Import/export HS code 170114: Various Cane Sugar

Cane sugar not covered under special categories, available in refined and unrefined forms

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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 £
Brazil 182,803,554
Mozambique 47,709,794
Belize 39,459,126
South Africa 36,669,652
Mauritius 21,491,887

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 £
Brazil 90,626,028 92,177,526 +1,551,498
Mozambique 104,999 47,604,795 +47,499,796
Belize 26,732,864 12,726,262 -14,006,602
South Africa 14,994,592 21,675,060 +6,680,468
Mauritius 13,527,703 7,964,184 -5,563,519
Eswatini 19,189,886 305,721 -18,884,165
Guatemala 10,531,585 696,033 -9,835,552
Fiji 9,264,992 1,684 -9,263,308
Australia 8,082,238 0 -8,082,238
Nicaragua 5,325,188 2,143,469 -3,181,719

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 £
Brazil 182,871,472
Eswatini 67,606,030
Belize 39,459,126
South Africa 36,228,688
Mauritius 21,650,604

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 £
Brazil 90,652,069 92,219,403 +1,567,334
Eswatini 19,628,190 47,977,840 +28,349,650
Belize 26,732,864 12,726,262 -14,006,602
South Africa 14,619,679 21,609,009 +6,989,330
Mauritius 13,665,670 7,984,934 -5,680,736
Guatemala 10,531,585 696,033 -9,835,552
Fiji 9,264,992 1,684 -9,263,308
Australia 8,082,238 0 -8,082,238
Nicaragua 5,325,188 2,143,469 -3,181,719
Honduras 4,408,014 2,948,974 -1,459,040

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 19
Outer London - West and North West 18
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12
Inner London - West 10
Inner London - East 8

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 - East and North East 11 13 +2
Outer London - West and North West 11 15 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 8 +1
Inner London - West 4 8 +4
Inner London - East 6 7 +1
Outer London - South 5 7 +2
Greater Manchester 2 4 +2
West Midlands 2 5 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
Essex 2 3 +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) 378,131,338
Other 31,698,366
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 752,140
Air transport 91,104
Road transport 2,425

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) 191,038,947 187,092,391 -3,946,556
Other 23,783,953 7,914,413 -15,869,540
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 331,774 420,366 +88,592
Air transport 56,049 35,055 -20,994
Road transport 0 2,425 +2,425

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 336,076,935
000 31,698,366
London Gateway Port 21,730,091
Felixstowe 18,589,065
Southampton 1,341,903

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 167,989,182 168,087,753 +98,571
000 23,783,953 7,914,413 -15,869,540
London Gateway Port 12,291,475 9,438,616 -2,852,859
Felixstowe 10,406,460 8,182,605 -2,223,855
Southampton 555,457 786,446 +230,989
499 0 648,006 +648,006
Immingham Docks 9,277 222,663 +213,386
Dover 17,069 98,905 +81,836
Portsmouth 55,178 0 -55,178
London Gatwick Airport 43,521 0 -43,521

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 72
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 39
Food and beverage service activities 13
Manufacture of food products 11
Employment activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 25
2025-11 16
2025-10 15
2025-09 17
2025-08 17

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
0-1m 44
1m-15m 43
54m+ 18
Other 9
15m-54m 7

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 £
United Arab Emirates 520,134
Sweden 237,010
Poland 233,186
Ireland 223,747
Belgium 127,174

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 £
United Arab Emirates 453,119 67,015 -386,104
Sweden 201,406 35,604 -165,802
Poland 111,129 122,057 +10,928
Ireland 124,479 99,268 -25,211
Belgium 45,067 82,107 +37,040
Norway 38,543 61,478 +22,935
Cyprus 53,937 29,032 -24,905
Netherlands 23,695 54,102 +30,407
Malta 39,603 27,936 -11,667
France 32,893 31,166 -1,727

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 8,504
Eswatini 5,120
Ireland 2,785
Belgium 1,858
Poland 1,028

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 2,889 5,615 +2,726
Eswatini 2,582 2,538 -44
Ireland 2,647 138 -2,509
Belgium 825 1,033 +208
Poland 0 1,028 +1,028
Mauritius 70 880 +810
Italy 0 173 +173

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,104,554
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 986,780
Other 33,265
Air transport 2,812

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 609,287 495,267 -114,020
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 730,890 255,890 -475,000
Other 18,716 14,549 -4,167
Air transport 0 2,812 +2,812

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 602,211
Dover / Eurotunnel 474,628
Immingham Docks 334,753
London 176,485
Liverpool Docks 145,888

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 516,182 86,029 -430,153
Dover / Eurotunnel 247,739 226,889 -20,850
Immingham Docks 231,188 103,565 -127,623
London 88,979 87,506 -1,473
Liverpool Docks 63,396 82,492 +19,096
Felixstowe 75,757 63,526 -12,231
Holyhead 71,716 16,541 -55,175
Middlesbrough 16,471 23,672 +7,201
Thamesport 8,795 26,391 +17,596
000 18,716 14,549 -4,167

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 170114

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

Description: Cane sugar not covered under special categories, available in refined and unrefined forms