Products To Trade Between India and Afghanistan

AMB. Chidiebere Moses Ogbodo
3 min readSep 27, 2022

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The trading capacity between India and Afghanistan has been on the rise over the years and at this time it is expected to reach over $2 bn by 2020, as stated by the Afghan Ambassador to India; Sahida Mohammad Abdali, “The bilateral trade between India and Afghanistan is USD 900 million and with the opening of air corridor our target to take it to USD 2 billion by 2020”. This statement was made at the USAID-FICCI event.

Top Products Exported To Afghanistan By India

  1. Women’s Or Girls’ Suits, Ensembles, Jackets, Blazers, Dresses, Skirts, Divided Skirts, Trousers, Bib And Brace Overalls, Breeches, And Shorts (Other Than Swimwear) — — Suits :
  2. Woven Fabrics Of Synthetic Filament Yarn, Including Woven Fabrics Obtained From Materials Of Heading 5404
  3. Medicaments (Excluding Goods Of Heading 3002, 3005 Or 3006) Consisting Of Mixed Or Unmixed Products For Therapeutic Or Prophylactic Uses, Put Up In Measured Doses (Including Those In The Form Of Transdermal Administration Systems) Or In Forms Or Packings
  4. Women’s Or Girls’ Suits, Ensembles, Jackets, Blazers, Dresses, Skirts, Divided Skirts, Trousers, Bib And Brace Overalls, Breeches And Shorts (Other Than Swim Wear), Knitted Or Crocheted — — Suits.
  5. Other Manufactured Tobacco And Manufactured Tobacco Substitutes; “Homogenised” Or “Reconstituted” Tobacco; Tobacco Extracts And Essences — Smoking Tobacco, Whether Or Not Containing Tobacco Substitutes In Any Proportion.
  6. Human Blood; Animal Blood Prepared For Therapeutic, Prophylactic Or Diagnostic Uses; Antisera, Other Blood Fractions And Immunological Products, Whether Or Not Modified Or Obtained By Means Of Biotechnological Processes; Vaccines.
  7. Men’s Or Boys’ Shirts
  8. Babies’ Garments And Clothing Accessories
  9. Men’s Or Boys’ Suits, Ensembles, Jackets, Blazers, Trousers, Bib And Brace Oveb Ralls, Breeches And Shorts (Other Than Swimwear) Suits.
  10. Instruments And Appliances Used In Medical, Surgical, Dental, Or Veterinary Sciences, Including Scintigraphy Apparatus, Other Electro Medical Apparatus, and Sight-Testing Instruments Electro-Diagnostic Apparatus (Including Apparatus For Functional Exploration

And many more.

Afghanistan is a land of opportunity when the below-enclosed products are in question; Natural Gas and Dried Fruit, Carpets, Fresh Fruit, wool, and Cotton. Against all odds, you will have the most lucrative business leaders to work with in Afghanistan if you have many tangible products to trade.

Pic: Challenging year for Afghanistan Growth

Now that you know the products that are been exported from Afghanistan, I believe it will interest you to be familiar with the import expectations in Afghanistan. If that is the case, then below are the imported products;

  • Food, motor vehicles, petroleum products, and textiles.

To be on the safe side and with top-notch security in Afghanistan, the government of Afghanistan took it to themselves as a priority to run the affairs of over 80% of the foreign trade and products for export and import. If you would like to do business in this region, then you need to align yourself with the leading brands under government control. At a certain stage, you might start to feel that the establishments running these affairs are exhibiting some element of monopoly, but that will affirm the term market dominance and innovation in the region. It is not easy to be the people's preference, so when these establishments are referred to as monopolies, it is better advised that the thought system be awakened to admire their abilities and reach in the general business environment.

Pic: 1st wheat shipment sent to Afghanistan via Chabahar

The people of Afghanistan will help you reach your goals in their region if you are clearly informed of all details about your trade requirements. So, before venturing into future enthusiastic trade relationships, you need to take the time to study the market and make your move when intuitively and proactively ready.

Trade with Afghanistan to Trade values for a good experience and best ROI.

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AMB. Chidiebere Moses Ogbodo

Co-Founder & VP Sales | ex-Editor in Chief | Author of THE FINAL DESTINATION| Inventor of Restophobia™ | Top5 Scholar@SAP 2017 |AIESEC Fellow |Cybersecurity Pro