Trade lane

What Ghana buys from India.

Ghana imported USD 1.2bn of manufactured and processed goods from India in 2024, up 33 per cent on 2022. That is 7 per cent of everything Ghana imported in these lines, and India is its number 2 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where India dominates, and where another country ships the same line for less a tonne.

Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices.

USD 1.2bnfrom India in 2024 (USD 878m in 2022)
7 per centof Ghana's imports in these lines, USD 16bn from every source
149product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#2India's rank among Ghana's sources
The top 50

The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.

Each line shows what Ghana paid India for it at the border, India's share of everything Ghana imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 70 per cent of the lane.

  1. 1

    Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952

    Share of Ghana's imports35 per cent, 27 source countries
    Changeup 207 per cent on 2022 (USD 51m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5,009 a tonne, 31,096 tonnes
    USD 156min 2024
  2. 2

    Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490

    Share of Ghana's imports69 per cent, 38 source countries
    Changeup 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 91m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 8,907 a tonne, 16,271 tonnes
    USD 145min 2024
  3. 3

    Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goodsHS 870410

    Share of Ghana's imports45 per cent, 14 source countries
    Changeup 131 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 10,843 a tonne, 3,430 tonnes
    USD 37min 2024
  4. 4

    Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000ccHS 870321

    Share of Ghana's imports71 per cent, 19 source countries
    Changeup 179 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 11,812 a tonne, 2,631 tonnes
    USD 31min 2024
  5. 5

    Aluminium: stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), other than steel coreHS 761490

    Share of Ghana's imports42 per cent, 7 source countries
    Changeup 259 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 31min 2024
  6. 6

    Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, printed, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2HS 520852

    Share of Ghana's imports27 per cent, 6 source countries
    Changeup 81 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 27,315 a tonne, 975 tonnes
    USD 27min 2024
  7. 7

    Iron: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, other than of non-malleable cast ironHS 732591

    Share of Ghana's imports79 per cent, 4 source countries
    Changedown 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,225 a tonne, 21,505 tonnes
    USD 26min 2024
  8. 8

    Sacks and bags: of a kind used for the packing of goods, of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading no. 5303HS 630510

    Share of Ghana's imports100 per cent, 7 source countries
    Changedown 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 46m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 24min 2024
  9. 9

    Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for...HS 847490

    Share of Ghana's imports20 per cent, 35 source countries
    Changeup 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3,511 a tonne, 6,817 tonnes
    USD 24min 2024
  10. 10

    Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300420

    Share of Ghana's imports63 per cent, 16 source countries
    Changeup 102 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 12,176 a tonne, 1,523 tonnes
    USD 19min 2024
  11. 11

    Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 voltsHS 854460

    Share of Ghana's imports55 per cent, 19 source countries
    Changeup 315 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 10,721 a tonne, 1,380 tonnes
    USD 15min 2024
  12. 12

    Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241

    Share of Ghana's imports13 per cent, 7 source countries
    Changeup 182 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 362,132 a tonne, 39 tonnes
    USD 14min 2024
  13. 13

    Extracts, essences and concentrates: of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffeeHS 210111

    Share of Ghana's imports72 per cent, 15 source countries
    Changeup 200 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 9,165 a tonne, 1,335 tonnes
    USD 12min 2024
  14. 14

    Printed matter: in single sheets, whether or not foldedHS 490110

    Share of Ghana's imports98 per cent, 27 source countries
    Changedown 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 12min 2024
  15. 15

    Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding...HS 871120

    Share of Ghana's imports6 per cent, 20 source countries
    Changeup 154 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 24,932 a tonne, 472 tonnes
    USD 12min 2024
  16. 16

    Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308HS 730890

    Share of Ghana's imports11 per cent, 38 source countries
    Changeup 119 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3,157 a tonne, 3,584 tonnes
    USD 11min 2024
  17. 17

    Plastics: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics other than ethylene polymersHS 392329

    Share of Ghana's imports27 per cent, 31 source countries
    Changeup 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,604 a tonne, 6,400 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  18. 18

    Medicaments: containing vitamins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic use, packaged for retail saleHS 300450

    Share of Ghana's imports79 per cent, 12 source countries
    Changedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,732 a tonne, 3,752 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  19. 19

    Carbon: activatedHS 380210

    Share of Ghana's imports52 per cent, 12 source countries
    Changeup 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,906 a tonne, 5,299 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  20. 20

    Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000kVAHS 850423

    Share of Ghana's imports41 per cent, 6 source countries
    Changefrom USD 238k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 14,787 a tonne, 671 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  21. 21

    Medicaments: containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300410

    Share of Ghana's imports46 per cent, 10 source countries
    Changeup 99 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 28,100 a tonne, 331 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  22. 22

    Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, dyed, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2HS 520832

    Share of Ghana's imports80 per cent, 3 source countries
    Changefrom USD 232k in 2022
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 9min 2024
  23. 23

    Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): solidHS 281511

    Share of Ghana's imports49 per cent, 10 source countries
    Changeup 123 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 467 a tonne, 19,340 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  24. 24

    WhiskiesHS 220830

    Share of Ghana's imports58 per cent, 18 source countries
    Changeup 72 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 9min 2024
  25. 25

    Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellularHS 392190

    Share of Ghana's imports45 per cent, 27 source countries
    Changedown 56 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3,210 a tonne, 2,405 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  26. 26

    Paper and paperboard: folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboardHS 481920

    Share of Ghana's imports46 per cent, 28 source countries
    Changeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,737 a tonne, 4,399 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  27. 27

    Antibiotics: penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic acid structure: salts thereofHS 294110

    Share of Ghana's imports45 per cent, 7 source countries
    Changeup 104 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 8min 2024
  28. 28

    Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, towers and lattice mastsHS 730820

    Share of Ghana's imports77 per cent, 10 source countries
    Changedown 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3,188 a tonne, 2,301 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  29. 29

    Medicaments: containing antimalarial active principles described in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300460

    Share of Ghana's imports55 per cent, 5 source countries
    Changedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 12,767 a tonne, 562 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  30. 30

    Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoaHS 170490

    Share of Ghana's imports36 per cent, 31 source countries
    Changeup 56 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 983 a tonne, 7,208 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  31. 31

    Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322

    Share of Ghana's imports12 per cent, 27 source countries
    Changedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 14,394 a tonne, 470 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  32. 32

    Twine, cordage, ropes, cables: of polyethylene or polypropylene (excluding binder or baler twine), whether or not plaited, braided or rubber or plastic impregnated...HS 560749

    Share of Ghana's imports42 per cent, 12 source countries
    Changeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,539 a tonne, 4,355 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  33. 33

    Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoaHS 190531

    Share of Ghana's imports50 per cent, 29 source countries
    Changeup 130 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 996 a tonne, 6,478 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  34. 34

    Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690

    Share of Ghana's imports4 per cent, 49 source countries
    Changedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,267 a tonne, 2,815 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  35. 35

    Medicaments: containing alkaloids or their derivatives: other than ephedrine, pseudoephedrine (INN) or norephedrine or their salts: for therapeutic or prophylactic...HS 300449

    Share of Ghana's imports82 per cent, 9 source countries
    Changefrom USD 100k in 2022
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 6min 2024
  36. 36

    Ink: for printing, other than black, whether or not concentrated or solidHS 321519

    Share of Ghana's imports77 per cent, 23 source countries
    Changeup 62 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,951 a tonne, 2,094 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  37. 37

    Plastics: of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly...HS 392020

    Share of Ghana's imports23 per cent, 22 source countries
    Changeup 92 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,426 a tonne, 2,486 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  38. 38

    Ethylene polymers: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goodsHS 392321

    Share of Ghana's imports18 per cent, 29 source countries
    Changeup 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,956 a tonne, 3,058 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  39. 39

    Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not...HS 870422

    Share of Ghana's imports25 per cent, 19 source countries
    Changeup 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 7,851 a tonne, 675 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  40. 40

    Machinery: extruders, for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materialsHS 847720

    Share of Ghana's imports47 per cent, 7 source countries
    Changeup 200 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 41,577 a tonne, 116 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  41. 41

    Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803): printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weight...HS 480257

    Share of Ghana's imports33 per cent, 8 source countries
    Changedown 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 786 a tonne, 5,712 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  42. 42

    Plastics: tableware and kitchenwareHS 392410

    Share of Ghana's imports6 per cent, 30 source countries
    Changeup 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4,534 a tonne, 965 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  43. 43

    Antibiotics: n.e.c. in heading no. 2941HS 294190

    Share of Ghana's imports66 per cent, 7 source countries
    Changeup 96 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 43,913 a tonne, 98 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  44. 44

    Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printedHS 540754

    Share of Ghana's imports9 per cent, 6 source countries
    Changeup 302 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 4min 2024
  45. 45

    Matches: other than pyrotechnic articles of heading no. 3604HS 360500

    Share of Ghana's imports71 per cent, 6 source countries
    Changedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,095 a tonne, 3,776 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  46. 46

    Insecticides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articlesHS 380891

    Share of Ghana's imports7 per cent, 22 source countries
    Changeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4,111 a tonne, 991 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  47. 47

    Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functionsHS 847990

    Share of Ghana's imports19 per cent, 37 source countries
    Changeup 278 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 4min 2024
  48. 48

    Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight not over 0.5%HS 690721

    Share of Ghana's imports9 per cent, 19 source countries
    Changeup 79 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 626 a tonne, 6,301 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  49. 49

    Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899

    Share of Ghana's imports3 per cent, 47 source countries
    Changeup 51 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3,835 a tonne, 950 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  50. 50

    Organic compounds: n.e.c. in chapter 29HS 294200

    Share of Ghana's imports99 per cent, 6 source countries
    Changeup 125 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 4min 2024
Fastest growing

The lines that grew most since 2022.

Lines worth at least USD 5m in 2022, ranked by growth to 2024 in current dollars. A fast rise can be a new product, a shift away from another source, or a price change; the record does not say which.

  1. Aluminium: stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), other than steel coreHS 761490USD 31m in 2024, up 259 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). India supplies 42 per cent of the line.
  2. Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952USD 156m in 2024, up 207 per cent on 2022 (USD 51m in 2022). India supplies 35 per cent of the line.
  3. Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241USD 14m in 2024, up 182 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). India supplies 13 per cent of the line.
  4. Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000ccHS 870321USD 31m in 2024, up 179 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). India supplies 71 per cent of the line.
  5. Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goodsHS 870410USD 37m in 2024, up 131 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022). India supplies 45 per cent of the line.
  6. Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308HS 730890USD 11m in 2024, up 119 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). India supplies 11 per cent of the line.
  7. Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300420USD 19m in 2024, up 102 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). India supplies 63 per cent of the line.
  8. Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, printed, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2HS 520852USD 27m in 2024, up 81 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022). India supplies 27 per cent of the line.
  9. WhiskiesHS 220830USD 9m in 2024, up 72 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). India supplies 58 per cent of the line.
  10. Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490USD 145m in 2024, up 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 91m in 2022). India supplies 69 per cent of the line.
  11. Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for...HS 847490USD 24m in 2024, up 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022). India supplies 20 per cent of the line.
  12. Plastics: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics other than ethylene polymersHS 392329USD 10m in 2024, up 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). India supplies 27 per cent of the line.
  13. Twine, cordage, ropes, cables: of polyethylene or polypropylene (excluding binder or baler twine), whether or not plaited, braided or rubber or plastic impregnated...HS 560749USD 7m in 2024, up 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). India supplies 42 per cent of the line.
  14. Carbon: activatedHS 380210USD 10m in 2024, up 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). India supplies 52 per cent of the line.
  15. Paper and paperboard: folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboardHS 481920USD 8m in 2024, up 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). India supplies 46 per cent of the line.
Where India dominates

Lines where India supplies 60 per cent or more.

The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where India ships at least 60 per cent of what Ghana imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.

  1. Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 30049069 per cent of Ghana's imports of the line, USD 145m; 38 source countries in all.
  2. Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000ccHS 87032171 per cent of Ghana's imports of the line, USD 31m; 19 source countries in all.
  3. Iron: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, other than of non-malleable cast ironHS 73259179 per cent of Ghana's imports of the line, USD 26m; 4 source countries in all.
  4. Sacks and bags: of a kind used for the packing of goods, of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading no. 5303HS 630510100 per cent of Ghana's imports of the line, USD 24m; 7 source countries in all.
  5. Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 30042063 per cent of Ghana's imports of the line, USD 19m; 16 source countries in all.
  6. Extracts, essences and concentrates: of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffeeHS 21011172 per cent of Ghana's imports of the line, USD 12m; 15 source countries in all.
  7. Printed matter: in single sheets, whether or not foldedHS 49011098 per cent of Ghana's imports of the line, USD 12m; 27 source countries in all.
  8. Medicaments: containing vitamins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic use, packaged for retail saleHS 30045079 per cent of Ghana's imports of the line, USD 10m; 12 source countries in all.
  9. Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, dyed, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2HS 52083280 per cent of Ghana's imports of the line, USD 9m; 3 source countries in all.
  10. Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, towers and lattice mastsHS 73082077 per cent of Ghana's imports of the line, USD 7m; 10 source countries in all.
  11. Medicaments: containing alkaloids or their derivatives: other than ephedrine, pseudoephedrine (INN) or norephedrine or their salts: for therapeutic or prophylactic...HS 30044982 per cent of Ghana's imports of the line, USD 6m; 9 source countries in all.
  12. Ink: for printing, other than black, whether or not concentrated or solidHS 32151977 per cent of Ghana's imports of the line, USD 6m; 23 source countries in all.
  13. Antibiotics: n.e.c. in heading no. 2941HS 29419066 per cent of Ghana's imports of the line, USD 4m; 7 source countries in all.
  14. Matches: other than pyrotechnic articles of heading no. 3604HS 36050071 per cent of Ghana's imports of the line, USD 4m; 6 source countries in all.
  15. Organic compounds: n.e.c. in chapter 29HS 29420099 per cent of Ghana's imports of the line, USD 4m; 6 source countries in all.
  16. Rum and other spirits obtained by distilling fermented sugar-cane productsHS 22084077 per cent of Ghana's imports of the line, USD 3m; 15 source countries in all.
  17. Colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin, including dyeing extracts not animal black, whether or not chemically defined: preparations based on colouring matter of...HS 32030092 per cent of Ghana's imports of the line, USD 3m; 10 source countries in all.
  18. Sulphonamides: n.e.c. in heading no. 2935HS 29359093 per cent of Ghana's imports of the line, USD 3m; 5 source countries in all.
  19. Acids: saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: ethyl acetateHS 29153189 per cent of Ghana's imports of the line, USD 3m; 4 source countries in all.
  20. Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of polyesters n.e.c. in heading no. 3920, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or...HS 39206970 per cent of Ghana's imports of the line, USD 3m; 8 source countries in all.
Another source, lower unit value

Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.

Lines worth USD 5m or more where India's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to Ghana at a unit value at least 20 per cent lower. The largest such source is named. The same heading can hold different grades, so a lower figure is a question to ask, not a like-for-like price.

  1. Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952India: USD 156m at USD 5,009 a tonne. China: USD 250m (56 per cent of the line) at USD 3,081 a tonne, 39 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,470 a tonne.
  2. Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goodsHS 870410India: USD 37m at USD 10,843 a tonne. China: USD 9m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 4,591 a tonne, 58 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 10,843 a tonne.
  3. Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, printed, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2HS 520852India: USD 27m at USD 27,315 a tonne. China: USD 71m (72 per cent of the line) at USD 5,543 a tonne, 80 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 19,768 a tonne.
  4. Iron: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, other than of non-malleable cast ironHS 732591India: USD 26m at USD 1,225 a tonne. China: USD 6m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 916 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,261 a tonne.
  5. Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for...HS 847490India: USD 24m at USD 3,511 a tonne. China: USD 52m (44 per cent of the line) at USD 2,552 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,197 a tonne.
  6. Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 voltsHS 854460India: USD 15m at USD 10,721 a tonne. China: USD 9m (32 per cent of the line) at USD 5,188 a tonne, 52 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 10,721 a tonne.
  7. Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding...HS 871120India: USD 12m at USD 24,932 a tonne. China: USD 190m (91 per cent of the line) at USD 3,008 a tonne, 88 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 10,501 a tonne.
  8. Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308HS 730890India: USD 11m at USD 3,157 a tonne. China: USD 52m (51 per cent of the line) at USD 1,350 a tonne, 57 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,296 a tonne.
  9. Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000kVAHS 850423India: USD 10m at USD 14,787 a tonne. China: USD 8m (33 per cent of the line) at USD 6,463 a tonne, 56 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,787 a tonne.
  10. Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellularHS 392190India: USD 8m at USD 3,210 a tonne. China: USD 5m (30 per cent of the line) at USD 1,976 a tonne, 38 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,210 a tonne.
  11. Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322India: USD 7m at USD 14,394 a tonne. China: USD 7m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 8,184 a tonne, 43 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 12,370 a tonne.
  12. Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690India: USD 6m at USD 2,267 a tonne. China: USD 52m (34 per cent of the line) at USD 1,362 a tonne, 40 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,465 a tonne.
  13. Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not...HS 870422India: USD 5m at USD 7,851 a tonne. China: USD 9m (44 per cent of the line) at USD 3,066 a tonne, 61 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,004 a tonne.
The other side of the lane

What Ghana buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.

What this record says

What crossed the border, what it was worth, and what it weighed.

Every figure on this page is from CEPII's BACI file, which reconciles what each pair of countries reports to the UN about the same shipment. Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. A line is one six-digit customs heading (HS 2022). Values are in US dollars at the border; growth is in current dollars, so part of any change is price, not volume.

Unit value. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices. It is the value of a line divided by its declared weight, so it mixes grades, models and qualities under one heading. It is shown only where the weight is recorded, at least three source countries of USD 100k or more ship the line to Ghana with a weight, and the figure sits within a factor of five of the middle of those sources. Outside that band it is treated as a recording problem and left out.

Share is India's part of everything Ghana imported in that line, from every source. Sources counts the countries that shipped any of it.

Scope. Manufactured and processed goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, without ores, fuels, precious metals, scrap, raw farm output and one-off capital and defence purchases: the same rule as the Made here pages.

What it does not say

A record of trade, not a shopping list.

What this record does not say: what sells at retail, what margin a trade leaves, how crowded the marketplaces are, or how much of a flow is re-exported through entrepots such as Hong Kong and Singapore.

A large line is not proof of an opening, and a lower unit value from another country is not proof the goods are the same. Tariffs, standards, freight, payment terms, lead times and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. Nothing on this page is a forecast, a recommendation or a promise. No supplier company is named, because the record holds none.

Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601. Edition of 2026-11-03.

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