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 10,786,591
Guatemala 3,891,556
France 2,421,435
Poland 1,736,144
Ireland 1,706,686

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 7,386,722 3,399,869 -3,986,853
Guatemala 97,721 3,793,835 +3,696,114
France 1,817,978 603,457 -1,214,521
Poland 5,966 1,730,178 +1,724,212
Ireland 1,021,612 685,074 -336,538
United States 859,400 682,771 -176,629
China 301,908 278,840 -23,068
India 224,312 244,621 +20,309
Spain 10,276 436,075 +425,799
Brazil 158,275 204,949 +46,674

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 11,515,557
Guatemala 4,298,678
Poland 1,737,191
United States 1,467,441
France 1,439,297

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 8,115,688 3,399,869 -4,715,819
Guatemala 504,843 3,793,835 +3,288,992
Poland 5,966 1,731,225 +1,725,259
United States 597,901 869,540 +271,639
France 1,076,605 362,692 -713,913
China 338,410 333,506 -4,904
Spain 11,266 606,891 +595,625
India 202,870 202,396 -474
Brazil 161,259 204,949 +43,690
Switzerland 112,668 91,318 -21,350

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 17
Inner London - West 11
Inner London - East 9
Outer London - East and North East 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 14 +3
Inner London - West 6 10 +4
Inner London - East 8 4 -4
Outer London - East and North East 7 6 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0

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) 17,954,306
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,269,596
Other 1,835,133
Air transport 1,168,825
Road transport 419,339

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) 9,673,902 8,280,404 -1,393,498
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,347,505 2,922,091 +1,574,586
Other 1,118,095 717,038 -401,057
Air transport 485,746 683,079 +197,333
Road transport 150,107 269,232 +119,125

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,983,377
London Gateway Port 5,638,310
000 1,835,133
Immingham Docks 1,512,790
Hull 999,231

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 7,138,721 3,844,656 -3,294,065
London Gateway Port 1,593,016 4,045,294 +2,452,278
000 1,118,095 717,038 -401,057
Immingham Docks 590,944 921,846 +330,902
Hull 786,333 212,898 -573,435
Middlesbrough 0 868,251 +868,251
London Stansted Airport 374,466 427,089 +52,623
Dover 278,835 517,650 +238,815
Southampton 367,406 302,477 -64,929
ZLC 150,720 269,232 +118,512

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 64
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Manufacture of food products 13
Food and beverage service activities 9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 22
2025-10 24
2025-09 20
2025-08 23

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 41
0-1m 22
54m+ 22
15m-54m 17
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 3,469,051
Sweden 854,013
Netherlands 667,879
Kuwait 562,462
France 521,775

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 1,301,338 2,167,713 +866,375
Sweden 457,556 396,457 -61,099
Netherlands 444,775 223,104 -221,671
Kuwait 310,372 252,090 -58,282
France 309,738 212,037 -97,701
Norway 224,525 133,548 -90,977
Denmark 156,967 163,367 +6,400
Portugal 204,780 66,893 -137,887
Spain 88,243 159,147 +70,904
United Arab Emirates 112,914 120,018 +7,104

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 443,174
Ireland 252,966
Mauritius 10,366
Netherlands 8,488
Brazil 6,473

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 184,052 259,122 +75,070
Ireland 152,764 100,202 -52,562
Mauritius 6,476 3,890 -2,586
Netherlands 3,316 5,172 +1,856
Brazil 0 6,473 +6,473
Belize 0 2,330 +2,330
Eswatini 1,379 866 -513
Turkey 316 491 +175
El Salvador 169 386 +217
Italy 0 114 +114

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) 4,934,877
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,128,987
Other 847,509
Air transport 74,438

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) 2,102,713 2,832,164 +729,451
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,806,201 1,322,786 -483,415
Other 418,735 428,774 +10,039
Air transport 30,694 43,744 +13,050

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,949,722
Immingham Docks 1,100,853
London Gateway Port 1,050,461
000 847,509
Dover / Eurotunnel 834,883

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 538,626 1,411,096 +872,470
Immingham Docks 653,397 447,456 -205,941
London Gateway Port 556,143 494,318 -61,825
000 418,735 428,774 +10,039
Dover / Eurotunnel 401,895 432,988 +31,093
London 431,225 146,708 -284,517
Dover 308,626 235,570 -73,056
Holyhead 268,756 268,342 -414
Tyne 244,289 163,367 -80,922
Harwich 197,252 129,031 -68,221

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