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Export to Senegal

West Africa's westernmost port and a gateway to Mali. Buys Indian rice, medicines, vehicles and machinery.

Capital
Dakar
Currency
XOF
Trade agreement with India
None
Main ports
Port of Dakar, Blaise Diagne International Airport, Dakar

Senegal has no trade agreement with India. Rice is a staple and much of it is imported, with India a leading supplier. Dakar port also serves landlocked Mali. Senegal uses the West African CFA franc and the ECOWAS common external tariff, and French is the business language.

What it buys from India

  • Rice
  • Medicines
  • Vehicles, motorcycles and auto parts
  • Machinery, textiles and plastics

Import rules on their side

  • Customs is run by Senegal Customs; import formalities go through the ORBUS electronic single window.
  • Medicines need authorisation from Senegal's pharmaceutical regulator; plant products need a phytosanitary certificate and are checked by the plant protection directorate.
  • Labels and documents should be in French.

Practical tips

  • Check India's current rice export policy on DGFT before quoting; Senegalese rice buyers compare prices across Asian suppliers closely.
  • Take advance payment or a confirmed LC; check ECGC cover before giving credit.
  • For cargo going on to Mali, agree who arranges the Dakar–Bamako road or rail transit.
Sources (5)
  1. Douanes sénégalaises (Senegal Customs)
  2. ORBUS — Senegal foreign trade single window
  3. DGFT — notifications (export policy for rice)
  4. ECGC Ltd — export credit insurance and country risk
  5. Department of Commerce — TradeStat export-import data bank

Trade data

India’s exports to Senegal 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$ 1.14 bn
No. 54 of our 80 countries
Change from 2024-25
↑ +13.9%
US$ 1 bn → US$ 1.14 bn
Share of all Indian exports
0.26%
Its imports from the world
—
2020-21: US$ 699 mn6992020-212021-22: US$ 954 mn9542021-222022-23: US$ 1.13 bn1.1k2022-23n/a2023-242024-25: US$ 1 bn1.0k2024-252025-26: US$ 1.14 bn1.1k2025-26
India’s exports to Senegal, 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$ 262 mn-5.7%
2CottonHS 52US$ 134 mn+29.3%
3Medicines and pharmaHS 30US$ 88.7 mn+25.9%
4MeatHS 02US$ 70.9 mn+14.1%
5Vehicles and partsHS 87US$ 67 mn+39.1%
6PlasticsHS 39US$ 57.5 mn+31.4%
7MachineryHS 84US$ 56.5 mn-15.5%
8Ceramics and tilesHS 69US$ 47.7 mn+25.7%
9Electrical and electronicsHS 85US$ 39.3 mn-31.7%
10Special fabrics, laceHS 58US$ 28.4 mn+52.4%
11Home textiles, made-upsHS 63US$ 26.4 mn+41.3%
12Iron and steel articlesHS 73US$ 18.7 mn-26.5%

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. FertilisersUS$ 90k → US$ 6.8 mn+7,433.3%
  2. Fruit and nutsUS$ 1.2 mn → US$ 8 mn+569.2%
  3. Man-made staple fibresUS$ 3.7 mn → US$ 13.9 mn+272.2%
  4. Coffee, tea, spicesUS$ 4.2 mn → US$ 10.9 mn+161.9%
  5. Inorganic chemicalsUS$ 3.7 mn → US$ 8.9 mn+140.5%
  6. Other food preparationsUS$ 9.6 mn → US$ 18.3 mn+90.1%
  7. Man-made filamentsUS$ 7.7 mn → US$ 13.5 mn+76.1%
  8. Knitted garmentsUS$ 8.6 mn → US$ 14 mn+63.5%

Low demand

  1. Electrical and electronicsUS$ 57.5 mn → US$ 39.3 mn-31.7%
  2. Iron and steel articlesUS$ 25.4 mn → US$ 18.7 mn-26.5%
  3. MachineryUS$ 66.8 mn → US$ 56.5 mn-15.5%

Our product guides that sell here

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

Name2025-26Change
1Non-basmati riceUS$ 257 mn-6.8%
2Cotton woven fabricsUS$ 134 mn+29.3%
3Buffalo meat (frozen)US$ 64.6 mn+7.4%
4Ceramic and vitrified tilesUS$ 39.8 mn+22.6%
5Synthetic and viscose fabricsUS$ 27.2 mn+142.5%
6Plastic goods and packagingUS$ 25 mn+68.8%
7Instant coffee and tea extractsUS$ 17.4 mn+88%
8Biscuits and bakery productsUS$ 10 mn+62.3%
9Sugar confectioneryUS$ 7.1 mn+5.5%
10SanitarywareUS$ 6.6 mn+28.2%
11Stainless steel utensilsUS$ 5.8 mn-34.1%
12TeaUS$ 5.2 mn+608.1%

The 20 biggest export lines

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

Name2025-26Change
1RiceHS 1006US$ 259 mn-6.5%
2Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m2HS 5208US$ 130 mn+26.6%
3MedicamentsHS 3004US$ 77.6 mn+39.5%
4Meat of bovine animalsHS 0202US$ 64.6 mn+7.4%
5Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tilesHS 6907US$ 39.8 mn+22.6%
6Motorcycles and cyclesHS 8711US$ 33.5 mn+71.9%
7EmbroideryHS 5810US$ 28.4 mn+53.6%
8Plastic articles for the conveyance or packing of goodsHS 3923US$ 25 mn+68.8%
9TextilesHS 6307US$ 21 mn+36.7%
10Extracts, essences, concentrates of coffee, tea or mateHS 2101US$ 17.4 mn+88%
11Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading no. 5404HS 5407US$ 13.3 mn+77%
12Electric transformers, static converters and inductorsHS 8504US$ 13 mn-6.7%
13Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85% by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly…HS 5513US$ 12.6 mn+433.3%
14Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductors, connector fitted or notHS 8544US$ 12.1 mn+81.8%
15VehiclesHS 8704US$ 10.9 mn+6.8%
16Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoaHS 1905US$ 10 mn+62.3%
17T-shirts, singlets and other vestsHS 6109US$ 9.2 mn+125.1%
18PlasticsHS 3920US$ 9.2 mn+9.5%
19Human bloodHS 3002US$ 8.9 mn-30.3%
20Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, of plasticsHS 3924US$ 8 mn+21.5%

What India buys from Senegal

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$ 914 mn
US$ 739 mn → US$ 914 mn
India’s exports, 2025-26
US$ 1.14 bn
Trade balance
+US$ 226 mn
exports minus imports
Change in imports
+23.6%
Name2025-26Change
1Inorganic chemicalsHS 28—+5.8%
2Fruit and nutsHS 08—+72.8%
3Salt, stone, cementHS 25—+131%
4Fuels and petroleum productsHS 27——
5AluminiumHS 76—+26.6%
6CopperHS 74—+63%
7Gums, resins, plant extractsHS 13—+37%
8Iron and steelHS 72—-47%
9FertilisersHS 31——
10OresHS 26—-6.1%

The country at a glance

Population
18.9 mn
2025
GDP
US$ 37 bn
2025
GDP per person
US$ 1,955
2025
Imports (goods and services)
US$ 14.3 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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