# Sugars (HS4 1702) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Sugars at HS4 1702, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The sugars subsector recorded $11.1B in reported global trade in 2024, with -4.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $11.1B |
| Latest annual change | -4.1% |
| Active exporters | 167 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 8 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.4B | 2,311 | 8 |
| 1996 | $1.6B | 2,345 | 8 |
| 1997 | $1.5B | 2,418 | 8 |
| 1998 | $1.5B | 2,439 | 8 |
| 1999 | $1.8B | 2,688 | 8 |
| 2000 | $1.7B | 3,156 | 8 |
| 2001 | $2.0B | 3,284 | 8 |
| 2002 | $2.1B | 3,379 | 8 |
| 2003 | $2.5B | 3,555 | 8 |
| 2004 | $2.9B | 3,632 | 8 |
| 2005 | $3.0B | 3,746 | 8 |
| 2006 | $3.5B | 3,917 | 8 |
| 2007 | $4.8B | 3,915 | 8 |
| 2008 | $4.9B | 3,989 | 8 |
| 2009 | $4.5B | 4,199 | 8 |
| 2010 | $5.2B | 4,191 | 8 |
| 2011 | $6.5B | 4,394 | 8 |
| 2012 | $7.2B | 4,503 | 8 |
| 2013 | $7.5B | 4,613 | 8 |
| 2014 | $7.1B | 4,778 | 8 |
| 2015 | $6.1B | 4,820 | 8 |
| 2016 | $6.3B | 5,057 | 8 |
| 2017 | $6.7B | 5,041 | 8 |
| 2018 | $6.7B | 5,199 | 8 |
| 2019 | $6.8B | 5,208 | 8 |
| 2020 | $7.3B | 5,312 | 8 |
| 2021 | $8.4B | 5,589 | 8 |
| 2022 | $10.0B | 5,705 | 8 |
| 2023 | $11.4B | 5,623 | 8 |
| 2024 | $11.1B | 5,685 | 8 |

## Leading corridors

- Thailand to China: $1.0B; growth +73.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $1.0B; growth +19.6%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $437.0M; growth +5.2%.
- France to Germany: $231.2M; growth +7.9%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $230.5M; growth +4.5%.
- China to Indonesia: $222.3M; growth +30.5%.
- Belgium to Germany: $189.4M; growth +6.9%.
- China to Viet Nam: $169.6M; growth +36.9%.
- China to Philippines: $163.3M; growth +12.1%.
- China to Thailand: $130.5M; growth +29.9%.

## HS6 products

- Sugars: lactose, chemically pure, in solid form: lactose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter (HS6 170210)
- Sugars: lactose and lactose syrup, containing by weight 99% or more lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter (HS6 170211)
- Sugars: lactose and lactose syrup, containing by weight less than 99% lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter (HS6 170219)
- Sugars: maple sugar chemically pure, in solid form: maple syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter (HS6 170220)
- Sugars: 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 (HS6 170230)
- Sugars: glucose and glucose syrup, containing in the dry state at least 20% but less than 50% by weight of fructose, excluding invert sugar, the syrup not containing added flavouring or colouring matter (HS6 170240)
- Sugars: fructose, chemically pure, in solid form (HS6 170250)
- Sugars: fructose, other than chemically pure fructose, and fructose syrup (containing in the dry state more than 50% by weight of fructose), excluding invert sugar (HS6 170260)
- Sugars: n.e.c. in heading no. 1702, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing, in the dry state, 50% by weight of fructose (HS6 170290)

## 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/)
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