Import/export HS code 24022090: Various types of cigarettes

Cigarettes made with tobacco that do not contain cloves or other specific flavors

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 £
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
Switzerland 0 16,030 +16,030
Ukraine 1,404 2,114 +710

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 54,434

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 12,350 42,084 +29,734

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 194,941
United States 127,838
Germany 84,917
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 112,284 82,657 -29,627
United States 79,791 48,047 -31,744
Germany 43,709 41,208 -2,501
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 5,000 -16,488
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 364,126
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 253,995

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 278,315 451,876 +173,561
Air transport 187,997 176,129 -11,868
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 203,404 50,591 -152,813

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 244,031
Holyhead 149,942
East Midlands Airport 81,780

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 154,768 89,263 -65,505
Holyhead 99,351 50,591 -48,760
East Midlands Airport 33,229 48,551 +15,322
Dover 48,655 0 -48,655
Dover / Eurotunnel 42,465 0 -42,465
Portsmouth 0 37,026 +37,026
London Stansted Airport 0 28,299 +28,299
Aberdeen Docks 14,901 0 -14,901

Quick facts

HS code: 24022090

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

Description: Cigarettes made with tobacco that do not contain cloves or other specific flavors