🇶🇦 Qatar imports of sugar: 2024 trade data
Qatar imported $63.3 million of sugar in 2024 (90.8 thousand tonnes). Value rose 59% on 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 19% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of sugar by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $63.3M | 90.8K t |
| 2023 | $39.9M | 42.6K t |
| 2022 | $50.1M | 80.7K t |
| 2021 | $25.8M | 49.7K t |
| 2020 | $36.2M | 75.6K t |
| 2019 | $20.7M | 51.4K t |
| 2018 | $29.1M | 67.2K t |
| 2017 | $18.8M | 37.6K t |
Where Qatar imports sugar from
India alone supplied 53% of it. Among the main suppliers, Saudi Arabia grew fastest (+790% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇳 India | $33.3M | 53% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $18.1M | 29% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $6.4M | 10% |
| 🇹🇠Thailand | $2.4M | 3.8% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $1.2M | 1.9% |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | $729K | 1.2% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $407K | 0.6% |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | $296K | 0.5% |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | $135K | 0.2% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $87K | 0.1% |
Types of sugar under HS 1701
| 1701.99 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | 90% |
| 1701.12 | Sugars: beet sugar, raw, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | 6.5% |
| 1701.14 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring… | 2.4% |
| 1701.91 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, containing added flavouring or colouring matter | 0.5% |
| 1701.13 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | 0.4% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 1701.
Average import price of sugar
The average declared value was about $0.70 per kg, close to the world average of $0.59.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Who is behind these numbers in Qatar?
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Mirror data: built from the shipment records of the countries that trade with it.
Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 1701: Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form.
Sugar trade in Qatar: questions
What is the value of sugar imported by Qatar?
Qatar imported sugar worth $63.3 million in 2024 (90.8 thousand tonnes).
Where does Qatar import sugar from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were India (53%), United Arab Emirates (29%), Saudi Arabia (10%).
What is the average import price of sugar in Qatar?
The average declared import value was about $0.70 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $0.59 per kg.
What is the HS code for sugar?
Sugar falls under HS heading 1701 (Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading sugar with Qatar?
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