Import/export HS code 24049110: Nicotine products to quit smoking

Nicotine-based products, such as gums or lozenges, used to help stop smoking

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 £
Sweden 68,036,815
Switzerland 25,198,971
Denmark 15,734,687
Estonia 8,534,487
United States 1,538,779

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 37,343,342 30,693,473 -6,649,869
Switzerland 8,928,213 16,270,758 +7,342,545
Denmark 11,994,611 3,740,076 -8,254,535
Estonia 330,718 8,203,769 +7,873,051
United States 989,446 549,333 -440,113
Belgium 987,120 0 -987,120
Netherlands 12,320 623,659 +611,339
Greece 591,474 0 -591,474
Ireland 2,008 574,561 +572,553
Poland 522,308 3,058 -519,250

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 69,282,496
Switzerland 21,565,579
Estonia 15,722,052
Denmark 13,016,126
United States 1,529,915

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 38,612,631 30,669,865 -7,942,766
Switzerland 8,645,955 12,919,624 +4,273,669
Estonia 5,863,061 9,858,991 +3,995,930
Denmark 6,615,070 6,401,056 -214,014
United States 989,446 540,469 -448,977
Greece 591,474 188,868 -402,606
China 205,050 410,159 +205,109
Poland 539,721 16,888 -522,833
India 409,624 39,671 -369,953
Lithuania 29,401 37,693 +8,292

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 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Devon 2
Essex 2

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 3 6 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 0 -2
Devon 1 2 +1
Essex 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 0 -2
Outer London - South 2 0 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +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) 105,076,190
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,045,169
Air transport 2,550,805
Road transport 139,232
Other 28

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) 55,150,255 49,925,935 -5,224,320
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,346,101 9,699,068 +3,352,967
Air transport 913,751 1,637,054 +723,303
Road transport 139,232 0 -139,232
Other 0 28 +28

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 57,899,171
Harwich 35,268,381
ZLC 8,748,182
Eurotunnel 6,475,948
Immingham Docks 4,890,558

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 14,829,314 43,069,857 +28,240,543
Harwich 26,824,333 8,444,048 -18,380,285
ZLC 8,353,322 394,860 -7,958,462
Eurotunnel 3,393,757 3,082,191 -311,566
Immingham Docks 2,792,100 2,098,458 -693,642
Hull 2,068,755 1,284,540 -784,215
Killingholme 1,569,482 0 -1,569,482
London Heathrow Airport 635,212 695,902 +60,690
Southampton 989,446 319,230 -670,216
Dover / Eurotunnel 315,737 859,852 +544,115

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 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 1
2026-03 1
2026-02 1
2026-01 2
2025-12 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
1m-15m 10
0-1m 9
54m+ 6
Other 5
15m-54m 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 £
Belgium 5,379,203
United States 1,071,088
Australia 654,410
Estonia 442,473
United Arab Emirates 157,503

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 £
Belgium 2,828,572 2,550,631 -277,941
United States 272,936 798,152 +525,216
Australia 0 654,410 +654,410
Estonia 259,701 182,772 -76,929
United Arab Emirates 137,271 20,232 -117,039
Denmark 6,005 129,339 +123,334
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 62,371 27,046 -35,325
Iraq 85,287 0 -85,287
India 8,127 69,022 +60,895
Ireland 51,160 6,310 -44,850

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,957,313
Air transport 1,585,727
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 760,433

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,220,178 2,737,135 -483,043
Air transport 562,515 1,023,212 +460,697
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,739 742,694 +724,955

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,884,797
London Heathrow Airport 1,387,987
Southampton 614,226
Dover 171,968
London Gatwick Airport 81,683

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,152,722 2,732,075 -420,647
London Heathrow Airport 389,132 998,855 +609,723
Southampton 17,739 596,487 +578,748
Dover 25,761 146,207 +120,446
London Gatwick Airport 81,683 0 -81,683
East Midlands Airport 61,273 19,453 -41,820
Heysham 31,718 3,080 -28,638
ZLC 20,732 1,404 -19,328
Holyhead 9,977 1,980 -7,997
Manchester Airport 6,612 0 -6,612

Quick facts

HS code: 24049110

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

Description: Nicotine-based products, such as gums or lozenges, used to help stop smoking