Sugar · importers
Belgium ranks eighteenth of 96 at $1.1B in the sugars and sugar confectionery chapter, in a country famous for confectionery and biscuits.
| 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 is above at $1.2B and Japan below at $1.1B. Belgium’s 1.8% share of reported world imports is close to Japan’s. The chapter is 0.3% of its $356.5B imports and ranks 44th among import chapters.
Belgium has a large chocolate, praline, biscuit and waffle industry that uses sugar in quantity, and its ports connect it with neighbouring markets. The chapter total also includes sugar confectionery, so imports and re-exports of finished sweets are part of the picture. Buyers include manufacturers who want reliable ingredient supply and traders who resell.
Ask what the buyer makes and how much it buys through the year. Chocolate and biscuit factories often run all year with peaks before major holidays, and the buyers may want sugar delivered in specific pack formats such as bulk bags or silo trucks, so ask what its plant can receive before you quote a delivery method. Manufacturers of premium sweets often specify sugar quality closely, since colour, particle size and purity affect the finished product, so ask for the buyer’s technical sheet before you quote.
European rules on sugar quotas, duties and preferences are set by the authorities and change over time, so confirm the present position with them and with the importer. Belgium’s overall source list is led by the Netherlands, Germany, France and the USA, showing how much trade crosses nearby borders.
The $1.1B covers all of chapter 17, and re-exports can shift a market’s place.
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Eighteenth of 96 markets at $1.1B in 2024, a 1.8% share of reported world imports.
Chocolate, praline, biscuit and waffle makers, plus traders.
No. Belgian figures include sweets, chocolate-free confectionery and sugar together.
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