Import/export HS code 240220: Cigarettes made with tobacco

Cigarettes that contain real tobacco, including flavored and non-flavored types

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  • 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 £
Poland 200,881,645
Lithuania 53,296,872
Romania 36,641,920
Germany 15,083,249
Belgium 14,802,214

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 £
Poland 105,180,856 95,700,789 -9,480,067
Lithuania 20,804,819 32,492,053 +11,687,234
Romania 15,402,226 21,239,694 +5,837,468
Germany 9,210,105 5,873,144 -3,336,961
Belgium 7,716,441 7,085,773 -630,668
France 2,069,338 1,537,097 -532,241
Hungary 680,802 984,518 +303,716
Netherlands 793,261 46,804 -746,457
Greece 141,659 120,754 -20,905
Bulgaria 61,904 95,406 +33,502

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 £
Poland 208,523,924
Lithuania 56,882,932
Romania 39,449,943
Germany 21,912,187
Greece 262,413

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 £
Poland 109,364,632 99,159,292 -10,205,340
Lithuania 23,018,177 33,864,755 +10,846,578
Romania 17,229,083 22,220,860 +4,991,777
Germany 12,204,024 9,708,163 -2,495,861
Greece 141,659 120,754 -20,905
Bulgaria 61,904 95,406 +33,502
Belgium 27,894 0 -27,894
South Korea 18,176 0 -18,176
Switzerland 0 16,030 +16,030
Jersey 11,126 0 -11,126

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 6
East Central Scotland 1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1
West of England 1
West 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 6 3 -3
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 0 -1
West of England 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 0 1 +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) 244,972,803
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 49,823,587
Other 31,156,245
Road transport 1,260,789
Air transport 71,337

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) 104,948,017 140,024,786 +35,076,769
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,437,592 16,385,995 -17,051,597
Other 23,670,832 7,485,413 -16,185,419
Road transport 0 1,260,789 +1,260,789
Air transport 30,076 41,261 +11,185

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 71,119,295
Harwich 60,174,179
Dover 50,453,418
Killingholme 46,589,441
Felixstowe 46,259,509

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 46,195,714 24,923,581 -21,272,133
Harwich 29,795,637 30,378,542 +582,905
Dover 30,416,143 20,037,275 -10,378,868
Killingholme 13,482,972 33,106,469 +19,623,497
Felixstowe 13,767,456 32,492,053 +18,724,597
000 23,670,832 7,485,413 -16,185,419
Dover / Eurotunnel 50,609 8,035,799 +7,985,190
Eurotunnel 1,603,712 5,508,832 +3,905,120
Jersey 1,849,955 1,304,718 -545,237
499 26,300 1,260,789 +1,234,489

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 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1
Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities 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
2026-01 2
2025-11 1
2025-10 4
2025-09 2
2025-08 4

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
54m+ 6
15m-54m 3
1m-15m 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 £
Japan 594,165
Ireland 396,969
United States 105,886
Falkland Islands 69,057
Germany 61,246

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 £
Japan 313,394 280,771 -32,623
Ireland 228,224 168,745 -59,479
United States 77,338 28,548 -48,790
Falkland Islands 33,673 35,384 +1,711
Germany 42,432 18,814 -23,618
Luxembourg 48,655 0 -48,655
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 21,488 10,596 -10,892
Belgium 26,317 0 -26,317
Spain 0 22,129 +22,129
Norway 14,174 0 -14,174

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 660,513
Air transport 355,038
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 301,856
Other 158,915

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 323,470 337,043 +13,573
Air transport 219,685 135,353 -84,332
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 241,838 60,018 -181,820
Other 75,886 83,029 +7,143

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 322,387
London Gateway Port 272,583
London Heathrow Airport 242,915
Holyhead 195,823
000 158,915

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 £
Southampton 29,151 293,236 +264,085
London Gateway Port 233,272 39,311 -193,961
London Heathrow Airport 164,847 78,068 -86,779
Holyhead 137,785 58,038 -79,747
000 75,886 83,029 +7,143
East Midlands Airport 54,838 26,424 -28,414
Dover 48,655 1,980 -46,675
Dover / Eurotunnel 42,465 0 -42,465
Felixstowe 41,016 0 -41,016
London Stansted Airport 0 22,094 +22,094

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 240220

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

Description: Cigarettes that contain real tobacco, including flavored and non-flavored types