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 105,923,203
Poland 27,862,966
Hungary 27,168,017
Switzerland 26,932,776
Denmark 24,849,274

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 58,801,131 47,122,072 -11,679,059
Poland 15,212,216 12,650,750 -2,561,466
Hungary 13,424,943 13,743,074 +318,131
Switzerland 10,608,078 16,324,698 +5,716,620
Denmark 17,632,222 7,217,052 -10,415,170
Estonia 1,005,283 10,174,393 +9,169,110
Belgium 442,132 2,542,007 +2,099,875
India 1,359,620 446,103 -913,517
United States 842,263 790,602 -51,661
France 36,636 1,484,320 +1,447,684

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 107,467,544
Hungary 31,839,768
Poland 27,645,321
Switzerland 22,471,256
Denmark 21,253,562

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 59,758,460 47,709,084 -12,049,376
Hungary 13,571,762 18,268,006 +4,696,244
Poland 14,952,197 12,693,124 -2,259,073
Switzerland 10,119,659 12,351,597 +2,231,938
Denmark 10,391,891 10,861,671 +469,780
Estonia 8,187,309 11,923,184 +3,735,875
United States 959,709 769,351 -190,358
India 1,292,219 411,201 -881,018
China 1,115,578 585,403 -530,175
Pakistan 378,511 463,843 +85,332

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 12
Inner London - West 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Greater Manchester 6
Inner London - East 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
Outer London - West and North West 5 9 +4
Inner London - West 3 6 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 5 +2
Greater Manchester 6 2 -4
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Lancashire 2 3 +1
Devon 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 3 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 0 -3
Outer London - East and North East 2 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) 208,771,776
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,032,664
Air transport 8,165,793
Road transport 664,670
Other 215,577

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) 109,117,196 99,654,580 -9,462,616
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,274,884 12,757,780 +3,482,896
Air transport 3,716,894 4,448,899 +732,005
Road transport 65,491 599,179 +533,688
Other 215,549 28 -215,521

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 97,446,698
Harwich 53,925,722
Immingham Docks 30,791,642
Felixstowe 14,191,278
Eurotunnel 10,728,479

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 34,624,312 62,822,386 +28,198,074
Harwich 38,273,999 15,651,723 -22,622,276
Immingham Docks 15,585,630 15,206,012 -379,618
Felixstowe 7,188,127 7,003,151 -184,976
Eurotunnel 5,930,810 4,797,669 -1,133,141
ZLC 8,006,339 20,140 -7,986,199
Killingholme 4,326,793 3,474,175 -852,618
London Heathrow Airport 2,572,284 2,166,608 -405,676
Hull 2,068,755 1,424,167 -644,588
East Midlands Airport 599,572 1,533,558 +933,986

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
48
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
30
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
2026-05 11
2026-04 13
2026-03 10
2026-02 10
2026-01 14

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 29
54m+ 19
1m-15m 16
Other 9
15m-54m 4

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 49,388,282
Sweden 8,564,372
Hungary 7,904,042
United States 7,678,671
Belgium 5,625,209

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 31,834,467 17,553,815 -14,280,652
Sweden 4,721,671 3,842,701 -878,970
Hungary 4,414,581 3,489,461 -925,120
United States 2,483,435 5,195,236 +2,711,801
Belgium 2,729,836 2,895,373 +165,537
Italy 2,295,074 0 -2,295,074
Luxembourg 1,037,883 506,400 -531,483
Australia 1,368 970,749 +969,381
Estonia 366,142 456,699 +90,557
Ireland 565,752 60,412 -505,340

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 20,378,214

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 12,292,405 8,085,809 -4,206,596

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 58,989,230
Other 20,396,329
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,558,908
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,258,442
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 35,110,059 23,879,171 -11,230,888
Other 12,298,285 8,098,044 -4,200,241
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,914,601 3,644,307 -270,294
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 133,419 1,125,023 +991,604
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 55,299,847
000 20,396,329
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,688,670
London Heathrow Airport 3,001,042
Southampton 960,172

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 33,769,499 21,530,348 -12,239,151
000 12,298,285 8,098,044 -4,200,241
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,272,426 3,416,244 +143,818
London Heathrow Airport 1,020,883 1,980,159 +959,276
Southampton 29,013 931,159 +902,146
Holyhead 474,379 39,931 -434,448
Dover 112,856 271,202 +158,346
East Midlands Airport 205,897 68,206 -137,691
Birmingham Airport 0 217,296 +217,296
Immingham Docks 70,006 44,948 -25,058

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