Import/export HS code 17019990: Various Sugars

Sugars not specified elsewhere, including specialty and unrefined varieties

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Mauritius 11,108,078
Guatemala 3,490,923
France 2,593,935
Ireland 1,787,188
Poland 1,736,144

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 £
Mauritius 6,729,286 4,378,792 -2,350,494
Guatemala 97,721 3,393,202 +3,295,481
France 2,006,789 587,146 -1,419,643
Ireland 1,066,592 720,596 -345,996
Poland 5,966 1,730,178 +1,724,212
United States 872,317 612,635 -259,682
China 303,409 253,950 -49,459
India 238,527 244,051 +5,524
Spain 13,371 439,869 +426,498
Switzerland 106,024 250,477 +144,453

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 £
Mauritius 11,944,505
Guatemala 3,898,045
Poland 1,737,191
France 1,453,635
United States 1,449,367

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 £
Mauritius 7,565,713 4,378,792 -3,186,921
Guatemala 504,843 3,393,202 +2,888,359
Poland 5,966 1,731,225 +1,725,259
France 1,107,254 346,381 -760,873
United States 647,315 802,052 +154,737
China 336,153 312,374 -23,779
Spain 9,740 610,685 +600,945
India 217,085 201,826 -15,259
Brazil 161,259 128,612 -32,647
Switzerland 113,999 97,786 -16,213

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 16
Inner London - West 10
Inner London - East 9
Outer London - East and North East 9
West Midlands 6

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 11 13 +2
Inner London - West 6 9 +3
Inner London - East 8 4 -4
Outer London - East and North East 7 6 -1
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 4 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) 17,855,827
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,321,735
Other 1,926,987
Air transport 1,111,606
Road transport 427,817

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) 9,118,120 8,737,707 -380,413
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,428,737 2,892,998 +1,464,261
Other 1,170,416 756,571 -413,845
Air transport 497,173 614,433 +117,260
Road transport 151,151 276,666 +125,515

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 11,236,602
London Gateway Port 5,239,840
000 1,926,987
Immingham Docks 1,489,765
Hull 1,194,104

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 £
Felixstowe 6,756,640 4,479,962 -2,276,678
London Gateway Port 1,322,636 3,917,204 +2,594,568
000 1,170,416 756,571 -413,845
Immingham Docks 575,935 913,830 +337,895
Hull 939,452 254,652 -684,800
Middlesbrough 0 868,251 +868,251
London Stansted Airport 381,739 399,307 +17,568
Dover 277,396 436,273 +158,877
Southampton 360,382 286,520 -73,862
ZLC 151,764 276,666 +124,902

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 63
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Manufacture of food products 13
Food and beverage service activities 8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 22
2025-10 24
2025-09 20
2025-08 23
2025-07 25

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 40
0-1m 22
54m+ 22
15m-54m 16
Other 4

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 £
Ireland 3,399,253
Sweden 876,189
Netherlands 705,638
France 496,050
Kuwait 492,713

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 £
Ireland 1,276,496 2,122,757 +846,261
Sweden 479,732 396,457 -83,275
Netherlands 471,740 233,898 -237,842
France 275,702 220,348 -55,354
Kuwait 274,528 218,185 -56,343
Norway 209,848 150,096 -59,752
Denmark 156,967 163,367 +6,400
Portugal 209,377 66,893 -142,484
Spain 45,726 202,747 +157,021
United Arab Emirates 113,045 87,977 -25,068

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 449,786
Ireland 258,237
XU 123,325
Mauritius 10,511
Netherlands 7,955

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 183,738 266,048 +82,310
Ireland 153,727 104,510 -49,217
XU 73,098 50,227 -22,871
Mauritius 6,302 4,209 -2,093
Netherlands 2,550 5,405 +2,855
Brazil 0 6,473 +6,473
Belize 0 2,330 +2,330
Eswatini 1,449 866 -583
Turkey 252 516 +264
El Salvador 91 448 +357

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) 4,801,651
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,081,196
Other 862,428
Air transport 73,218

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) 1,992,652 2,808,999 +816,347
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,819,974 1,261,222 -558,752
Other 421,207 441,221 +20,014
Air transport 30,694 42,524 +11,830

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,855,073
Immingham Docks 1,123,029
London Gateway Port 935,640
000 862,428
Dover / Eurotunnel 839,800

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 £
Liverpool Docks 510,031 1,345,042 +835,011
Immingham Docks 675,573 447,456 -228,117
London Gateway Port 519,434 416,206 -103,228
000 421,207 441,221 +20,014
Dover / Eurotunnel 359,267 480,533 +121,266
London 386,474 177,244 -209,230
Holyhead 291,842 255,888 -35,954
Dover 294,764 215,862 -78,902
Tyne 244,289 163,367 -80,922
Harwich 200,525 129,031 -71,494

Quick facts

HS code: 17019990

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

Description: Sugars not specified elsewhere, including specialty and unrefined varieties