩 Indonesia7.6% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates2.9% 🇫🇷 France2.0%	6.6 mn	12%3rd	China 40% Uganda 32%
8704 Vehicles; for the transport of goods 🇨🇳 China43% 🇯🇵 Japan31% 🇰🇭 Cambodia7.3% 🇮🇳 India3.2% 🇲🇱 Mali2.9% 🇹🇭 Thailand2.7%	23.6 mn	3.2%4th	China 43% Japan 31%
1905 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares… 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates41% 🇮🇳 India28% 🇺🇦 Ukraine11% 🇨🇲 Cameroon9.9% 🇫🇷 France4.2% 🇨🇳 China2.9%	1.8 mn	28%2nd	United Arab Emirates 41% Ukraine 11%
8432 Agricultural, horticultural or forestry machinery f… 🇮🇳 India86% 🇨🇳 China11% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates2.6% 🇫🇷 France0.3%	0.6 mn	86%1st	China 11% United Arab Emirates 2.6%
0407 Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, preserved or cooked 🇨🇲 Cameroon49% 🇮🇳 India35% 🇵🇪 Peru4.8% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates4.6% 🇹🇬 Togo2.5% 🇫🇷 France2.1%	1.2 mn	35%2nd	Cameroon 49% Peru 4.8%
8714 Vehicles; parts and accessories of heading no. 8711… 🇨🇳 China86% 🇮🇳 India11% 🇧🇯 Benin2.0% 🇨🇲 Cameroon0.7% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates0.2% 🇳🇬 Nigeria<0.1%	2.0 mn	11%2nd	China 86% Benin 2.0%
0402 Milk and cream; concentrated or containing added su… 🇵🇱 Poland36% 🇨🇲 Cameroon33% 🇮🇳 India10% 🇫🇷 France4.8% 🇲🇾 Malaysia3.8% 🇦🇷 Argentina3.3%	2.0 mn	10%3rd	Poland 36% Cameroon 33%

What Central African Republic buys most where India has under 5% of the market: openings, or where others are stronger.

Product (HS 4-digit)	Imports	India's share	Leading suppliers
2710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, n… 🇨🇲 Cameroon51% 🇨🇳 China40% 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea5.2% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1.0% 🇳🇬 Nigeria0.7% 🇧🇪 Belgium0.5% 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 16th	205 mn	<0.1%16th	Cameroon 51% China 40%
0401 Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing ad… 🇨🇲 Cameroon99% 🇵🇱 Poland1.0% 🇫🇷 France0.2% 🇨🇳 China0.1% 🇪🇬 Egypt<0.1%	40.9 mn	–not sold	Cameroon 99% Poland 1.0%
8536 Electrical apparatus for switching, protecting elec… 🇫🇷 France90% 🇨🇳 China5.8% 🇮🇹 Italy1.5% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates0.9% 🇨🇲 Cameroon0.8% 🇮🇪 Ireland0.6% 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 19th	31.4 mn	<0.1%19th	France 90% China 5.8%
8708 Motor vehicles; parts and accessories, of heading n… 🇯🇵 Japan63% 🇨🇳 China12% 🇲🇱 Mali8.2% 🇺🇸 United States4.0% 🇵🇪 Peru3.0% 🇮🇹 Italy2.0%	25.2 mn	–not sold	Japan 63% China 12%
8704 Vehicles; for the transport of goods 🇨🇳 China43% 🇯🇵 Japan31% 🇰🇭 Cambodia7.3% 🇮🇳 India3.2% 🇲🇱 Mali2.9% 🇹🇭 Thailand2.7%	23.6 mn	3.2%4th	China 43% Japan 31%
8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles; principally de… 🇯🇵 Japan64% 🇲🇱 Mali15% 🇮🇳 India3.8% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates3.2% 🇹🇭 Thailand2.6% 🇿🇦 South Africa2.2%	22.5 mn	3.8%3rd	Japan 64% Mali 15%
8429 Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledoze… 🇨🇳 China86% 🇰🇭 Cambodia5.0% 🇩🇪 Germany3.0% 🇨🇲 Cameroon2.7% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates2.2% 🇺🇸 United States0.5%	17.2 mn	–not sold	China 86% Cambodia 5.0%
8517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other tel… 🇨🇳 China43% 🇺🇸 United States20% 🇺🇬 Uganda15% 🇫🇷 France4.3% 🇦🇺 Australia3.3% 🇯🇵 Japan2.8% 🇮🇳 India0.2% · 18th	14.1 mn	0.2%18th	China 43% United States 20%
0207 Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of… 🇧🇷 Brazil18% 🇨🇲 Cameroon15% 🇺🇸 United States10.0% 🇳🇱 Netherlands9.5% 🇦🇷 Argentina9.2% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates8.0%	11.8 mn	–not sold	Brazil 18% Cameroon 15%
8710 Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles; motoris… 🇨🇳 China52% 🇧🇩 Bangladesh43% 🇰🇭 Cambodia5.1%	8.5 mn	–not sold	China 52% Bangladesh 43%

US$ million. As reported by Central African Republic's customs to UN Comtrade for 2024 (imports, usually valued with freight and insurance), so the figures differ from India's own export figures above. Open a product for its six biggest suppliers. Exportsmitra's figures, not ECGC's.

Growing fastest

Product	2025	Change
6109.10 T-shirts, singlets and other vests; of cotton, knitted or crocheted +US$ 699 thousand	US$ 744 thousand	+1,557.9%
3004.90 Medicaments; consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004… +US$ 232 thousand	US$ 2.4 mn	+10.5%
3006.60 Pharmaceutical goods; chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on… +US$ 181 thousand	US$ 193 thousand	+1,608.3%
9018.90 Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances; n.e.c. in heading no. 9… +US$ 125 thousand	US$ 153 thousand	+434.0%
3822.11 Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic o… +US$ 102 thousand	US$ 633 thousand	+19.1%
3002.41 Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar pr… +US$ 102 thousand	US$ 3.1 mn	+3.4%
1905.31 Food preparations; sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa +US$ 95 thousand	US$ 264 thousand	+56.1%
0402.10 Dairy produce; milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other… +US$ 74 thousand	US$ 74 thousand	+391,231.6%

By chapter

30 Pharmaceutical productsUS$ 6.9 mn
63 Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothi…US$ 2.0 mn
61 Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or…US$ 764 thousand
38 Chemical products n.e.c.US$ 754 thousand
87 Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolli…US$ 365 thousand
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or mil…US$ 264 thousand
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measu…US$ 183 thousand
02 Meat and edible meat offalUS$ 172 thousand
73 Iron or steel articlesUS$ 168 thousand
21 Miscellaneous edible preparationsUS$ 137 thousand

New in 2025

Products India had not sold to Central African Republic in the earlier years shown.

2402.20 Cigarettes; containing tobaccoUS$ 99 thousand
0407.21 Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, not for incubation, of fowls…US$ 39 thousand
5705.00 Carpets and other textile floor coverings; n.e.c. in chapte…US$ 33 thousand
8207.13 Tools, interchangeable; rock drilling or earth boring tools…US$ 17 thousand
4805.93 Paper and paperboard; uncoated, weight 225/m2 or more, in r…US$ 13 thousand
9027.89 Instruments and apparatus; for physical or chemical analysi…US$ 13 thousand
2808.00 Nitric acid; sulphonitric acidsUS$ 13 thousand
2106.90 Food preparations; n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10US$ 12 thousand

Source: UN Comtrade database (United Nations Statistics Division), as reported by India. Values in US$, calendar years. ECGC rating: ECGC Limited's short-term country classification, shown for convenience; Exportsmitra's figures and notes are not from ECGC.