# Sugars (HS4 1701) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Sugars at HS4 1701, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The sugars subsector recorded $40.8B in reported global trade in 2024, with +22.6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $40.8B |
| Latest annual change | +22.6% |
| Active exporters | 177 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 5 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $10.4B | 2,649 | 5 |
| 1996 | $11.8B | 2,658 | 5 |
| 1997 | $10.7B | 2,934 | 5 |
| 1998 | $9.5B | 2,814 | 5 |
| 1999 | $9.0B | 3,016 | 5 |
| 2000 | $8.2B | 3,738 | 5 |
| 2001 | $10.2B | 3,608 | 5 |
| 2002 | $9.7B | 3,835 | 5 |
| 2003 | $10.5B | 3,833 | 5 |
| 2004 | $11.5B | 4,099 | 5 |
| 2005 | $14.3B | 4,072 | 5 |
| 2006 | $19.1B | 4,282 | 5 |
| 2007 | $17.7B | 4,313 | 5 |
| 2008 | $19.1B | 4,438 | 5 |
| 2009 | $21.4B | 4,375 | 5 |
| 2010 | $29.6B | 4,672 | 5 |
| 2011 | $37.5B | 4,896 | 5 |
| 2012 | $36.3B | 5,002 | 5 |
| 2013 | $32.7B | 5,149 | 5 |
| 2014 | $28.4B | 5,264 | 5 |
| 2015 | $24.0B | 5,379 | 5 |
| 2016 | $28.0B | 5,357 | 5 |
| 2017 | $31.0B | 5,574 | 5 |
| 2018 | $23.7B | 5,677 | 5 |
| 2019 | $20.9B | 5,639 | 5 |
| 2020 | $24.4B | 5,345 | 5 |
| 2021 | $27.6B | 5,539 | 5 |
| 2022 | $33.8B | 5,608 | 5 |
| 2023 | $39.4B | 5,675 | 5 |
| 2024 | $40.8B | 5,794 | 5 |

## Leading corridors

- Brazil to Indonesia: $1.7B; growth +64.3%.
- Brazil to China: $1.7B; growth +2.6%.
- Brazil to India: $1.5B; growth +128.3%.
- Brazil to United Arab Emirates: $1.3B; growth +54.8%.
- Brazil to Algeria: $1.1B; growth +12.6%.
- Brazil to Saudi Arabia: $997.3M; growth +26.5%.
- Brazil to Morocco: $876.5M; growth +22.4%.
- Brazil to Egypt: $866.2M; growth +36.6%.
- Brazil to Malaysia: $838.9M; growth +17.4%.
- Brazil to Bangladesh: $757.7M; growth +9.6%.

## HS6 products

- Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter (HS6 170111)
- Sugars: beet sugar, raw, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter (HS6 170112)
- Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter (HS6 170113)
- Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter (HS6 170114)
- Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, containing added flavouring or colouring matter (HS6 170191)
- Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter (HS6 170199)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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