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 30,097,927
Spain 29,254,631
Cuba 18,724,532
Germany 9,179,023
Poland 8,787,767

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 14,207,994 15,889,933 +1,681,939
Spain 15,991,272 13,263,359 -2,727,913
Cuba 10,405,443 8,319,089 -2,086,354
Germany 4,523,223 4,655,800 +132,577
Poland 4,682,315 4,105,452 -576,863
Nicaragua 984,912 803,563 -181,349
Dominican Republic 327,219 388,674 +61,455
Switzerland 117,379 298,995 +181,616
Belgium 163,954 248,366 +84,412
Honduras 236,947 166,059 -70,888

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 29,525,640
Spain 28,983,592
Cuba 19,464,514
Poland 8,787,767
Brazil 5,063,962

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 14,201,721 15,323,919 +1,122,198
Spain 15,741,103 13,242,489 -2,498,614
Cuba 10,912,806 8,551,708 -2,361,098
Poland 4,682,315 4,105,452 -576,863
Brazil 3,451,336 1,612,626 -1,838,710
Germany 438,222 2,558,063 +2,119,841
Dominican Republic 1,013,502 1,095,312 +81,810
Nicaragua 1,083,738 1,014,948 -68,790
Belgium 58,131 627,669 +569,538
Honduras 285,223 241,477 -43,746

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
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 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
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) 47,332,338
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,380,221
Road transport 17,270,615
Other 7,476,915
Air transport 3,505,293

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) 22,530,284 24,802,054 +2,271,770
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,116,635 11,263,586 -2,853,049
Road transport 10,888,101 6,382,514 -4,505,587
Other 2,628,333 4,848,582 +2,220,249
Air transport 1,928,244 1,577,049 -351,195
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 263,997 +263,997

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 31,703,248
London 21,656,252
499 17,708,047
Harwich 8,303,511
000 7,476,915

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 14,475,741 17,227,507 +2,751,766
London 13,736,624 7,919,628 -5,816,996
499 10,824,673 6,883,374 -3,941,299
Harwich 5,786,347 2,517,164 -3,269,183
000 2,628,333 4,848,582 +2,220,249
Dover 2,153,025 2,779,057 +626,032
London Gateway Port 0 2,871,997 +2,871,997
London Heathrow Airport 1,295,640 1,011,459 -284,181
Killingholme 101,972 1,791,556 +1,689,584
London Gatwick Airport 418,959 243,086 -175,873

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Manufacture of tobacco products 1
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
1m-15m 3
15m-54m 2
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 3,602,189
Singapore 1,471,503
Switzerland 757,773
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 718,612
Viet Nam 210,840

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 2,015,798 1,586,391 -429,407
Singapore 953,793 517,710 -436,083
Switzerland 491,875 265,898 -225,977
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 357,864 360,748 +2,884
Viet Nam 103,036 107,804 +4,768
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
United States 7,407 1,170 -6,237

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 6,759,243
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 3,996,049 2,763,194 -1,232,855
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 6,099,042
East Midlands Airport 480,117
Dover 282,517
London Stansted Airport 158,155
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 3,709,570 2,389,472 -1,320,098
East Midlands Airport 226,726 253,391 +26,665
Dover 124,600 157,917 +33,317
London Stansted Airport 53,488 104,667 +51,179
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 35,191 +35,191
Edinburgh Airport 0 15,664 +15,664
ZLC 6,265 0 -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