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 351,256
Ireland 268,355
Colombia 241,698
Sri Lanka 185,316
Netherlands 173,559

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 95,560 255,696 +160,136
Ireland 119,452 148,903 +29,451
Colombia 155,072 86,626 -68,446
Sri Lanka 117,299 68,017 -49,282
Netherlands 88,203 85,356 -2,847
Taiwan 22,114 4,205 -17,909
Spain 20,991 4,541 -16,450
Mexico 24,509 0 -24,509
China 5,680 16,462 +10,782
France 16,350 929 -15,421

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 354,475
Colombia 270,698
Sri Lanka 200,493
Costa Rica 98,901
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 98,779 255,696 +156,917
Colombia 176,063 94,635 -81,428
Sri Lanka 117,299 83,194 -34,105
Costa Rica 41,892 57,009 +15,117
Ecuador 24,509 0 -24,509
Taiwan 18,328 4,205 -14,123
Netherlands 16,157 3,436 -12,721
Paraguay 2,749 14,819 +12,070
China 13,364 4,126 -9,238
Pakistan 7,321 9,778 +2,457

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 2 +2

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) 925,034
Other 306,989
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 138,155
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) 456,487 468,547 +12,060
Other 145,994 160,995 +15,001
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 81,632 56,523 -25,109
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 520,298
000 306,989
Felixstowe 186,644
Southampton 171,353
Harwich 124,967

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 323,994 196,304 -127,690
000 145,994 160,995 +15,001
Felixstowe 56,312 130,332 +74,020
Southampton 51,653 119,700 +68,047
Harwich 54,544 70,423 +15,879
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,877 0 -19,877
Immingham Docks 7,117 2,841 -4,276
Falmouth 8,371 0 -8,371
Eurotunnel 5,358 929 -4,429
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
2025-11 5
2025-10 6
2025-09 6
2025-07 7
2025-06 4

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 159,493
United Arab Emirates 138,835
Spain 120,525
Poland 94,862
Saudi Arabia 74,663

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 101,592 57,901 -43,691
United Arab Emirates 106,902 31,933 -74,969
Spain 45,596 74,929 +29,333
Poland 23,672 71,190 +47,518
Saudi Arabia 40,603 34,060 -6,543
Kuwait 39,381 32,715 -6,666
Qatar 40,707 27,665 -13,042
Netherlands 20,279 46,671 +26,392
France 31,959 11,520 -20,439
Bahrain 22,538 8,655 -13,883

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 10,704
Ireland 9,708
XU 568
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 6,498 4,206 -2,292
Ireland 2,261 7,447 +5,186
XU 0 568 +568
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) 646,375
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 264,429
Other 20,987
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) 383,505 262,870 -120,635
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 96,990 167,439 +70,449
Other 8,759 12,228 +3,469
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 556,470
Dover / Eurotunnel 212,571
Thamesport 49,311
Felixstowe 22,629
000 20,987

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 339,307 217,163 -122,144
Dover / Eurotunnel 59,438 153,133 +93,695
Thamesport 17,042 32,269 +15,227
Felixstowe 6,590 16,039 +9,449
000 8,759 12,228 +3,469
Dover 15,753 1,848 -13,905
London 11,316 0 -11,316
Portsmouth 11,047 0 -11,047
Southampton 7,694 2,569 -5,125
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