Import/export HS code 17011490: Various 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 £
Brazil 22,550,657
Mauritius 21,119,002
Belize 8,739,879
Nicaragua 3,231,643
India 2,425,982

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 9,946,828 12,603,829 +2,657,001
Mauritius 12,893,784 8,225,218 -4,668,566
Belize 5,930,991 2,808,888 -3,122,103
Nicaragua 64,963 3,166,680 +3,101,717
India 1,124,462 1,301,520 +177,058
Colombia 1,364,943 1,055,069 -309,874
Eswatini 332,696 396,602 +63,906
South Africa 359,820 191,818 -168,002
El Salvador 153,061 272,343 +119,282
China 155,851 241,859 +86,008

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 22,613,019
Mauritius 21,329,294
Belize 8,739,879
Nicaragua 3,231,643
Colombia 2,535,988

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 10,006,634 12,606,385 +2,599,751
Mauritius 13,052,501 8,276,793 -4,775,708
Belize 5,930,991 2,808,888 -3,122,103
Nicaragua 64,963 3,166,680 +3,101,717
Colombia 1,397,004 1,138,984 -258,020
India 1,006,294 1,330,774 +324,480
Eswatini 693,789 588,420 -105,369
China 283,794 255,401 -28,393
El Salvador 153,061 272,343 +119,282
United Kingdom 189,061 191,740 +2,679

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 21
Outer London - West and North West 20
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12
Inner London - West 11
Inner London - East 9

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 12 17 +5
Outer London - West and North West 15 14 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 10 +5
Inner London - West 6 8 +2
Inner London - East 6 6 +0
Outer London - South 7 5 -2
Essex 2 6 +4
West Midlands 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 3 4 +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) 52,266,505
Other 11,315,193
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 756,934
Air transport 264,418
Road transport 6,398

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) 22,942,567 29,323,938 +6,381,371
Other 10,009,916 1,305,277 -8,704,639
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 350,350 406,584 +56,234
Air transport 9,845 254,573 +244,728
Road transport 0 6,398 +6,398

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 20,623,994
London Gateway Port 18,773,324
000 11,315,193
London 6,648,024
499 5,134,855

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 12,603,821 8,020,173 -4,583,648
London Gateway Port 9,699,911 9,073,413 -626,498
000 10,009,916 1,305,277 -8,704,639
London 197,209 6,450,815 +6,253,606
499 0 5,134,855 +5,134,855
Southampton 602,000 778,028 +176,028
London Heathrow Airport 2,240 243,380 +241,140
Immingham Docks 117,744 124,067 +6,323
Dover 12,210 101,235 +89,025
Eurotunnel 16,355 18,214 +1,859

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
87
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
45
Food and beverage service activities
13
Manufacture of food products
12
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 23
2026-04 22
2026-03 27
2026-02 29
2026-01 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 51
0-1m 47
54m+ 22
Other 10
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 282,758
Sweden 243,954
Poland 221,454
Ireland 207,388
Belgium 134,066

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 277,875 4,883 -272,992
Sweden 208,969 34,985 -173,984
Poland 87,693 133,761 +46,068
Ireland 121,656 85,732 -35,924
Belgium 75,872 58,194 -17,678
Netherlands 37,955 80,936 +42,981
Norway 43,828 46,404 +2,576
Cyprus 57,743 26,058 -31,685
France 45,779 18,607 -27,172
Germany 32,764 31,351 -1,413

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 9,737
Eswatini 4,821
Belgium 3,444
Italy 3,179
Mauritius 2,781

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 6,122 3,615 -2,507
Eswatini 2,565 2,256 -309
Belgium 1,166 2,278 +1,112
Italy 30 3,149 +3,119
Mauritius 190 2,591 +2,401
Poland 0 1,970 +1,970
Ireland 1,088 0 -1,088

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) 1,178,842
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 704,778
Other 38,668
Air transport 5,007

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) 646,395 532,447 -113,948
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 534,256 170,522 -363,734
Other 19,423 19,245 -178
Air transport 0 5,007 +5,007

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 466,414
Immingham Docks 380,523
London Gateway Port 355,094
London 202,006
Felixstowe 149,776

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 244,383 222,031 -22,352
Immingham Docks 250,310 130,213 -120,097
London Gateway Port 334,390 20,704 -313,686
London 95,733 106,273 +10,540
Felixstowe 77,111 72,665 -4,446
Liverpool Docks 95,297 37,855 -57,442
Holyhead 33,407 38,323 +4,916
Middlesbrough 23,123 21,037 -2,086
000 19,423 19,245 -178
Thamesport 10,149 19,014 +8,865

Quick facts

HS code: 17011490

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

Description: Cane sugar not for refining, ready for direct use