Sugar · importers
Algeria ranks seventeenth of 96 at $1.2B in the sugars and sugar confectionery chapter, but the chapter is tenth in its own import bill and 2.6% of everything it buys.
| Market | HS 17 imports |
|---|---|
| United States | $7.2B |
| China | $4.2B |
| Indonesia | $3.6B |
| Germany | $2.6B |
| United Kingdom | $2.2B |
Figures are for the whole of HS chapter 17 (sugars and sugar confectionery); sugar is only part of it. Source: UN Comtrade, as reported by national authorities; latest available year per market.
Algeria’s total imports are $47.4B, and this chapter is 2.6% of that, ranking tenth among its import chapters behind industrial machinery at $6.6B, cereals at $4.6B and electrical machinery at $3.2B. No other market in this ranking devotes a larger share of imports to sugars except a few similar economies.
The seventeenth place in the world table understates how significant sugar is at home.
Spain is above at $1.3B and Belgium below at $1.1B. Algeria’s 1.9% share of reported world imports keeps it a step ahead of Belgium. China, Italy, France and Brazil lead the overall source list, which covers all goods. Timing of payments and shipments matters greatly with staple foods, so agree penalties and remedies in writing for delays on either side.
Sugar is a staple food in Algeria, and much of the demand is met by imported raw sugar that local refineries process, plus refined sugar and sweet products. Buyers who handle staples operate in a setting where authorities often take a close interest in supply, price and payment. Confirm the present import conditions with the authorities and your buyer, and discuss how foreign-currency payment will be secured.
A letter of credit or another secure instrument is often the starting point.
The $1.2B covers all of chapter 17, so confectionery is included, and re-exports can shift a ranking.
Shipment records under the sugar heading name receivers and cargo sizes. Use them to build a shortlist, agree Incoterm and port, and contact the companies through this site’s free marketplace.
Seventeenth of 96 markets at $1.2B in 2024, a 1.9% share of reported world imports.
It is 2.6% of $47.4B and ranks tenth among import chapters.
Access to foreign currency can vary, so agree an instrument both sides trust.
Read sugar-heading shipment records and compare consignees by weight.
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