Sugar · importers
Germany ranks fourth of 96 at $2.6B in the sugars and sugar confectionery chapter, even though it is a large beet-sugar producer and the chapter is a minor line in its imports.
| Market | HS 17 imports |
|---|---|
| United States | $7.2B |
| China | $4.2B |
| Indonesia | $3.6B |
| United Kingdom | $2.2B |
| India | $1.9B |
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.
Indonesia is above at $3.6B and the United Kingdom below at $2.2B. Germany’s 4.1% share of reported world imports places it comfortably in the top five. The chapter is 0.2% of its $1.38T imports and ranks 62nd among import chapters, tied for the lowest position in this set of markets.
European countries grow sugar beet, so imports of sugar tend to serve particular needs: raw cane sugar for refineries, specialty sugars, and above all the confectionery, bakery and beverage makers who buy sugar products from many suppliers. The chapter includes sugar confectionery, and Germany is a big confectionery producer and trader, so a large share of the $2.6B may be sweets and related goods.
Ask the importer whether it deals in sugar itself or in confectionery. Ask also how the buyer prices: many European sugar contracts follow published benchmarks plus a premium, so a seller who can explain its price formula clearly is easier to compare with other offers.
Sugar trade within and into Europe is shaped by common rules on quotas, duties and preferences that are set by the authorities and change over time. Ask the authorities and the importer directly what applies now. China, the USA, the Netherlands and Poland lead the overall source list, which covers all goods.
The $2.6B covers the whole of chapter 17, so sugar is only part, and re-exports through neighbouring hubs can distort a ranking.
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Fourth of 96 markets at $2.6B in 2024, a 4.1% share of reported world imports.
For raw cane to refine, specialty sugars, and confectionery products counted in the chapter.
No. German totals include a good deal of confectionery next to sugar.
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