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 10,361,246
Guatemala 3,891,556
France 2,340,836
Poland 1,736,144
Ireland 1,657,385

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 7,671,915 2,689,331 -4,982,584
Guatemala 97,721 3,793,835 +3,696,114
France 1,760,445 580,391 -1,180,054
Poland 7,164 1,728,980 +1,721,816
Ireland 1,029,489 627,896 -401,593
United States 885,614 649,590 -236,024
China 282,130 270,733 -11,397
Spain 149,221 297,130 +147,909
India 197,427 215,810 +18,383
Switzerland 101,063 231,139 +130,076

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 11,090,212
Guatemala 4,298,678
Poland 1,737,191
United States 1,455,661
France 1,374,290

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 8,400,881 2,689,331 -5,711,550
Guatemala 504,843 3,793,835 +3,288,992
Poland 7,164 1,730,027 +1,722,863
United States 619,302 836,359 +217,057
France 1,034,664 339,626 -695,038
China 322,392 319,189 -3,203
Spain 150,211 467,946 +317,735
India 175,985 173,585 -2,400
Brazil 161,358 150,674 -10,684
Colombia 112,824 86,544 -26,280

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
Outer London - East and North East 9
Inner London - East 8
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
Outer London - East and North East 8 5 -3
Inner London - East 7 4 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
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) 17,387,320
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,186,135
Other 1,766,957
Air transport 1,160,871
Road transport 396,536

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) 9,927,386 7,459,934 -2,467,452
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,468,873 2,717,262 +1,248,389
Other 1,117,782 649,175 -468,607
Air transport 508,928 651,943 +143,015
Road transport 152,493 244,043 +91,550

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,514,096
London Gateway Port 5,549,105
000 1,766,957
Immingham Docks 1,510,340
Hull 934,224

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 7,454,862 3,059,234 -4,395,628
London Gateway Port 1,505,051 4,044,054 +2,539,003
000 1,117,782 649,175 -468,607
Immingham Docks 626,750 883,590 +256,840
Hull 721,326 212,898 -508,428
Middlesbrough 0 868,251 +868,251
London Stansted Airport 390,166 408,937 +18,771
Dover 335,611 460,874 +125,263
Southampton 396,509 266,910 -129,599
ZLC 152,493 244,043 +91,550

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 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
54m+ 23
0-1m 21
15m-54m 16
Other 3

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 3,411,522
Sweden 829,228
Netherlands 586,337
Kuwait 523,843
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 1,380,030 2,031,492 +651,462
Sweden 479,017 350,211 -128,806
Netherlands 376,463 209,874 -166,589
Kuwait 306,097 217,746 -88,351
France 334,484 187,291 -147,193
Norway 238,514 103,727 -134,787
Denmark 156,967 163,367 +6,400
Portugal 204,780 66,893 -137,887
Spain 143,195 104,195 -39,000
United Arab Emirates 112,010 116,106 +4,096

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 419,813
Ireland 242,613
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 170,642 249,171 +78,529
Ireland 149,260 93,353 -55,907
Mauritius 7,050 3,316 -3,734
Netherlands 4,096 4,392 +296
Brazil 0 6,473 +6,473
Belize 0 2,330 +2,330
Eswatini 1,323 797 -526
Turkey 367 440 +73
El Salvador 212 343 +131
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) 4,889,836
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,900,048
Other 809,662
Air transport 65,023

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) 2,296,663 2,593,173 +296,510
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,785,977 1,114,071 -671,906
Other 402,087 407,575 +5,488
Air transport 22,499 42,524 +20,025

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,943,654
Immingham Docks 991,962
London Gateway Port 990,636
Dover / Eurotunnel 826,751
000 809,662

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 637,026 1,306,628 +669,602
Immingham Docks 620,573 371,389 -249,184
London Gateway Port 566,949 423,687 -143,262
Dover / Eurotunnel 471,599 355,152 -116,447
000 402,087 407,575 +5,488
London 413,531 146,708 -266,823
Dover 319,806 210,824 -108,982
Holyhead 274,887 248,342 -26,545
Tyne 244,289 163,367 -80,922
Harwich 195,565 113,316 -82,249

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