Markets

The sugar industry sells into the following main markets namely: the European Union (EU)/ the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), the United States of America (USA), Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and the regional/world market. 

EU and UK: Sales to the EU and the UK benefit from preferential market access under the terms of the Economic Partnership Agreements, which permit duty-free quota-free access.  Sugar sales to the EU and UK are in the from of raw sugar (for further refining), direct consumption sugar and specialty sugars.

US : Sales into the US benefit from the a Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ), which allows access on preferential terms for a limited volume of a minimum of , and amount to about 16 500 tons per annum. 

SACU : Sales into the SACU market are mainly through local-based entities (including pre-packers, industrial users and manufacturers). Eswatini Sugar currently provides a value-added rebate for value adding industries located within Eswatini. 

Region/World : Sales into the world and regional market are largely representative of residual sales, as this market is characterized by generally low prices, as they are pegged to the world market price. 

Five-Year Sugar Sales to Different Markets: 2019/20– 2024/25