U.S. imports of Cane or Beet Sugar and Chemically Pure Sucrose, Solid Form, NES (SITC 06129) totaled $29.9M in August 2026, imported from 50 countries.
Importers of Cane or Beet Sugar and Chemically Pure Sucrose, Solid Form, NES paid $8.6M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 29.88% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataChemically pure sucrose — sucrose at very high purity levels used in pharmaceutical, laboratory, and specialty food applications — is captured alongside other solid-form cane or beet sugar products not elsewhere specified in this residual SITC heading. The pharmaceutical-grade segment is subject to FDA oversight when the sucrose is used as an excipient or active ingredient in drug products, adding a regulatory layer beyond standard food import procedures. Trade professionals should distinguish between food-grade refined sugar (which may fall under the sugar TRQ) and pharmaceutical- or reagent-grade sucrose, as classification and applicable regulations differ.
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1.1K import shipments a month
Chemically pure sucrose refers to sucrose meeting very high purity specifications — typically used in pharmaceutical excipients, laboratory reagents, or specialty industrial applications — rather than standard food-grade refined sugar. The purity specification and intended end use are the key differentiators. Ordinary refined sugar with polarimetric readings at or above 99.5 degrees is classified under refined sugar headings, while chemically pure sucrose may fall into this NES category depending on its specification and form.
Yes. When sucrose is imported as a pharmaceutical excipient or for use in drug manufacturing, it falls under FDA's drug import oversight rather than (or in addition to) food regulations. This can require compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) standards and may trigger FDA examination at entry. Importers should clearly document the intended use and consult a licensed customs broker or regulatory specialist.
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Basic heading 06129 · $29.9M of $14.7B
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Imports · August 2026
origin
Guatemala and Mexico together supply 53% of it. Brazil pays 100.9% duty; Mexico 0.0%.
customs district
Census does not publish district detail for this classification system.
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Census does not publish port detail for this classification system.
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Imports
$29.9MYoY · free account
Exports
$6.7MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $419.0M of Cane or Beet Sugar and Chemically Pure Sucrose, Solid Form, NES and exported $102.4M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.