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HS chapter 17

Sugars and sugar confectionery

$71.6B traded in 2024 in 9,700 flows, sold by 204 nations and bought by 226: 0.3% of all goods trade, ranked 50 of 96.
Traded
$71.6B2024
Share of all trade
0.3%rank 50 of 96
Exporters
204nations
Importers
226nations

World trade by year, 1995 to 2024

In current US dollars, not adjusted for prices.

Largest exporters

In 2024, with each one's share of trade in the category.

NationValueShareSince 2000
Brazil$20.0B
28%
Thailand$4.08B
5.7%
Germany$4.02B
5.6%
China$3.26B
4.6%
France$2.92B
4.1%
United States$2.89B
4.0%
India$2.51B
3.5%
Belgium$2.25B
3.1%
Mexico$2.09B
2.9%
Netherlands$2.03B
2.8%
Australia$1.78B
2.5%
Turkey$1.34B
1.9%
Canada$1.34B
1.9%
Poland$1.31B
1.8%
Spain$1.18B
1.6%
Guatemala$1.03B
1.4%
Morocco$772M
1.1%
Russia$762M
1.1%
Colombia$740M
1.0%
Saudi Arabia$713M
1.0%

Largest importers

In 2024, with each one's share of trade in the category.

NationValueShareSince 2000
United States$6.91B
9.6%
China$3.50B
4.9%
Indonesia$3.39B
4.7%
Germany$2.40B
3.4%
United Kingdom$2.15B
3.0%
India$1.88B
2.6%
Canada$1.79B
2.5%
Mexico$1.72B
2.4%
Italy$1.66B
2.3%
Netherlands$1.61B
2.2%
South Korea$1.59B
2.2%
United Arab Emirates$1.51B
2.1%
Malaysia$1.47B
2.0%
France$1.43B
2.0%
Spain$1.28B
1.8%
Morocco$1.25B
1.7%
Saudi Arabia$1.24B
1.7%
Belgium$1.16B
1.6%
Japan$1.11B
1.5%
Algeria$1.09B
1.5%

Largest flows

From one nation to another in 2024.

FromToValueShareSince 2000
MexicoUnited States$1.79B2.5%
BrazilIndonesia$1.77B2.5%
BrazilIndia$1.67B2.3%
BrazilChina$1.50B2.1%
United StatesMexico$1.28B1.8%
BrazilMorocco$1.18B1.6%
BrazilUnited Arab Emirates$1.16B1.6%
ThailandChina$1.16B1.6%
CanadaUnited States$1.10B1.5%
BrazilAlgeria$1.06B1.5%
BrazilSaudi Arabia$925M1.3%
BrazilEgypt$920M1.3%
BrazilMalaysia$857M1.2%
BrazilUnited States$788M1.1%
BrazilBangladesh$758M1.1%
BrazilCanada$722M1.0%
BrazilNigeria$705M1.0%
BrazilIraq$677M0.9%
AustraliaJapan$644M0.9%
United StatesCanada$612M0.9%

Largest products

The six-digit codes of the Harmonized System within the chapter, by world trade in 2024.

CodeProductValueShareSince 2000
170111Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$23.1B32%
170199Sucrose: chemically pure, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, in solid form$18.0B25%
170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa$16.3B23%
170290Sugars: n.e.s. in heading no. 1702, including invert sugar$3.66B5.1%
170230Sugars: glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or containing in the dry state less than 20% by weight of fructose, the syrup not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$3.48B4.9%
170210Sugars: lactose, chemically pure, in solid form: lactose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$1.50B2.1%
170260Sugars: fructose (excluding chemically pure fructose), in solid form, containing in the dry state more than 50% by weight of fructose: fructose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$1.27B1.8%
170410Sugar confectionery: chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated, not containing cocoa$1.03B1.4%
170310Sugars: molasses, from sugar cane, resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar$924M1.3%
170220Sugars: maple sugar chemically pure, in solid form: maple syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$622M0.9%

Shares are of all trade in this category. The line is each figure’s history from 2000, drawn to its own peak: it shows the shape of the years, and the value shows the size.

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