Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data
Track this productCane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, refined, in solid form, not containing added flavoring or coloring matter
In short
- The US imported $419.1M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 32% on the year before.
- Guatemala is the largest supplier, with 27.5% of US imports; Mexico is next, with 25.3%.
- El Salvador is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $0.73/kg.
- Duty paid averaged 29.9% of the value of imports in August 2026, up 8.6 points on a year earlier.
- Argentina is gaining share: 15.2% over the last 12 months, up from 8.9%.
- 2 Federal Register notices named this product's tariff codes in the last 12 months.
US imports, Aug 2026
$29.9M
↓ −30% vs Aug 2025
Last 12 months
$419.1M
↓ −32% vs the 12 months before
Average duty paid
29.9%
↑ +8.6 pts vs Aug 2025
Top supplier
Guatemala
27.5% of US imports
US imports by month
The last 13 months, so the same month a year ago is on the left. August 2026 is highlighted. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.
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| Month | US imports |
|---|---|
| August 2025 | $42.8M |
| September 2025 | $45.1M |
| October 2025 | $43.0M |
| November 2025 | $41.7M |
| December 2025 | $36.5M |
| January 2026 | $18.0M |
| February 2026 | $33.5M |
| March 2026 | $32.9M |
| April 2026 | $32.9M |
| May 2026 | $32.7M |
| June 2026 | $40.6M |
| July 2026 | $32.1M |
| August 2026 | $29.9M |
What changed
- US imports were $29.9M in August 2026, down 7.1% from July 2026 and down 30% from August 2025.
- Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $419.1M, down 32% on the 12 months before.
- Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Mexico up from 15.6% to 25.3%, Guatemala down from 34.2% to 27.5%.
- Average price from Colombia rose 17% since July 2026, to $0.79/kg.
- Duty paid on imports from Brazil rose from 19.5% to 100.9% of their value since July 2026.
- Duty paid on imports from Argentina rose from 1.8% to 69.4% of their value since July 2026.
US trade by year
US imports were $419.1M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 5.7% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $102.4M, up 127%. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.
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| Period | US imports |
|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | $444.5M |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | $462.6M |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | $450.3M |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | $696.8M |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | $549.9M |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | $534.3M |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $667.3M |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $634.0M |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $616.6M |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $419.1M |
- Guatemala
- Mexico
- Argentina
- Brazil
- All countries
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| Period | Guatemala | Mexico | Argentina | Brazil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | 1.6% | 55.5% | 1.9% | 15.7% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | 9.0% | 47.7% | 3.4% | 16.8% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | 8.4% | 36.9% | 3.3% | 20.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | 8.6% | 39.3% | 3.6% | 17.9% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | 8.3% | 35.9% | 2.4% | 18.2% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | 10.2% | 37.8% | 2.9% | 10.9% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | 11.9% | 34.3% | 2.3% | 19.5% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | 11.1% | 25.4% | 2.8% | 24.5% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | 15.5% | 15.7% | 8.9% | 23.9% |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | 17.7% | 16.9% | 15.2% | 13.1% |
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| Period | Guatemala | Mexico | Argentina | Brazil | All countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 0.5% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | 0.4% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 5.4% | 1.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 7.0% | 2.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | 1.9% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 7.3% | 3.4% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | 0.3% | 0.0% | 2.8% | 10.2% | 4.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 17.3% | 4.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | 5.2% | 0.0% | 8.7% | 15.2% | 5.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 6.0% | 15.2% | 8.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | 22.7% | 0.0% | 9.8% | 24.3% | 15.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | 44.5% | 0.0% | 16.4% | 15.5% | 23.5% |
| Period | US imports | Duty paid | US exports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $419.1M−32% | 23.5%+8.5 pts | $102.4M−49% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $616.6M−2.7% | 15.0%+6.9 pts | $201.9M−42% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $634.0M−5.0% | 8.1%+2.8 pts | $347.4M+221% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $667.3M+25% | 5.3%+1.2 pts | $108.4M+66% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | $534.3M−2.9% | 4.1%0.0 pts | $65.1M−12% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | $549.9M−21% | 4.1%+0.8 pts | $74.3M+57% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | $696.8M+55% | 3.4%+1.3 pts | $47.4M+7.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | $450.3M−2.6% | 2.1%+0.8 pts | $44.3M−40% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | $462.6M+4.1% | 1.3%+0.8 pts | $74.1M+64% |
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | $444.5M | 0.5% | $45.2M |
Who supplies the US
August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025. Landed cost by origin, below, adds freight and duty to the price.
| Country | US imports | Share | Average price | Duty paid | Last 13 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | $8.2M | 27.5%+14.5 pts | $0.61/kg−12% | 29.6%−2.0 pts | |
| Mexico | $7.6M | 25.3%−11.7 pts | $0.80/kg−9.1% | 0.0%0.0 pts | |
| Colombia | $5.0M | 16.8%+0.8 pts | $0.79/kg−2.5% | 16.3%−3.5 pts | |
| Argentina | $1.9M | 6.5%−4.5 pts | $0.60/kg+4.7% | 69.4%−2.8 pts | |
| Brazil | $1.9M | 6.3%−4.4 pts | $0.54/kg−29% | 100.9%+40.7 pts | |
| El Salvador | $1.5M | 4.9%+2.1 pts | $0.66/kg+20% | 64.3%−11.1 pts | |
| Honduras | $1.3M | 4.3%+1.6 pts | $0.50/kg−47% | 81.5%+81.1 pts | |
| Canada | $1.1M | 3.9%+3.5 pts | $0.39/kg−57% | 102.7%+102.7 pts | |
| Other countries (18) | $1.4M | 4.6%0.0 pts | $1.02/kg+16% | 29.4%−8.6 pts | |
| All countries | $29.9M | 100.0% | $0.68/kg−16% | 29.9%+8.6 pts |
The 3 largest suppliers had 49.8% of US imports over the last 12 months.
Landed cost by origin
What importers paid to land this product at a US port from each main supplier, June–August 2026: the price, freight and insurance to the first US port, and duty, per unit. Suppliers with 3% or more of these imports, cheapest landed first. Small figures under landed cost are the change from the same months a year earlier.
- Price
- Freight and insurance
- Duty
| Country | Price | Freight and insurance | Duty | Landed cost | Make-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | $0.50/kg | $0.03/kg5.5% of price | $0.20/kg40.3% of price | $0.73/kg−16% | |
| Argentina | $0.67/kg | $0.01/kg1.6% of price | $0.09/kg13.4% of price | $0.77/kg+6.1% | |
| Canada | $0.50/kg | $0.01/kg2.7% of price | $0.32/kg62.6% of price | $0.83/kg−8.3% | |
| Guatemala | $0.59/kg | $0.04/kg6.9% of price | $0.24/kg40.8% of price | $0.87/kg−12% | |
| Mexico | $0.86/kg | $0.02/kg2.3% of price | $0.00/kg0.0% of price | $0.88/kg−4.7% | |
| Brazil | $0.66/kg | $0.04/kg5.4% of price | $0.20/kg30.4% of price | $0.90/kg−15% | |
| Honduras | $0.69/kg | $0.02/kg2.9% of price | $0.20/kg29.0% of price | $0.91/kg−5.8% | |
| Colombia | $0.74/kg | $0.05/kg7.0% of price | $0.18/kg24.7% of price | $0.98/kg−2.5% | |
| All countries | $0.67/kg | $0.03/kg4.8% of price | $0.18/kg27.0% of price | $0.88/kg−10% |
Landed at a US port, El Salvador was cheapest, at $0.73/kg: 5.1% below Argentina.
Landed cost from El Salvador fell 16% on a year earlier, to $0.73/kg, mostly on price: $0.64/kg then, $0.50/kg now.
How the market is shifting
Argentina gained the most share: 15.2% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 8.9% in the 12 months before. Brazil lost the most: 13.1%, down from 23.9%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.
- Guatemala
- Mexico
- Argentina
- Brazil
- All countries
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| Month | Guatemala | Mexico | Argentina | Brazil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 11.6% | 2.6% | 41.4% | 22.3% |
| October 2024 | 20.7% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 33.1% |
| November 2024 | 16.8% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 25.9% |
| December 2024 | 4.9% | 4.6% | 3.1% | 25.4% |
| January 2025 | 5.0% | 15.2% | 3.1% | 33.9% |
| February 2025 | 12.6% | 42.5% | 0.2% | 19.3% |
| March 2025 | 36.9% | 11.7% | 0.1% | 12.3% |
| April 2025 | 9.9% | 7.9% | 22.5% | 30.5% |
| May 2025 | 19.1% | 30.4% | 0.0% | 16.6% |
| June 2025 | 23.3% | 26.2% | 0.2% | 13.6% |
| July 2025 | 12.2% | 25.9% | 1.1% | 35.9% |
| August 2025 | 13.0% | 37.0% | 11.0% | 10.7% |
| September 2025 | 10.8% | 37.4% | 0.6% | 11.8% |
| October 2025 | 6.6% | 10.4% | 16.8% | 31.5% |
| November 2025 | 6.5% | 18.9% | 43.8% | 5.2% |
| December 2025 | 10.0% | 13.3% | 37.0% | 9.4% |
| January 2026 | 34.1% | 18.7% | 1.0% | 11.8% |
| February 2026 | 22.4% | 9.5% | 47.9% | 3.2% |
| March 2026 | 24.7% | 12.1% | 5.2% | 10.4% |
| April 2026 | 19.5% | 16.2% | 3.9% | 7.5% |
| May 2026 | 16.8% | 9.6% | 5.7% | 7.9% |
| June 2026 | 18.0% | 12.0% | 2.3% | 31.8% |
| July 2026 | 34.2% | 15.6% | 1.9% | 11.8% |
| August 2026 | 27.5% | 25.3% | 6.5% | 6.3% |
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| Month | Guatemala | Mexico | Argentina | Brazil | All countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 16.3% | 0.0% | 58.8% | 19.4% | 14.0% |
| October 2024 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 16.4% | 9.2% |
| November 2024 | 14.6% | 0.0% | n/a | 30.7% | 18.6% |
| December 2024 | 2.9% | 0.0% | 39.9% | 23.3% | 11.0% |
| January 2025 | 13.1% | 0.0% | 3.6% | 12.7% | 12.0% |
| February 2025 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 3.7% | 27.9% | 10.2% |
| March 2025 | 16.2% | 0.0% | 42.1% | 31.3% | 13.9% |
| April 2025 | 29.8% | 0.0% | 28.8% | 10.1% | 16.7% |
| May 2025 | 37.9% | 0.0% | n/a | 49.5% | 21.7% |
| June 2025 | 47.6% | 0.0% | n/a | 54.8% | 23.2% |
| July 2025 | 35.6% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 33.0% | 18.8% |
| August 2025 | 31.5% | 0.0% | 72.2% | 60.3% | 21.3% |
| September 2025 | 45.7% | 0.0% | 11.9% | 61.6% | 18.5% |
| October 2025 | 61.2% | 0.0% | 31.7% | 2.6% | 14.7% |
| November 2025 | 67.4% | 0.0% | 7.3% | 95.8% | 16.3% |
| December 2025 | 68.2% | 0.0% | 64.0% | 89.4% | 41.9% |
| January 2026 | 47.9% | 0.0% | 63.8% | 90.6% | 39.6% |
| February 2026 | 38.8% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 10.5% |
| March 2026 | 36.0% | 0.0% | 70.4% | 67.1% | 32.1% |
| April 2026 | 35.7% | 0.0% | 58.3% | 65.9% | 28.2% |
| May 2026 | 52.7% | 0.0% | 61.8% | 66.1% | 32.1% |
| June 2026 | 48.1% | 0.0% | 60.1% | 65.4% | 36.4% |
| July 2026 | 44.3% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 19.5% | 20.5% |
| August 2026 | 29.6% | 0.0% | 69.4% | 100.9% | 29.9% |
Tariff actions touching this product
When the duty paid on this product changed and stayed changed, for its main suppliers and all countries, newest first, with the Federal Register notices that named the product in the 3 months before. Rates are medians of the 4 months either side, less any usual seasonal swing. A change shows what happened to duty paid, not why; read each notice for what it did.
- September 2025–March 2026 · Duty paid: Brazil 50.1% → 82.4%, Argentina 21.8% → 63.9%, Guatemala 36.9% → 37.3%, Colombia 15.4% → 31.4%, all countries 16.6% → 36.2%.
- Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Sugar From Mexico: Final Results of the 2022-2023 Administrative Review
- Determination of Trade Surplus in Certain Sugar and Syrup Goods and Sugar-Containing Products of Chile, Morocco, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Colombia, and Panama
- Sugar From Mexico: Continuation of Suspension of the Countervailing Duty Investigation
- April–June 2025 · Duty paid: Argentina 28.8% → 11.9%, Guatemala 13.2% → 36.9%, all countries 11.5% → 20.4%.
- Agreement Suspending the Countervailing Duty Investigation on Sugar From Mexico: Final Results of the 2023 Administrative Review
- Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Sugar From Mexico: Preliminary Results of the 2022-2023 Administrative Review
- Agreement Suspending the Countervailing Duty Investigation on Sugar From Mexico; Preliminary Results of the 2023 Administrative Review
- November 2024 · Duty paid: Colombia 5.4% → 13.6%.
- July 2024 · Duty paid: Guatemala 10.6% → 16.7%.
- April 2024 · Duty paid: Colombia 14.3% → 5.0%.
- November 2023 · Duty paid: Guatemala 5.2% → 19.5%, Colombia 7.4% → 14.3%.
- February–March 2023 · Duty paid: Argentina 0.1% → 53.5%, Guatemala 24.3% → 1.6%, Colombia 5.6% → 11.8%.
- Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Sugar From Mexico: Preliminary Results of the 2020-2021 Administrative Review and Postponement of Final Results
- Agreement Suspending the Countervailing Duty Investigation on Sugar From Mexico; Preliminary Results of the 2021 Administrative Review
- Determination of Trade Surplus in Certain Sugar and Syrup Goods and Sugar-Containing Products of Chile, Morocco, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Colombia, and Panama
- September 2022 · Duty paid: Guatemala 0.2% → 24.3%.
- December 2021 · Duty paid: Colombia 0.9% → 9.5%.
- July 2021 · Duty paid: Argentina 17.1% → 0.0%.
- December 2020 · Duty paid: Colombia 15.1% → 4.7%.
- June 2020 · Duty paid: Guatemala 6.5% → 0.2%, Colombia 1.5% → 15.0%.
- Sugar From Mexico: Continuation of Suspension of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations
- Sugar From Mexico: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Agreement Suspending the Countervailing Duty Investigation
- Sugar From Mexico: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation
- January 2020 · Duty paid: Guatemala 0.5% → 6.5%.
Federal Register notices from the last 12 months that list this product's tariff codes. A notice can add a duty, exclude products from one or only mention them, so read each for what it changes. Search the Federal Register for 1701.99
- Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Sugar From Mexico: Final Results of the 2022-2023 Administrative Review
- Determination of Trade Surplus in Certain Sugar and Syrup Goods and Sugar-Containing Products of Chile, Morocco, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Colombia, and Panama
Where it enters the US
Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.
Where US exports go
US exports were $6.7M in August 2026, down 26% from August 2025, and $102.4M over the last 12 months, down 49% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Korea, South, up 106%.
| Market | Last 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | $46.7M | 45.6% | −69% |
| Canada | $7.8M | 7.6% | −20% |
| Switzerland | $7.6M | 7.5% | +23% |
| Netherlands | $5.1M | 5.0% | −12% |
| Korea, South | $4.9M | 4.8% | +106% |
| Germany | $3.8M | 3.7% | +31% |
| Spain | $3.2M | 3.2% | +49% |
| Ireland | $2.8M | 2.8% | −0.8% |
| Other countries (58) | $20.3M | 19.9% | +15% |
| All countries | $102.4M | 100.0% | −49% |
Markets abroad
Each country's own import figures for this product, from UN Comtrade: the 8 biggest importers outside the US in the latest year each has reported, what they bought from the US, and the change from the year before. Values usually include freight and insurance to the importer's border, so they run a little above US export figures. Countries report a year or more late; 123 have reported 2025 so far.
| Market | Imports | vs year before | From the US | US share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | $1.03Bin 2025 | −4.3% | $776K | 0.1% |
| Spain | $561.5Min 2025 | −15% | $2.5M | 0.4% |
| Belgium | $386.2Min 2025 | −24% | $738K | 0.2% |
| Sri Lanka | $344.3Min 2025 | −6.4% | $161 | 0.0% |
| Germany | $330.6Min 2025 | −25% | $4.3M | 1.3% |
| Iraq | $320.0Min 2024 | +28% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | $319.7Min 2025 | +14% | $2K | 0.0% |
| Kenya | $295.5Min 2025 | +36% | $0 | 0.0% |
The biggest market outside the US is Italy, which imported $1.03B of this product in 2025, under 0.1% of it from the US.
Of these, imports into Kenya grew fastest: up 36% from 2024 to 2025.
Related products
Other products under heading 1701: cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.
| Product | US imports | US exports |
|---|---|---|
| Cane sugar in solid form, raw, not containing added flavoring or coloring matter, not elsewhere specifiedHS 1701.14 | $1.00B | $18.9M |
| Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, refined, in solid form, containing added flavoring or coloring matterHS 1701.91 | $17.3M | $22.9M |
| Cane sugar in solid form, raw, not containing added flavoring or coloring matter, specified in subheading note 2 to chapter 17HS 1701.13 | $17.0M | $318K |
| Beet sugar, raw, in solid form, not containing added flavoring or coloring matterHS 1701.12 | $182K | $1.8M |
About these figures
- Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, not seasonally adjusted, in US dollars. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
- US imports are general imports at customs value, which excludes freight and insurance. Exports are at free-alongside-ship value.
- Average price is customs value divided by quantity (kilograms), across all of the product's 10-digit lines.
- Duty paid is the duty Census calculates on each country's imports for consumption, as a share of their value. It moves with tariff changes, exemptions and the mix of goods within the product.
- Landed cost adds Census's import charges (freight, insurance and other costs of bringing the goods to the first US port) and calculated duty to the customs value, per unit, across the product's 10-digit lines. It leaves out antidumping and countervailing duties, customs fees and transport inland. Prices are averages across the goods within the code, so a lower one can mean cheaper goods, not the same goods for less.
- Markets abroad are each country's imports as it reports them to UN Comtrade, in US dollars, usually including freight and insurance. Countries report a year or more late and in their own edition of the HS codes, so one still on an older edition is missing for codes that changed in 2022.
- Tariff notices are from the Federal Register, matched to this product by the HTS numbers in their text.
- Census revises recent months, so figures can change slightly. These are estimates for research and planning, not customs or legal advice.