Import/export HS code 2401: Unmanufactured tobacco

Raw tobacco leaves, not processed, used for cigarettes or other products

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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 £
Brazil 220,222
India 200,972
Turkey 112,955
Malawi 67,348
Netherlands 49,633

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 £
Brazil 166,782 53,440 -113,342
India 0 200,972 +200,972
Turkey 112,955 0 -112,955
Malawi 67,348 0 -67,348
Netherlands 22,491 27,142 +4,651
Germany 35,910 10,280 -25,630
France 22,210 22,361 +151
China 40,878 0 -40,878
Italy 17,134 0 -17,134
Mexico 10,629 0 -10,629

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 £
Brazil 242,546
India 200,972
Turkey 117,619
Malawi 67,348
China 40,878

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 £
Brazil 168,954 73,592 -95,362
India 0 200,972 +200,972
Turkey 112,955 4,664 -108,291
Malawi 67,348 0 -67,348
China 40,878 0 -40,878
Germany 35,910 0 -35,910
United States 22,491 5,664 -16,827
Zimbabwe 3,237 18,861 +15,624
Italy 17,134 0 -17,134
Zambia 7,132 6,159 -973

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 642,822
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 83,780
Air transport 83,387
Other 10,629

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 386,429 256,393 -130,036
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,370 56,410 +29,040
Air transport 71,909 11,478 -60,431
Other 10,629 0 -10,629

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 313,927
London Gateway Port 183,916
Liverpool Docks 109,310
Eurotunnel 56,410
London Heathrow Airport 52,356

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 £
Felixstowe 112,955 200,972 +88,017
London Gateway Port 183,916 0 -183,916
Liverpool Docks 67,348 41,962 -25,386
Eurotunnel 0 56,410 +56,410
London Heathrow Airport 40,878 11,478 -29,400
Jersey 22,210 13,459 -8,751
East Midlands Airport 31,031 0 -31,031
Hull 22,491 0 -22,491
000 10,629 0 -10,629
Dover 4,879 0 -4,879

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

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 £
Sri Lanka 79,850
United States 33,281
Australia 31,533
New Zealand 18,936
Denmark 9,350

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 £
Sri Lanka 79,850 0 -79,850
United States 33,281 0 -33,281
Australia 31,533 0 -31,533
New Zealand 18,936 0 -18,936
Denmark 0 9,350 +9,350
France 7,500 964 -6,536
Saudi Arabia 7,490 0 -7,490
Germany 5,002 0 -5,002
Slovakia 4,538 0 -4,538
Botswana 0 3,144 +3,144

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 2,761

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 2,761 0 -2,761

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 177,366
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,576
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,314
Other 2,761

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 166,154 11,212 -154,942
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,576 0 -23,576
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 0 10,314 +10,314
Other 2,761 0 -2,761

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 108,890
London Heathrow Airport 64,147
Southampton 18,936
Immingham Docks 9,350
London Gateway Port 4,640

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 £
East Midlands Airport 106,613 2,277 -104,336
London Heathrow Airport 58,594 5,553 -53,041
Southampton 18,936 0 -18,936
Immingham Docks 0 9,350 +9,350
London Gateway Port 4,640 0 -4,640
London Stansted Airport 947 2,324 +1,377
000 2,761 0 -2,761
ZLC 0 1,058 +1,058
Dover 0 964 +964

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 2401

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

Description: Raw tobacco leaves, not processed, used for cigarettes or other products