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 220,170,300
Lithuania 73,236,454
Romania 38,759,799
Belgium 16,212,265
Germany 15,510,271

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 107,164,817 113,005,483 +5,840,666
Lithuania 31,532,315 41,704,139 +10,171,824
Romania 16,363,571 22,396,228 +6,032,657
Belgium 7,927,637 8,284,628 +356,991
Germany 8,436,547 7,073,724 -1,362,823
Netherlands 840,065 7,544,969 +6,704,904
France 2,101,113 3,001,702 +900,589
Hungary 991,476 673,844 -317,632
Greece 97,161 147,346 +50,185
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 236,693,654
Lithuania 76,976,646
Romania 41,784,772
Germany 23,315,552
Greece 244,507

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 111,680,085 125,013,569 +13,333,484
Lithuania 33,684,331 43,292,315 +9,607,984
Romania 18,116,172 23,668,600 +5,552,428
Germany 11,853,014 11,462,538 -390,476
Greece 97,161 147,346 +50,185
Netherlands 0 243,866 +243,866
Bulgaria 28,957 122,178 +93,221
Belgium 22,598 0 -22,598
South Korea 18,176 0 -18,176
Switzerland 0 16,030 +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 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 4 -2
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1
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) 293,121,964
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 53,285,186
Other 26,614,664
Road transport 6,392,320
Air transport 69,873

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) 122,998,327 170,123,637 +47,125,310
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,170,079 23,115,107 -7,054,972
Other 22,312,756 4,301,908 -18,010,848
Road transport 0 6,392,320 +6,392,320
Air transport 27,789 42,084 +14,295

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 74,868,901
Felixstowe 66,456,301
Harwich 66,405,876
Dover 61,377,224
Killingholme 53,596,888

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 40,250,501 34,618,400 -5,632,101
Felixstowe 24,752,162 41,704,139 +16,951,977
Harwich 28,127,242 38,278,634 +10,151,392
Dover 33,684,342 27,692,882 -5,991,460
Killingholme 20,612,603 32,984,285 +12,371,682
000 22,312,756 4,301,908 -18,010,848
Eurotunnel 2,566,952 6,428,506 +3,861,554
Dover / Eurotunnel 49,571 8,733,014 +8,683,443
499 0 6,392,320 +6,392,320
Jersey 1,862,610 2,188,568 +325,958

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
2026-03 2
2026-02 3
2026-01 2
2025-12 4
2025-11 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
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 560,356
Ireland 414,523
United States 130,246
Germany 101,335
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 257,931 302,425 +44,494
Ireland 195,831 218,692 +22,861
United States 82,199 48,047 -34,152
Germany 43,709 57,626 +13,917
Spain 0 80,537 +80,537
Falkland Islands 38,129 35,089 -3,040
Luxembourg 48,655 0 -48,655
Barbados 0 37,026 +37,026
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 21,488 10,596 -10,892
Belgium 26,317 0 -26,317

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) 730,191
Air transport 413,426
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 255,975
Other 216,145

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) 278,315 451,876 +173,561
Air transport 213,466 199,960 -13,506
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 203,404 52,571 -150,833
Other 81,927 134,218 +52,291

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 354,466
London Gateway Port 314,438
London Heathrow Airport 260,554
000 216,145
Holyhead 149,942

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 34,375 320,091 +285,716
London Gateway Port 229,039 85,399 -143,640
London Heathrow Airport 165,695 94,859 -70,836
000 81,927 134,218 +52,291
Holyhead 99,351 50,591 -48,760
East Midlands Airport 47,771 66,786 +19,015
Dover 48,655 1,980 -46,675
Dover / Eurotunnel 42,465 0 -42,465
Portsmouth 0 37,026 +37,026
London Stansted Airport 0 28,299 +28,299

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