Import/export HS code 240210: Cigars, cheroots, and cigarillos made with tobacco

These are tobacco products like cigars, cheroots, and cigarillos that contain real tobacco

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 £
Netherlands 30,608,416
Spain 28,971,214
Cuba 19,031,186
Germany 9,334,942
Poland 8,687,542

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 £
Netherlands 14,534,505 16,073,911 +1,539,406
Spain 14,771,266 14,199,948 -571,318
Cuba 10,385,300 8,645,886 -1,739,414
Germany 4,474,281 4,860,661 +386,380
Poland 4,626,348 4,061,194 -565,154
Nicaragua 986,482 836,743 -149,739
Dominican Republic 324,749 384,979 +60,230
Belgium 160,140 254,825 +94,685
Honduras 250,231 162,294 -87,937
XS 98,107 230,923 +132,816

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 £
Netherlands 30,036,129
Spain 28,695,337
Cuba 19,808,645
Poland 8,687,542
Brazil 5,323,167

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 £
Netherlands 14,528,232 15,507,897 +979,665
Spain 14,516,259 14,179,078 -337,181
Cuba 10,884,841 8,923,804 -1,961,037
Poland 4,626,348 4,061,194 -565,154
Brazil 3,422,191 1,900,976 -1,521,215
Germany 402,605 2,360,456 +1,957,851
Nicaragua 1,074,885 1,047,743 -27,142
Dominican Republic 1,035,326 1,019,092 -16,234
Belgium 57,019 617,716 +560,697
Honduras 286,036 244,133 -41,903

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 2
Outer London - West and North West 2
Cumbria 1
Devon 1
North Yorkshire 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 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
Cumbria 1 0 -1
Devon 1 1 +0
North Yorkshire 1 0 -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) 47,692,010
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,188,637
Road transport 17,403,424
Other 7,510,801
Air transport 3,615,141

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) 22,747,382 24,944,628 +2,197,246
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,923,540 12,265,097 -658,443
Road transport 10,785,860 6,617,564 -4,168,296
Other 2,588,757 4,922,044 +2,333,287
Air transport 1,978,716 1,636,425 -342,291
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 246,331 +246,331

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 32,023,604
London 21,949,879
499 17,810,460
Harwich 8,459,767
000 7,510,801

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 £
Immingham Docks 14,806,077 17,217,527 +2,411,450
London 12,543,529 9,406,350 -3,137,179
499 10,722,432 7,088,028 -3,634,404
Harwich 6,037,847 2,421,920 -3,615,927
000 2,588,757 4,922,044 +2,333,287
Dover 1,839,273 2,991,468 +1,152,195
London Heathrow Airport 1,310,792 1,083,250 -227,542
London Gateway Port 0 2,386,786 +2,386,786
Killingholme 50,986 1,842,542 +1,791,556
London Gatwick Airport 435,071 249,545 -185,526

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of tobacco products 2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 1
2025-10 1
2025-08 1
2025-03 1
2025-02 1

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
15m-54m 3
1m-15m 3
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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,639,349
Singapore 1,524,927
Switzerland 762,773
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 720,945
Viet Nam 224,011

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,018,649 1,620,700 -397,949
Singapore 948,864 576,063 -372,801
Switzerland 445,494 317,279 -128,215
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 316,861 404,084 +87,223
Viet Nam 113,857 110,154 -3,703
XS 54,158 52,500 -1,658
United Arab Emirates 49,200 2,292 -46,908
Gibraltar 0 35,191 +35,191
Japan 27,630 1,740 -25,890
Portugal 21,034 0 -21,034

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 6,879,317
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 321,393
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 995

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 3,914,242 2,965,075 -949,167
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 128,285 193,108 +64,823
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 995 0 -995

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,193,664
East Midlands Airport 514,497
Dover 282,517
London Stansted Airport 149,227
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,191

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 3,580,019 2,613,645 -966,374
East Midlands Airport 278,798 235,699 -43,099
Dover 124,600 157,917 +33,317
London Stansted Airport 55,425 93,802 +38,377
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 35,191 +35,191
Edinburgh Airport 0 15,664 +15,664
ZLC 0 6,265 +6,265
Portsmouth 3,685 0 -3,685
Southampton 995 0 -995

Quick facts

HS code: 240210

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

Description: These are tobacco products like cigars, cheroots, and cigarillos that contain real tobacco