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 54,818,631
Hungary 45,956,714
Netherlands 34,087,563
Germany 9,268,380
Belgium 8,697,677

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 31,701,615 23,117,016 -8,584,599
Hungary 24,405,229 21,551,485 -2,853,744
Netherlands 19,319,569 14,767,994 -4,551,575
Germany 5,818,408 3,449,972 -2,368,436
Belgium 3,938,727 4,758,950 +820,223
Denmark 2,515,912 1,464,901 -1,051,011
France 622,489 725,194 +102,705
United States 4,438 52,055 +47,617
United Arab Emirates 25,889 9,785 -16,104
Sweden 8,465 1,040 -7,425

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 61,521,880
Hungary 49,199,187
Netherlands 33,509,241
Germany 9,889,195
Denmark 3,876,482

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 34,632,129 26,889,751 -7,742,378
Hungary 25,474,513 23,724,674 -1,749,839
Netherlands 19,627,741 13,881,500 -5,746,241
Germany 6,024,705 3,864,490 -2,160,215
Denmark 2,411,581 1,464,901 -946,680
Belgium 145,578 15,258 -130,320
United States 4,438 52,055 +47,617
United Arab Emirates 15,903 3,460 -12,443
Oman 9,986 6,325 -3,661
Sweden 8,465 1,040 -7,425

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
Outer London - West and North West 2
Cumbria 1
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 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
Cumbria 1 1 +0
Devon 0 1 +1
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 1 0 -1
North Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 0 -1
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) 122,112,260
Other 27,162,137
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,447,336
Road transport 1,434,712
Air transport 107,266

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) 61,430,433 60,681,827 -748,606
Other 19,596,827 7,565,310 -12,031,517
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,222,065 225,271 -6,996,794
Road transport 75,528 1,359,184 +1,283,656
Air transport 43,107 64,159 +21,052
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 12,723 +12,723

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 46,586,261
Killingholme 33,117,850
000 27,162,137
Harwich 22,317,576
Immingham Docks 14,006,856

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 25,407,970 21,178,291 -4,229,679
Killingholme 11,661,890 21,455,960 +9,794,070
000 19,596,827 7,565,310 -12,031,517
Harwich 19,283,483 3,034,093 -16,249,390
Immingham Docks 10,041,950 3,964,906 -6,077,044
Dover / Eurotunnel 411,117 6,232,376 +5,821,259
Eurotunnel 1,436,418 2,889,264 +1,452,846
Felixstowe 203,882 2,011,598 +1,807,716
499 5,565 1,373,429 +1,367,864
Jersey 140,775 124,726 -16,049

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 10
Manufacture of tobacco products 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1
Legal and accounting activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 5
2025-10 6
2025-09 5
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+ 7
1m-15m 4
15m-54m 2
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 1,440,725
United States 1,405,534
South Korea 255,616
Singapore 200,000
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 479,109 961,616 +482,507
United States 809,062 596,472 -212,590
South Korea 159,751 95,865 -63,886
Singapore 5,754 194,246 +188,492
Malaysia 181,212 0 -181,212
Germany 98,388 34,762 -63,626
China 75,001 24,767 -50,234
Ireland 39,350 19,484 -19,866
Viet Nam 50,452 0 -50,452
Spain 20,020 18,519 -1,501

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) 3,242,746
Air transport 721,546
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 203,430

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) 1,601,152 1,641,594 +40,442
Air transport 360,585 360,961 +376
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 139,109 64,321 -74,788

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,869,701
London Gateway Port 1,106,649
London Heathrow Airport 605,945
Felixstowe 115,193
Jersey 110,037

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 667,899 1,201,802 +533,903
London Gateway Port 757,511 349,138 -408,373
London Heathrow Airport 309,212 296,733 -12,479
Felixstowe 115,193 0 -115,193
Jersey 23,875 86,162 +62,287
Dover / Eurotunnel 79,918 26,908 -53,010
Manchester Airport 30,904 33,724 +2,820
Holyhead 34,590 18,499 -16,091
East Midlands Airport 20,469 27,041 +6,572
Dover 15,960 15,246 -714

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