Import/export HS code 17011390: Various Special Cane Sugar

Cane sugar not for refining, ready for direct use

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
India 368,968
Ireland 266,982
Colombia 241,698
Sri Lanka 186,197
Netherlands 177,220

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
India 114,933 254,035 +139,102
Ireland 125,440 141,542 +16,102
Colombia 155,072 86,626 -68,446
Sri Lanka 106,410 79,787 -26,623
Netherlands 96,991 80,229 -16,762
Taiwan 22,114 4,205 -17,909
Spain 20,991 4,541 -16,450
Mexico 24,509 0 -24,509
China 4,697 16,462 +11,765
Pakistan 7,321 9,778 +2,457

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
India 362,508
Colombia 272,129
Sri Lanka 201,374
Costa Rica 107,039
Ecuador 24,509

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
India 118,152 244,356 +126,204
Colombia 176,063 96,066 -79,997
Sri Lanka 106,410 94,964 -11,446
Costa Rica 50,514 56,525 +6,011
Ecuador 24,509 0 -24,509
Taiwan 18,328 4,205 -14,123
Paraguay 2,749 14,819 +12,070
Pakistan 7,321 9,778 +2,457
Netherlands 13,113 3,436 -9,677
China 13,822 2,685 -11,137

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 7
Inner London - East 6
Inner London - West 5
Outer London - South 5
West Midlands 4

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0
Inner London - East 6 3 -3
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Outer London - South 2 5 +3
West Midlands 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
Outer London - East and North East 1 2 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 2 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 945,930
Other 302,752
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 139,978
Air transport 7,586

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 460,944 484,986 +24,042
Other 153,751 149,001 -4,750
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 88,199 51,779 -36,420
Air transport 2,144 5,442 +3,298

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 507,804
000 302,752
Southampton 199,493
Felixstowe 190,688
Harwich 123,354

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Gateway Port 317,223 190,581 -126,642
000 153,751 149,001 -4,750
Southampton 72,295 127,198 +54,903
Felixstowe 49,942 140,746 +90,804
Harwich 60,122 63,232 +3,110
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,381 0 -16,381
Immingham Docks 8,558 5,650 -2,908
Eurotunnel 5,358 4,817 -541
Falmouth 8,371 0 -8,371
London 6,028 0 -6,028

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of food products 8
Food and beverage service activities 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 5
2025-10 6
2025-09 6
2025-07 7

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 21
0-1m 19
15m-54m 4
54m+ 3
Other 1

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Oman 166,768
United Arab Emirates 138,609
Spain 120,525
Poland 94,862
Saudi Arabia 78,677

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Oman 105,096 61,672 -43,424
United Arab Emirates 105,346 33,263 -72,083
Spain 77,865 42,660 -35,205
Poland 44,836 50,026 +5,190
Saudi Arabia 42,280 36,397 -5,883
Kuwait 37,407 33,742 -3,665
Qatar 39,652 30,601 -9,051
Netherlands 24,109 43,919 +19,810
France 31,959 11,520 -20,439
Belgium 0 38,965 +38,965

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 10,691
Ireland 9,538
Thailand 7

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 6,744 3,947 -2,797
Ireland 2,114 7,424 +5,310
Thailand 0 7 +7

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 658,372
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 275,874
Other 20,804
Air transport 2,112

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 416,370 242,002 -174,368
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 121,984 153,890 +31,906
Other 8,858 11,946 +3,088
Air transport 0 2,112 +2,112

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 573,052
Dover / Eurotunnel 213,649
Thamesport 49,311
London 21,683
000 20,804

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Gateway Port 341,919 231,133 -110,786
Dover / Eurotunnel 84,432 129,217 +44,785
Thamesport 49,311 0 -49,311
London 11,316 10,367 -949
000 8,858 11,946 +3,088
Felixstowe 3,561 16,039 +12,478
Dover 14,197 1,848 -12,349
Portsmouth 11,047 0 -11,047
Southampton 10,263 0 -10,263
Immingham Docks 5,544 2,122 -3,422

Quick facts

HS code: 17011390

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Cane sugar not for refining, ready for direct use