Trade & Tourism

Table 163 - Imports & exports by air and sea through Mumbai (1996-97)

Item Rs. crores % to total
Air Imports
Pearls, precious and
semi precious stones
10148 68.1
Electronic goods 959 6.4
Mach except electric & electronic 830 5.6
Gold & silver 534 3.6
Professional instruments
except electronic
384 2.6
Transport equipment 348 2.3
Others 1702 11.4
Total imports by air 14905 100.0
Air Exports
Gems & jewellery 16006 75.3
Drugs, pharma products 1065 5.0
Electronic goods 1027 4.8
Others 3151 14.9
Total exports by air 21249 100.0
Sea Imports
Mach except electric electronic 6052 19.7
Iron & steel 3081 10.0
Project goods 2787 9.1
Non-ferrous metals 2286 7.5
Organic chemicals 2175 7.1
Artificial resins, plastic, materials etc. 1453 4.7
Vegetable oil (edible) 1283 4.2
Machine tools 1058 3.5
Others 10427 34.1
Total imports by sea 30602 100.00
Sea Exports
Cotton yarns, fabrics made-ups etc 2359 11.7
Machinery and instruments 1279 6.3
Manufacturers of metals 1261 6.3
Drugs, pharma and fine chem 1215 6.0
Dyes / intermediates & coal tar chem 1167 5.8
R M G cotton industries accessories 1098 5.4
Manmade yarms, fabrics made-ups etc 1025 5.1
Cotton raw incl. waste 960 4.8
Inorgani c/o organic chemicals 870 4.3
Transport equipment 762 3.8
Others 8169 40.5
Total sea exports 20165 100.0

 

  • Pearls, precious and semi-precious stones take the lion's share in imports by air in Mumbai
  • Machinery other than electric and electronic claimed one - fifth of the total imports by the sea route in 1996-97
  • Gems and jewellery generally dominate the exports by air, while cotton yarn and textiles were the main items of export by sea in 1996-97