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 334,383
Ireland 250,312
Sri Lanka 173,233
Netherlands 158,241
Colombia 129,869

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 165,932 168,451 +2,519
Ireland 136,479 113,833 -22,646
Sri Lanka 112,741 60,492 -52,249
Netherlands 84,548 73,693 -10,855
Colombia 83,689 46,180 -37,509
Spain 20,991 4,541 -16,450
Taiwan 21,189 4,205 -16,984
Mexico 24,509 0 -24,509
China 3,219 16,462 +13,243
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 327,923
Sri Lanka 188,410
Colombia 160,300
Costa Rica 95,263
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 169,151 158,772 -10,379
Sri Lanka 112,741 75,669 -37,072
Colombia 104,680 55,620 -49,060
Costa Rica 38,738 56,525 +17,787
Ecuador 24,509 0 -24,509
Taiwan 17,403 4,205 -13,198
Paraguay 6,737 10,831 +4,094
Pakistan 7,321 9,778 +2,457
Netherlands 9,675 3,436 -6,239
China 9,600 2,685 -6,915

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
Outer London - South 5
Inner London - West 4
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 4 -1
Inner London - East 5 3 -2
Outer London - South 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 1 3 +2
West Midlands 4 1 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Outer London - East and North East 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) 774,457
Other 278,807
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 127,134
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) 429,354 345,103 -84,251
Other 160,063 118,744 -41,319
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 79,343 47,791 -31,552
Air transport 7,586 0 -7,586

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 367,297
000 278,807
Southampton 198,015
Felixstowe 164,638
Harwich 114,394

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 223,664 143,633 -80,031
000 160,063 118,744 -41,319
Southampton 106,743 91,272 -15,471
Felixstowe 80,901 83,737 +2,836
Harwich 55,150 59,244 +4,094
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,803 0 -11,803
Immingham Docks 5,814 5,650 -164
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 27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of food products 8
Food and beverage service activities 3
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 20
0-1m 17
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 138,190
United Arab Emirates 126,806
Spain 114,334
Poland 94,862
Netherlands 65,676

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 81,750 56,440 -25,310
United Arab Emirates 104,545 22,261 -82,284
Spain 71,674 42,660 -29,014
Poland 48,263 46,599 -1,664
Netherlands 21,757 43,919 +22,162
Kuwait 31,070 33,742 +2,672
Saudi Arabia 44,982 17,241 -27,741
Qatar 40,415 19,022 -21,393
Belgium 0 38,965 +38,965
France 23,592 11,520 -12,072

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 10,038
Ireland 8,711
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 7,297 2,741 -4,556
Ireland 1,394 7,317 +5,923
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) 584,384
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 257,524
Other 19,324
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) 391,304 193,080 -198,224
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 107,061 150,463 +43,402
Other 8,691 10,633 +1,942
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 499,064
Dover / Eurotunnel 196,739
Thamesport 49,311
London 21,683
Felixstowe 19,600

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 315,933 183,131 -132,802
Dover / Eurotunnel 70,949 125,790 +54,841
Thamesport 49,311 0 -49,311
London 11,316 10,367 -949
Felixstowe 3,561 16,039 +12,478
000 8,691 10,633 +1,942
Dover 14,197 1,848 -12,349
Portsmouth 11,047 0 -11,047
Southampton 10,263 0 -10,263
Immingham Docks 6,464 1,202 -5,262

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