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 12,559,886
Guatemala 4,857,467
France 2,078,671
Poland 1,734,389
United States 1,719,219

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 7,836,151 4,723,735 -3,112,416
Guatemala 709,442 4,148,025 +3,438,583
France 1,098,142 980,529 -117,613
Poland 673,108 1,061,281 +388,173
United States 1,020,657 698,562 -322,095
Ireland 877,780 764,392 -113,388
China 296,917 253,746 -43,171
Spain 265,969 268,657 +2,688
India 257,642 160,609 -97,033
Brazil 182,826 175,142 -7,684

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 12,973,908
Guatemala 5,264,589
Poland 1,736,192
United States 1,552,812
France 1,499,399

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 8,250,173 4,723,735 -3,526,438
Guatemala 1,116,564 4,148,025 +3,031,461
Poland 674,155 1,062,037 +387,882
United States 741,849 810,963 +69,114
France 701,519 797,880 +96,361
Spain 265,952 439,473 +173,521
China 350,295 289,145 -61,150
India 225,477 151,920 -73,557
Brazil 184,535 175,142 -9,393
Belgium 20,347 241,479 +221,132

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 19
Inner London - West 14
Outer London - East and North East 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
Inner London - East 7

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 13 15 +2
Inner London - West 8 10 +2
Outer London - East and North East 8 7 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 7 +2
Inner London - East 7 3 -4
West Midlands 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 3 +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) 20,317,193
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,508,708
Other 1,727,883
Air transport 1,338,442
Road transport 385,472

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) 10,382,354 9,934,839 -447,515
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,855,384 2,653,324 +797,940
Other 961,416 766,467 -194,949
Air transport 637,388 701,054 +63,666
Road transport 201,143 184,329 -16,814

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,153,090
London Gateway Port 7,134,849
000 1,727,883
Immingham Docks 1,202,639
Dover 1,153,880

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 7,823,150 4,329,940 -3,493,210
London Gateway Port 1,986,487 5,148,362 +3,161,875
000 961,416 766,467 -194,949
Immingham Docks 679,573 523,066 -156,507
Dover 108,560 1,045,320 +936,760
Middlesbrough 299,191 569,060 +269,869
London Stansted Airport 460,973 378,981 -81,992
Hull 642,762 34,131 -608,631
Southampton 362,230 273,013 -89,217
ZLC 201,143 210,095 +8,952

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
68
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
31
Manufacture of food products
15
Food and beverage service activities
9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 23
2026-04 16
2026-03 21
2026-02 28
2026-01 22

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 44
54m+ 29
0-1m 24
15m-54m 14
Other 5

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 4,346,043
Sweden 737,310
Netherlands 566,406
France 541,955
Kuwait 539,973

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 1,451,660 2,894,383 +1,442,723
Sweden 428,970 308,340 -120,630
Netherlands 266,661 299,745 +33,084
France 300,992 240,963 -60,029
Kuwait 304,726 235,247 -69,479
Norway 199,359 153,887 -45,472
Denmark 264,691 55,643 -209,048
Spain 194,628 73,889 -120,739
Portugal 194,976 53,266 -141,710
United Arab Emirates 134,993 101,246 -33,747

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 557,645
Ireland 261,166
Mauritius 14,040
Brazil 12,529
Netherlands 11,140

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 178,454 379,191 +200,737
Ireland 128,746 132,420 +3,674
Mauritius 5,727 8,313 +2,586
Brazil 1,675 10,854 +9,179
Netherlands 5,581 5,559 -22
Belize 452 3,526 +3,074
Germany 0 3,390 +3,390
Eswatini 1,182 905 -277
Turkey 569 531 -38
El Salvador 329 468 +139

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) 5,904,790
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,830,181
Other 983,367
Air transport 65,820

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) 2,515,993 3,388,797 +872,804
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,594,620 1,235,561 -359,059
Other 388,015 595,352 +207,337
Air transport 32,464 33,356 +892

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 2,756,472
London Gateway Port 1,088,793
000 983,367
Immingham Docks 910,958
Dover / Eurotunnel 871,846

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 787,238 1,969,234 +1,181,996
London Gateway Port 543,726 545,067 +1,341
000 388,015 595,352 +207,337
Immingham Docks 543,467 367,491 -175,976
Dover / Eurotunnel 509,135 362,711 -146,424
Dover 290,985 312,647 +21,662
London 387,115 195,278 -191,837
Holyhead 231,074 295,604 +64,530
Tyne 268,731 126,383 -142,348
Harwich 149,627 107,644 -41,983

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