Import/export HS code 240319: Various types of water-pipe tobacco

Water-pipe tobacco that doesn’t meet specific packaging or weight criteria

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 51,223,594
Hungary 41,582,799
Netherlands 35,675,773
Belgium 11,183,683
Germany 7,592,943

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 30,044,629 21,178,965 -8,865,664
Hungary 25,688,044 15,894,755 -9,793,289
Netherlands 17,755,565 17,920,208 +164,643
Belgium 4,604,186 6,579,497 +1,975,311
Germany 5,880,943 1,712,000 -4,168,943
Denmark 2,280,188 1,675,543 -604,645
France 639,358 1,908,670 +1,269,312
United States 22,642 33,851 +11,209
United Arab Emirates 13,268 12,181 -1,087
Luxembourg 9,030 0 -9,030

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 59,405,725
Hungary 49,110,424
Netherlands 32,791,853
Germany 8,211,501
Denmark 3,955,731

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 33,490,603 25,915,122 -7,575,481
Hungary 26,933,875 22,176,549 -4,757,326
Netherlands 17,826,165 14,965,688 -2,860,477
Germany 6,254,362 1,957,139 -4,297,223
Denmark 2,280,188 1,675,543 -604,645
Belgium 116,750 137,608 +20,858
United States 22,642 33,851 +11,209
Czechia 0 41,989 +41,989
Oman 10,406 7,502 -2,904
United Arab Emirates 2,862 4,679 +1,817

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 3
Cumbria 2
Outer London - West and North West 2
Devon 1
East Central Scotland 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 3 2 -1
Cumbria 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
Devon 1 1 +0
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 0 1 +1
North Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
West of England 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 1 1 +0

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) 123,646,109
Other 19,910,187
Road transport 6,963,385
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,163,351
Air transport 92,705

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) 66,061,300 57,584,809 -8,476,491
Other 17,971,598 1,938,589 -16,033,009
Road transport 0 6,963,385 +6,963,385
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,869,045 294,306 -2,574,739
Air transport 40,683 52,022 +11,339
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 85,787 +85,787

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 45,898,713
Killingholme 39,449,065
000 19,910,187
Harwich 14,942,791
Immingham Docks 8,453,988

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 £
Dover 27,033,681 18,865,032 -8,168,649
Killingholme 20,962,890 18,486,175 -2,476,715
000 17,971,598 1,938,589 -16,033,009
Harwich 12,388,742 2,554,049 -9,834,693
Immingham Docks 5,255,740 3,198,248 -2,057,492
Dover / Eurotunnel 269,531 7,728,252 +7,458,721
499 0 7,053,229 +7,053,229
Eurotunnel 2,280,294 3,294,983 +1,014,689
Felixstowe 601,129 3,542,731 +2,941,602
Jersey 125,983 177,648 +51,665

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
11
Manufacture of tobacco products
3
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
1
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 7
2026-04 6
2026-03 5
2026-02 5
2026-01 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+ 7
1m-15m 4
15m-54m 3
0-1m 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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,739,017
United States 1,632,159
Singapore 455,180
South Korea 220,224
Malaysia 181,212

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 811,029 927,988 +116,959
United States 374,145 1,258,014 +883,869
Singapore 21,577 433,603 +412,026
South Korea 199,348 20,876 -178,472
Malaysia 181,212 0 -181,212
Germany 46,960 34,046 -12,914
China 42,950 24,767 -18,183
Viet Nam 50,452 0 -50,452
Ireland 34,672 13,524 -21,148
Norway 13,170 29,679 +16,509

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) 3,943,848
Air transport 747,659
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 132,113

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) 1,462,166 2,481,682 +1,019,516
Air transport 407,411 340,248 -67,163
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 69,950 62,163 -7,787

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 2,742,883
London Gateway Port 900,678
London Heathrow Airport 618,090
Jersey 120,855
Felixstowe 120,562

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 766,213 1,976,670 +1,210,457
London Gateway Port 509,617 391,061 -118,556
London Heathrow Airport 363,191 254,899 -108,292
Jersey 41,952 78,903 +36,951
Felixstowe 115,193 5,369 -109,824
Manchester Airport 24,989 49,107 +24,118
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,769 36,332 +24,563
East Midlands Airport 19,231 26,325 +7,094
Immingham Docks 12,232 29,679 +17,447
Holyhead 29,912 10,585 -19,327

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 240319

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

Description: Water-pipe tobacco that doesn’t meet specific packaging or weight criteria