Import/export HS code 240491: Oral tobacco or nicotine products

Tobacco or nicotine products designed for oral use, like chewing or dissolving

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* 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 £
Sweden 98,713,844
Poland 26,954,432
Hungary 25,708,185
Denmark 23,304,699
Switzerland 20,424,376

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 £
Sweden 49,577,988 49,135,856 -442,132
Poland 14,001,242 12,953,190 -1,048,052
Hungary 10,236,427 15,471,758 +5,235,331
Denmark 13,336,585 9,968,114 -3,368,471
Switzerland 9,364,415 11,059,961 +1,695,546
Estonia 720,464 5,459,969 +4,739,505
United States 1,052,876 1,084,983 +32,107
India 1,322,265 509,685 -812,580
Lithuania 1,283,934 203,281 -1,080,653
China 457,491 701,577 +244,086

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 £
Sweden 100,631,929
Poland 26,736,373
Hungary 25,896,999
Switzerland 18,557,618
Denmark 17,469,097

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 £
Sweden 50,880,512 49,751,417 -1,129,095
Poland 13,879,148 12,857,225 -1,021,923
Hungary 10,333,259 15,563,740 +5,230,481
Switzerland 9,060,245 9,497,373 +437,128
Denmark 9,736,436 7,732,661 -2,003,775
Estonia 4,888,117 9,108,441 +4,220,324
United States 1,083,251 1,160,032 +76,781
India 1,275,285 457,584 -817,701
China 823,679 834,428 +10,749
Lithuania 1,290,875 310,555 -980,320

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 7
Outer London - West and North West 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Inner London - West 5
Lancashire 5

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
Greater Manchester 6 3 -3
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 5 +2
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Lancashire 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Devon 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 3 +2
Outer London - East and North East 1 3 +2
Outer London - South 3 0 -3

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) 189,397,106
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,037,645
Air transport 7,082,041
Road transport 269,629
Other 249,314

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) 95,157,626 94,239,480 -918,146
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,500,535 9,537,110 +3,036,575
Air transport 2,561,381 4,520,660 +1,959,279
Road transport 139,232 130,397 -8,835
Other 249,286 28 -249,258

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 68,928,580
Harwich 64,906,831
Immingham Docks 24,532,297
Felixstowe 11,743,311
ZLC 10,172,330

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 24,652,627 44,275,953 +19,623,326
Harwich 41,647,591 23,259,240 -18,388,351
Immingham Docks 12,715,587 11,816,710 -898,877
Felixstowe 3,086,903 8,656,408 +5,569,505
ZLC 9,434,795 737,535 -8,697,260
Eurotunnel 4,140,746 5,980,791 +1,840,045
Killingholme 1,786,372 5,518,487 +3,732,115
London Heathrow Airport 1,851,021 2,472,950 +621,929
Hull 1,828,307 1,670,051 -158,256
Southampton 1,012,068 587,740 -424,328

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 45
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Other manufacturing 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 12
2025-10 17
2025-09 16
2025-08 15

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
0-1m 26
54m+ 17
1m-15m 14
Other 8
15m-54m 3

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 £
Canada 47,443,915
Hungary 9,986,590
Sweden 8,102,349
Belgium 5,118,527
United States 4,882,408

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 £
Canada 30,105,738 17,338,177 -12,767,561
Hungary 6,758,909 3,227,681 -3,531,228
Sweden 4,597,202 3,505,147 -1,092,055
Belgium 2,978,087 2,140,440 -837,647
United States 1,143,704 3,738,704 +2,595,000
Italy 3,069,886 13,562 -3,056,324
Luxembourg 923,222 748,113 -175,109
Estonia 212,762 548,254 +335,492
Ireland 496,271 112,959 -383,312
United Arab Emirates 216,751 340,931 +124,180

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 22,612,589

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 15,184,261 7,428,328 -7,755,933

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 53,863,092
Other 22,626,342
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,784,919
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 283,839
Road transport 15,579

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 £
Air transport 31,838,533 22,024,559 -9,813,974
Other 15,187,286 7,439,056 -7,748,230
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,791,432 2,993,487 -797,945
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,721 271,118 +258,397
Road transport 7,705 7,874 +169

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Airport 51,126,798
000 22,626,342
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,972,456
London Heathrow Airport 2,080,752
Holyhead 487,067

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 £
Belfast Airport 31,205,550 19,921,248 -11,284,302
000 15,187,286 7,439,056 -7,748,230
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,252,872 2,719,584 -533,288
London Heathrow Airport 417,522 1,663,230 +1,245,708
Holyhead 417,301 69,766 -347,535
Dover 34,508 326,263 +291,755
East Midlands Airport 100,727 168,230 +67,503
Birmingham Airport 0 217,296 +217,296
London Gatwick Airport 81,683 19,249 -62,434
Immingham Docks 16,845 56,402 +39,557

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 240491

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

Description: Tobacco or nicotine products designed for oral use, like chewing or dissolving