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Export to Côte d’Ivoire

Francophone West Africa's largest economy. Buys Indian rice, medicines, vehicles and machinery; India buys its cashew.

Capital
Yamoussoukro (Abidjan is the economic capital)
Currency
XOF
Trade agreement with India
None
Main ports
Abidjan, San-Pédro, Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport, Abidjan

Côte d’Ivoire has no trade agreement with India. It is a fast-growing economy with a busy port at Abidjan that also serves Burkina Faso and Mali. India is a big buyer of Ivorian raw cashew, and Indian rice, medicines, motorcycles and machinery are important exports there.

What it buys from India

  • Rice
  • Medicines
  • Vehicles, motorcycles and auto parts
  • Machinery, steel products and plastics

Import rules on their side

  • Customs is run by the General Directorate of Customs; formalities go through the foreign trade single window.
  • Medicines need marketing authorisation from the Ivorian pharmaceutical regulatory authority; some products must meet national standards set by CODINORM.
  • Food and plant products need sanitary and phytosanitary certificates; labels and documents should be in French.

Practical tips

  • Exporters who already import Ivorian cashew can use the same contacts and shipping lines to sell Indian goods back.
  • Take advance payment or a confirmed LC; check ECGC cover before giving credit.
  • French-language quotations, invoices and labels are expected.
Sources (4)
  1. Direction Générale des Douanes de Côte d'Ivoire
  2. CODINORM — Côte d'Ivoire standards body
  3. ECGC Ltd — export credit insurance and country risk
  4. Department of Commerce — TradeStat export-import data bank

Trade data

India’s exports to Côte d’Ivoire in numbers

From the Department of Commerce’s TradeStat (Indian financial years, April–March), the country’s imports from the world from UN Comtrade, and its basics from the World Bank.

India’s exports here, 2025-26
US$ 914 mn
No. 65 of our 80 countries
Change from 2024-25
↓ -7.6%
US$ 990 mn → US$ 914 mn
Share of all Indian exports
0.21%
Its imports from the world
—
2020-21: US$ 586 mn5862020-212021-22: US$ 729 mn7292021-222022-23: US$ 888 mn8882022-23n/a2023-242024-25: US$ 990 mn9902024-252025-26: US$ 914 mn9142025-26
India’s exports to Côte d’Ivoire, year by year · US$ million · TradeStat’s 2023-24 country table is double-counted, so it is not shown

What India sells here most

By HS chapter, 2025-26. Change is against 2024-25.

Name2025-26Change
1Cereals (rice, wheat, maize)HS 10US$ 330 mn-37.2%
2Vehicles and partsHS 87US$ 129 mn+26%
3MachineryHS 84US$ 73.5 mn+43.8%
4Medicines and pharmaHS 30US$ 57.6 mn-0.9%
5PlasticsHS 39US$ 28.1 mn+56%
6Other chemical productsHS 38US$ 27.4 mn+20.2%
7MeatHS 02US$ 20.4 mn+99.5%
8Iron and steel articlesHS 73US$ 20.3 mn+36.6%
9Inorganic chemicalsHS 28US$ 18.6 mn+26.9%
10Fuels and petroleum productsHS 27US$ 16.5 mn+2.9%
11Home textiles, made-upsHS 63US$ 16.3 mn-2%
12Woven garmentsHS 62US$ 16 mn+15.9%

What is rising and what is falling

Chapters where India sells at least US$ 5 million. Change from 2024-25 to 2025-26.

High demand

  1. Ceramics and tilesUS$ 6.4 mn → US$ 12.9 mn+101.7%
  2. MeatUS$ 10.2 mn → US$ 20.4 mn+99.5%
  3. PlasticsUS$ 18 mn → US$ 28.1 mn+56%
  4. MachineryUS$ 51.1 mn → US$ 73.5 mn+43.8%
  5. Glass and glasswareUS$ 4.2 mn → US$ 5.7 mn+37.1%
  6. Iron and steel articlesUS$ 14.9 mn → US$ 20.3 mn+36.6%
  7. Paper and paperboardUS$ 4.1 mn → US$ 5.5 mn+32.8%
  8. Inorganic chemicalsUS$ 14.6 mn → US$ 18.6 mn+26.9%

Low demand

  1. Cereals (rice, wheat, maize)US$ 525 mn → US$ 330 mn-37.2%

Our product guides that sell here

India’s exports of each product to this country, 2025-26.

Name2025-26Change
1Non-basmati riceUS$ 316 mn-39.2%
2Passenger carsUS$ 64.8 mn+6.4%
3Books and printed matterUS$ 14.2 mn-4.5%
4Jute yarn, fabrics and bagsUS$ 13.1 mn-0.8%
5TractorsUS$ 11 mn+127.6%
6Maize (corn)US$ 7.1 mn+154.1%
7SanitarywareUS$ 5 mn+55.5%
8Frozen fishUS$ 4 mn+46.5%
9Dehydrated onion, garlic and vegetablesUS$ 3.8 mn+20.1%
10Paper and paperboard packagingUS$ 2 mn+106.3%
11Electric fansUS$ 190k-9.5%
12Natural rubberUS$ 120k—

The 20 biggest export lines

4-digit HS lines, 2025-26, with their Harmonized System descriptions.

Name2025-26Change
1RiceHS 1006US$ 323 mn-38.2%
2Motor cars and other motor vehiclesHS 8703US$ 64.8 mn+6.4%
3MedicamentsHS 3004US$ 39 mn+4.2%
4VehiclesHS 8704US$ 27.9 mn+35.9%
5Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinniesHS 0206US$ 19.5 mn+101.8%
6Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products, plant growth regulators…HS 3808US$ 19.1 mn+20.6%
7Human bloodHS 3002US$ 15 mn-14.3%
8Sodium hydroxideHS 2815US$ 14.8 mn+33%
9Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whether or not in single sheetsHS 4901US$ 14.2 mn-4.5%
10Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goodsHS 6305US$ 14.1 mn-1%
11Singlets and other vests, slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, pyjamas, negligees, bathrobes…HS 6208US$ 11.5 mn+498.4%
12TractorsHS 8701US$ 11 mn+127.6%
13Machinery and mechanical appliancesHS 8479US$ 10.6 mn+46.3%
14Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeHS 2710US$ 9.4 mn-2.2%
15Plastic articles for the conveyance or packing of goodsHS 3923US$ 9.3 mn+120.7%
16Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders…HS 8429US$ 8.6 mn+238.4%
17Machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing, grinding, mixing or kneading earth, stone…HS 8474US$ 8.1 mn+43.5%
18Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tilesHS 6907US$ 7.6 mn+155.4%
19Special purpose motor vehiclesHS 8705US$ 7.5 mn+382.7%
20Petroleum jellyHS 2712US$ 7.1 mn+10%

What India buys from Côte d’Ivoire

India’s imports from this country in 2025-26 by HS chapter, from TradeStat — this country can be your supplier too.

India’s imports, 2025-26
US$ 621 mn
US$ 555 mn → US$ 621 mn
India’s exports, 2025-26
US$ 914 mn
Trade balance
+US$ 293 mn
exports minus imports
Change in imports
+12%
Name2025-26Change
1RubberHS 40—+15.2%
2Fruit and nutsHS 08—+40%
3CottonHS 52—-40.3%
4WoodHS 44—+11.4%
5CopperHS 74—+187.7%
6OresHS 26—-65%
7Cocoa and chocolateHS 18—-86.6%
8LeadHS 78—+893.8%
9Gums, resins, plant extractsHS 13—+66.7%
10Fats and oilsHS 15—+53.7%

The country at a glance

Population
32.7 mn
2025
GDP
US$ 99.8 bn
2025
GDP per person
US$ 3,050
2025
Imports (goods and services)
US$ 24.7 bn
2025

Sources: TradeStat — Export Import Data Bank, Department of Commerce · World Bank — World Development Indicators · Figures taken 29 October 2026.

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