Mauritius

Mauritius, a key trade partner, has remained the largest avenue of FDI inflow into India.

11 Indian Public Sector Enterprises currently operate in Mauritius

India has issued several Lines of Credit to Mauritius over the years

Mauritius is the largest beneficiary of India's Africa Scholarships

Mauritius has introduced a visa-free regime for Indian tourists

US$ 714.85 mn
Export valuation

US$ 465mn

bilateral trade value for 2020-21

10,500
Indian nationals currently living in Mauritius

Trade

In FY 2018-19, India exported goods worth US$1.2 billion to Mauritius and imported goods worth US$71.6 million

Key sectors

Food processing, textiles, chemicals, metallurgy, transport equipment, nonelectrical machinery, and tourism are key sectors

Location

Mauritius offers access to the +425 million-consumer markets in Eastern and Southern Africa that are seeing rapid growth

Tourism

Pristine beaches and natural flora make it an ideal tourist destination with the sector contributing heavily to the economy

Resources

Mauritius, located in a leading fishing region in Indian Ocean, has rich reserves to support fishing and processing activities

Regulation

Mauritius has eased resolving insolvency by improving the continuation of businesses during insolvency proceedings

India-Mauritius Bilateral Relations

A summary of the bilateral engagements between India and Mauritius.

Formation of the International Solar Alliance

The founding of the ISA recognizes the need for universal access to renewable energy resources and promoting sustainability through clean energy.

Indo-Mauritius FTA and Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement

The historic Free Trade Agreement and the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) between India and Mauritius will look to liberalize bilateral trade relations.

India's Exports and Imports to Mauritius

Source: Department of Commerce

Economic Development Board Mauritius

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Deputy High Commissioner, High Commission of India, Port Louis

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Pres. John Kennedy Street
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Opportunities

Agricultural exports

Meat of bovine animals, frozen, boneless (020230)

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Maize (corn), other than seed (100590)
Other wheat and meslin (100199)
Semi-milled/wholly milled rice, whether or not polished/glazed (100630)

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Chocolate & oth. food preps. cont. cocoa (excl. of 1806.20-1806.32) (180690)

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Milk in powder/granules/oth. solid form, fat content by wt. not >1.5% (040210)
Processed cheese, not grated/powdered (040630)

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Food preps., n.e.s. (210690)
Preparations for infant use, put up for RS (190110)

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Food preps., n.e.s. (210690)

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OTHER CANE SUGAR: (170114)

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Fish; fresh or chilled, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.), excluding fillet, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 (030283)
Fish; frozen, bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus), exclusing fillet, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 (030344)
Fish; frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303, excluding fillet, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 (030389)
Fish; frozen, skipjack or srtipe-bellied bonito, excluding fillet, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 (030343)
Fish; frozen, yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares), excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 (030342)

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