More than 50 per cent of the total raw cotton imported into Pakistan was sourced from India in 2014 and 2015.
In 2017, the share of Indian raw cotton fell below 27 per cent. The United States replaced India as the largest source of raw cotton. This is primarily due to the resurgence of the US as a significant exporter of raw cotton globally.
Furthermore, Saudi Arabia has been a major source of polymers of propylene. In essence, Pakistan has shifted away from Indian imports, replacing them with other sources.
In 2017 India supplied mainly raw material and intermediate goods to Pakistan.
Out of 1.7 billion dollars of goods imported by Pakistan from India in 2017, 555 million dollars was paid for chemicals or allied products, 203 million dollars for raw cotton, 141 million dollars for cotton yarn and 68 million dollars for polymers of propylene in primary form.
Pakistan is by far the largest source of Portland cement and fresh or dried dates into India. Pakistan is also one of the leading exporters of Portland cement and dried dates around the world. In essence, exports from Pakistan to India are limited to a few products.
Cement and dates contributed 1.4 per cent of total exports from Pakistan to all its trading partners in 2017.
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