Sugar · importers
The United States leads the sugars and sugar confectionery chapter at $7.2B, 11.2% of reported world imports, well ahead of China in second place at $4.2B.
| Market | HS 17 imports |
|---|---|
| China | $4.2B |
| Indonesia | $3.6B |
| Germany | $2.6B |
| 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.
China follows at $4.2B and Indonesia at $3.6B, so the United States stands alone at the top of the table. The chapter is only 0.2% of the country’s $3.36T imports and ranks 49th among its import chapters, showing how much larger other trade lines are.
For a sugar seller, the size of the market must be weighed against the fact that access is usually shaped by trade rules rather than by price alone.
Sugar is among the goods for which many governments manage imports through quotas, tariffs or preferential arrangements, and these arrangements determine who can sell and at what cost. Do not take any statement here as a description of current rules. Confirm the present quota, tariff and licensing position with the authorities and with the importer before you quote a price.
A buyer may be able to tell you which supply channels are open to you and which are restricted, which is often the first question to settle. Buyers here also ask how a seller handles documentation for each consignment, from origin certificates to weight and quality certificates issued at loading, because errors can hold up entry.
The $7.2B covers the whole of HS chapter 17, sugars and sugar confectionery, so it includes sweets and chocolate-free confectionery as well as sugar itself. Sugar is one heading among several, and a heading-level search of shipment records separates them. Mexico, China, Canada and Germany lead the country’s overall source list, which spans every product.
Each country declares its own data, so re-exports can bend the table. Customs shipment records for the sugar heading list consignees, weights and values, which shows who really imports and in what size.
Records of individual sugar shipments show the consignee, the tonnage and the declared value of each arrival. Sort them to pick out refiners and traders who buy regularly, settle Incoterm, currency, payment terms and port, and approach them through this site’s free marketplace.
It ranks first of 96 at $7.2B in 2024, an 11.2% share of reported world imports. China is second at $4.2B.
Many governments manage sugar imports through quotas and tariffs, which decide who can sell. Confirm the present position first.
No. American totals count sweets as well as sugar.
Search shipment records under the sugar heading and rank consignees by weight and frequency.
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