Commodity 01 · Sugar
From refined white sugar to raw cane and speciality formats, a viable enquiry needs more than a trade label. Colour, polarisation, moisture, ash, grain size, packing and destination rules belong in the brief.
Product families
Names vary between markets. The sales contract and laboratory method should define the product rather than relying on a shorthand label alone.
A widely requested refined white crystalline sugar specification with solution colour commonly set at no more than 45 ICUMSA Units. The contract should also state polarisation, moisture, ash, grain size, microbiological criteria and packing.
White sugar made at or near the producing mill, often with a higher colour range than refinery white sugar. Sulphite, colour and end-use requirements need explicit agreement.
Partly processed cane sugar intended mainly for further refining. Polarisation, colour, safety factor, dextran, ash and foreign matter are important commercial measures.
Very High Polarisation raw cane sugar is traded as a refinery feedstock. “VHP” still requires a full agreed specification and method of analysis.
Demerara-style, muscovado-style, soft brown and other products differ by crystal, molasses content, colour, flavour and intended consumer use.
Liquid sucrose, invert syrups and icing sugar require concentration, microbiology, additive and handling details beyond the crystalline-sugar specification.
Representative origins
These are established supply regions, not a live offer or ranking. Export availability, quotas and crop conditions change.
Buyer brief
A comparable quotation begins with measurable requirements.
Technical references: ICUMSA GS2-10, ICUMSA GS9-8 and Codex CXS 212-1999.
Sugar enquiry
Share the intended use, required analytical limits, pack size, quantity, destination and delivery window. IMEX will identify the missing evidence and the next practical step.
Email a sugar briefIllustrative market information only. Product availability, compliance and counterparty capability must be verified for each transaction.