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 210,304,484
Lithuania 83,878,372
Romania 39,142,423
Netherlands 15,976,129
Belgium 15,454,576

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 109,577,069 100,727,415 -8,849,654
Lithuania 43,114,143 40,764,229 -2,349,914
Romania 18,789,510 20,352,913 +1,563,403
Netherlands 840,065 15,136,064 +14,295,999
Belgium 7,881,535 7,573,041 -308,494
Germany 7,359,919 6,941,763 -418,156
France 2,270,340 2,452,075 +181,735
Hungary 901,549 422,786 -478,763
Greece 136,203 123,854 -12,349
Bulgaria 28,957 122,178 +93,221

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 233,729,365
Lithuania 87,212,502
Romania 41,965,940
Germany 21,931,060
Greece 260,057

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 114,256,084 119,473,281 +5,217,197
Lithuania 45,099,780 42,112,722 -2,987,058
Romania 20,339,727 21,626,213 +1,286,486
Germany 11,020,685 10,910,375 -110,310
Greece 136,203 123,854 -12,349
Netherlands 0 243,866 +243,866
Bulgaria 28,957 122,178 +93,221
Belgium 16,513 0 -16,513
South Korea 16,393 0 -16,393
Switzerland 16,030 0 -16,030

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
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 5 4 -1
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
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) 307,012,072
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,184,955
Other 22,507,002
Road transport 7,789,210
Air transport 65,703

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) 142,612,439 164,399,633 +21,787,194
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,404,576 20,780,379 -6,624,197
Other 20,897,246 1,609,756 -19,287,490
Road transport 0 7,789,210 +7,789,210
Air transport 23,578 42,125 +18,547

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 78,140,542
Harwich 71,918,307
Immingham Docks 69,038,000
Dover 56,460,807
Killingholme 55,759,279

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 £
Felixstowe 37,376,313 40,764,229 +3,387,916
Harwich 31,475,821 40,442,486 +8,966,665
Immingham Docks 37,931,587 31,106,413 -6,825,174
Dover 32,289,456 24,171,351 -8,118,105
Killingholme 24,231,300 31,527,979 +7,296,679
000 20,897,246 1,609,756 -19,287,490
Eurotunnel 3,373,594 6,162,907 +2,789,313
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,126 8,755,390 +8,720,264
499 0 7,789,251 +7,789,251
Jersey 2,026,415 1,658,239 -368,176

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
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
1
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 4
2026-03 2
2026-02 3
2026-01 2
2025-12 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 2
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 560,356
Ireland 382,085
United States 128,101
Germany 116,519
Spain 80,537

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 260,041 300,315 +40,274
Ireland 175,508 206,577 +31,069
United States 72,354 55,747 -16,607
Germany 45,064 71,455 +26,391
Spain 0 80,537 +80,537
Falkland Islands 32,417 31,240 -1,177
Luxembourg 48,655 0 -48,655
Barbados 0 37,026 +37,026
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 21,488 10,596 -10,892
Switzerland 10,514 2,636 -7,878

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) 718,687
Air transport 432,369
Other 223,198
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 191,787

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) 272,990 445,697 +172,707
Air transport 212,127 220,242 +8,115
Other 85,131 138,067 +52,936
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 155,180 36,607 -118,573

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 346,984
London Gateway Port 310,416
London Heathrow Airport 268,341
000 223,198
East Midlands Airport 125,713

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 32,038 314,946 +282,908
London Gateway Port 226,051 84,365 -141,686
London Heathrow Airport 164,919 103,422 -61,497
000 85,131 138,067 +52,936
East Midlands Airport 47,208 78,505 +31,297
Holyhead 77,444 34,627 -42,817
Dover 48,655 1,980 -46,675
Portsmouth 0 37,026 +37,026
London Stansted Airport 0 28,299 +28,299
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,148 0 -16,148

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