Import/export HS code 240210: Cigars, cheroots, and cigarillos made with tobacco

These are tobacco products like cigars, cheroots, and cigarillos that contain real tobacco

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Spain 27,681,105
Netherlands 27,287,445
Cuba 18,086,425
Germany 8,816,102
Poland 8,680,056

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Spain 15,736,865 11,944,240 -3,792,625
Netherlands 11,874,336 15,413,109 +3,538,773
Cuba 10,513,224 7,573,201 -2,940,023
Germany 4,501,320 4,314,782 -186,538
Poland 5,077,243 3,602,813 -1,474,430
Nicaragua 883,614 791,122 -92,492
Dominican Republic 329,979 371,364 +41,385
Switzerland 118,922 297,452 +178,530
Belgium 159,040 236,635 +77,595
Honduras 213,248 166,059 -47,189

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Spain 27,410,066
Netherlands 26,716,615
Cuba 18,808,193
Poland 8,680,056
Brazil 4,774,418

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Spain 15,486,696 11,923,370 -3,563,326
Netherlands 11,869,520 14,847,095 +2,977,575
Cuba 11,014,104 7,794,089 -3,220,015
Poland 5,077,243 3,602,813 -1,474,430
Brazil 3,459,338 1,315,080 -2,144,258
Germany 480,273 2,514,591 +2,034,318
Dominican Republic 944,306 1,078,002 +133,696
Nicaragua 972,401 997,294 +24,893
Belgium 58,131 627,669 +569,538
Honduras 263,759 237,561 -26,198

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 2
Outer London - West and North West 2
Devon 1
North Yorkshire 1

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
Devon 1 1 +0
North Yorkshire 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,068,323
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,037,015
Road transport 16,604,946
Other 7,148,305
Air transport 3,404,342

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,394,323 23,674,000 +3,279,677
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,052,669 9,984,346 -4,068,323
Road transport 11,021,586 5,583,360 -5,438,226
Other 2,516,948 4,631,357 +2,114,409
Air transport 1,851,604 1,552,738 -298,866
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 263,997 +263,997

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 28,880,002
London 20,327,267
499 17,052,581
Harwich 7,920,477
000 7,148,305

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Immingham Docks 12,452,675 16,427,327 +3,974,652
London 13,526,193 6,801,074 -6,725,119
499 10,968,361 6,084,220 -4,884,141
Harwich 5,463,339 2,457,138 -3,006,201
000 2,516,948 4,631,357 +2,114,409
Dover 2,378,615 2,481,511 +102,896
London Gateway Port 0 2,871,997 +2,871,997
London Heathrow Airport 1,222,656 990,571 -232,085
Killingholme 221,229 1,672,299 +1,451,070
London Gatwick Airport 417,747 239,663 -178,084

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Manufacture of tobacco products 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 1
2025-10 1
2025-08 1
2025-03 1
2025-02 1

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 3
15m-54m 2
54m+ 1

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,551,464
Singapore 1,444,510
Switzerland 757,773
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 708,935
Viet Nam 205,670

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,078,158 1,473,306 -604,852
Singapore 926,800 517,710 -409,090
Switzerland 576,269 181,504 -394,765
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 356,269 352,666 -3,603
Viet Nam 97,866 107,804 +9,938
United Arab Emirates 49,200 2,292 -46,908
Gibraltar 0 35,191 +35,191
Japan 27,630 1,740 -25,890
Portugal 21,034 0 -21,034
Germany 2,845 5,351 +2,506

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 6,664,806
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 321,393
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 995

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 4,118,006 2,546,800 -1,571,206
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 169,952 151,441 -18,511
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 995 0 -995

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,005,534
East Midlands Airport 479,188
Dover 282,517
London Stansted Airport 158,155
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,191

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Heathrow Airport 3,763,911 2,241,623 -1,522,288
East Midlands Airport 292,542 186,646 -105,896
Dover 166,267 116,250 -50,017
London Stansted Airport 55,288 102,867 +47,579
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 35,191 +35,191
Edinburgh Airport 0 15,664 +15,664
ZLC 6,265 0 -6,265
Portsmouth 3,685 0 -3,685
Southampton 995 0 -995

Quick facts

HS code: 240210

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: These are tobacco products like cigars, cheroots, and cigarillos that contain real tobacco