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 £
Netherlands 30,108,529
Spain 28,166,572
Cuba 17,237,139
Poland 8,919,773
Germany 8,867,098

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 £
Netherlands 13,452,919 16,655,610 +3,202,691
Spain 15,700,419 12,466,153 -3,234,266
Cuba 10,182,159 7,054,980 -3,127,179
Poland 4,663,425 4,256,348 -407,077
Germany 4,609,732 4,257,366 -352,366
Nicaragua 882,777 701,819 -180,958
Switzerland 143,346 928,179 +784,833
Dominican Republic 312,501 368,864 +56,363
Belgium 231,402 179,869 -51,533
Honduras 182,712 225,000 +42,288

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 £
Netherlands 28,423,854
Spain 27,931,695
Cuba 18,080,279
Poland 8,875,837
Germany 4,789,227

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 £
Netherlands 13,435,644 14,988,210 +1,552,566
Spain 15,468,374 12,463,321 -3,005,053
Cuba 10,612,848 7,467,431 -3,145,417
Poland 4,663,425 4,212,412 -451,013
Germany 716,953 4,072,274 +3,355,321
Brazil 3,400,881 274,751 -3,126,130
Nicaragua 1,002,146 978,837 -23,309
Dominican Republic 839,832 1,053,809 +213,977
Belgium 105,390 1,731,997 +1,626,607
Honduras 250,542 339,643 +89,101

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 4
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 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
Devon 0 1 +1
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) 48,383,933
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,799,753
Road transport 16,786,080
Other 6,459,962
Air transport 3,289,789

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) 22,135,463 26,248,470 +4,113,007
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,423,007 10,376,746 -3,046,261
Road transport 8,681,424 8,104,656 -576,768
Other 5,268,946 1,191,016 -4,077,930
Air transport 1,634,681 1,655,108 +20,427
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 393,481 +393,481

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 33,072,521
499 17,611,827
London 15,163,811
London Gateway Port 8,112,528
000 6,459,962

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 13,904,596 19,167,925 +5,263,329
499 8,635,139 8,976,688 +341,549
London 13,186,683 1,977,128 -11,209,555
London Gateway Port 0 8,112,528 +8,112,528
000 5,268,946 1,191,016 -4,077,930
Harwich 3,599,971 2,437,370 -1,162,601
Dover 3,512,709 1,431,253 -2,081,456
Killingholme 931,655 2,308,614 +1,376,959
London Heathrow Airport 1,123,793 931,626 -192,167
Dover / Eurotunnel 69,439 740,095 +670,656

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
1
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
2026-05 1
2026-04 1
2026-02 1
2025-11 1
2025-10 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
54m+ 3
15m-54m 2

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 3,385,323
Singapore 1,550,046
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 969,276
Switzerland 735,798
Viet Nam 223,676

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 1,788,091 1,597,232 -190,859
Singapore 869,978 680,068 -189,910
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 406,861 562,415 +155,554
Switzerland 689,978 45,820 -644,158
Viet Nam 94,718 128,958 +34,240
Gibraltar 0 35,191 +35,191
Italy 5,931 24,692 +18,761
Japan 29,370 0 -29,370
China 0 21,956 +21,956
Austria 0 14,969 +14,969

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 6,843,747
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 335,169
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 3,797,027 3,046,720 -750,307
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 221,567 113,602 -107,965
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 6,201,251
East Midlands Airport 440,299
Dover 260,317
London Stansted Airport 154,970
Dover / Eurotunnel 74,852

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 3,465,656 2,735,595 -730,061
East Midlands Airport 285,542 154,757 -130,785
Dover 221,567 38,750 -182,817
London Stansted Airport 39,564 115,406 +75,842
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 74,852 +74,852
Manchester Airport 0 19,006 +19,006
Edinburgh Airport 0 15,664 +15,664
London Gatwick Airport 0 6,292 +6,292
ZLC 6,265 0 -6,265
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