Import/export HS code 24031910: Small-pack water-pipe tobacco

Water-pipe tobacco sold in small packages weighing 500 grams or less

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 55,743,110
Hungary 47,016,015
Netherlands 37,527,442
Belgium 10,994,588
Germany 8,412,900

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 30,893,352 24,849,758 -6,043,594
Hungary 26,581,248 20,434,767 -6,146,481
Netherlands 18,329,871 19,197,571 +867,700
Belgium 4,195,523 6,799,065 +2,603,542
Germany 5,475,788 2,937,112 -2,538,676
Denmark 2,285,717 1,701,556 -584,161
France 548,921 932,590 +383,669
Luxembourg 9,030 0 -9,030
Ireland 1,475 0 -1,475
Greece 0 1,052 +1,052

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 64,080,264
Hungary 53,308,342
Netherlands 35,153,777
Germany 8,674,392
Denmark 3,865,292

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 33,899,053 30,181,211 -3,717,842
Hungary 27,872,062 25,436,280 -2,435,782
Netherlands 18,624,965 16,528,812 -2,096,153
Germany 5,742,296 2,932,096 -2,810,200
Denmark 2,163,736 1,701,556 -462,180
Belgium 17,338 30,475 +13,137
Czechia 0 41,989 +41,989
Ireland 1,475 0 -1,475
Greece 0 1,052 +1,052
Sweden 0 1,040 +1,040

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 0 1 +1
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 1 0 -1
North Yorkshire 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) 130,305,022
Other 23,164,118
Road transport 6,024,738
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,592,603
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 83,627

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) 64,454,266 65,850,756 +1,396,490
Other 18,537,415 4,626,703 -13,910,712
Road transport 0 6,024,738 +6,024,738
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,327,769 264,834 -5,062,935
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 83,627 +83,627
Air transport 1,475 3,853 +2,378

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 49,928,684
Killingholme 38,934,023
000 23,164,118
Harwich 18,621,634
Immingham Docks 10,997,995

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 27,321,825 22,606,859 -4,714,966
Killingholme 16,819,026 22,114,997 +5,295,971
000 18,537,415 4,626,703 -13,910,712
Harwich 15,207,355 3,414,279 -11,793,076
Immingham Docks 7,702,520 3,295,475 -4,407,045
Dover / Eurotunnel 470,337 7,541,937 +7,071,600
499 0 6,109,899 +6,109,899
Eurotunnel 1,769,027 3,334,220 +1,565,193
Felixstowe 294,061 3,627,650 +3,333,589
Jersey 157,802 149,698 -8,104

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 3
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
2026-04 6
2026-03 5
2026-02 5
2026-01 4
2025-12 7

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
15m-54m 3
1m-15m 3
0-1m 2

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 £
United States 2,055,776
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,583,654
Singapore 360,411
Malaysia 181,212
Germany 88,102

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 £
United States 797,762 1,258,014 +460,252
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 752,283 831,371 +79,088
Singapore 6,921 353,490 +346,569
Malaysia 181,212 0 -181,212
Germany 52,777 35,325 -17,452
China 42,950 24,767 -18,183
Ireland 40,213 19,262 -20,951
Viet Nam 50,452 0 -50,452
Australia 13,870 27,729 +13,859
Norway 20,653 19,577 -1,076

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) 4,251,873
Air transport 379,454
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 152,954

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) 1,870,133 2,381,740 +511,607
Air transport 123,798 255,656 +131,858
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 90,809 62,145 -28,664

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 2,647,875
London Gateway Port 1,311,637
London Heathrow Airport 253,080
Felixstowe 120,562
Jersey 115,548

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 765,974 1,881,901 +1,115,927
London Gateway Port 920,576 391,061 -529,515
London Heathrow Airport 81,291 171,789 +90,498
Felixstowe 115,193 5,369 -109,824
Jersey 31,716 83,832 +52,116
Manchester Airport 24,989 49,107 +24,118
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,755 26,908 -3,847
Holyhead 35,453 16,323 -19,130
East Midlands Airport 17,518 29,343 +11,825
Immingham Docks 19,715 19,577 -138

Quick facts

HS code: 24031910

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

Description: Water-pipe tobacco sold in small packages weighing 500 grams or less