Import/export HS code 240220: Cigarettes made with tobacco

Cigarettes that contain real tobacco, including flavored and non-flavored types

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  • 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 £
Poland 210,941,323
Lithuania 53,626,883
Romania 39,219,618
Germany 15,748,385
Belgium 15,028,141

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 £
Poland 104,654,488 106,286,835 +1,632,347
Lithuania 13,155,079 40,471,804 +27,316,725
Romania 16,436,349 22,783,269 +6,346,920
Germany 8,790,122 6,958,263 -1,831,859
Belgium 7,457,581 7,570,560 +112,979
France 1,665,739 1,950,866 +285,127
Hungary 680,802 984,518 +303,716
Netherlands 793,261 46,804 -746,457
Greece 141,659 120,754 -20,905
Bulgaria 61,904 95,406 +33,502

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 £
Poland 218,682,651
Lithuania 57,221,399
Romania 42,059,595
Germany 22,652,415
Greece 262,413

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 £
Poland 108,315,401 110,367,250 +2,051,849
Lithuania 15,107,724 42,113,675 +27,005,951
Romania 18,107,434 23,952,161 +5,844,727
Germany 12,039,384 10,613,031 -1,426,353
Greece 141,659 120,754 -20,905
Bulgaria 61,904 95,406 +33,502
Jersey 32,672 0 -32,672
Belgium 27,894 0 -27,894
South Korea 20,524 0 -20,524
Switzerland 0 16,030 +16,030

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 6
East Central Scotland 1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1
West of England 1
West 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 6 3 -3
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 0 -1
West of England 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 0 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) 254,197,731
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,557,308
Other 33,085,972
Road transport 1,260,789
Air transport 73,685

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) 98,106,802 156,090,929 +57,984,127
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,167,717 20,389,591 -11,778,126
Other 23,577,251 9,508,721 -14,068,530
Road transport 0 1,260,789 +1,260,789
Air transport 32,424 41,261 +8,837

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 78,731,334
Harwich 63,066,150
Dover 51,358,577
Killingholme 47,107,205
Felixstowe 46,259,509

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 50,303,307 28,428,027 -21,875,280
Harwich 28,867,693 34,198,457 +5,330,764
Dover 27,827,032 23,531,545 -4,295,487
Killingholme 13,239,767 33,867,438 +20,627,671
Felixstowe 5,787,705 40,471,804 +34,684,099
000 23,577,251 9,508,721 -14,068,530
Dover / Eurotunnel 37,099 8,049,309 +8,012,210
Eurotunnel 1,520,603 5,591,941 +4,071,338
Jersey 1,496,405 1,679,814 +183,409
499 26,300 1,260,789 +1,234,489

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 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1
Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities 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
2026-01 2
2025-11 1
2025-10 4
2025-09 2
2025-08 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
54m+ 6
15m-54m 3
1m-15m 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 £
Japan 594,165
Ireland 404,631
United States 105,886
Falkland Islands 70,272
Germany 61,246

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 £
Japan 221,721 372,444 +150,723
Ireland 220,210 184,421 -35,789
United States 77,338 28,548 -48,790
Falkland Islands 24,521 45,751 +21,230
Germany 42,432 18,814 -23,618
Luxembourg 48,655 0 -48,655
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 21,488 10,596 -10,892
Belgium 26,317 0 -26,317
QS 23,247 0 -23,247
Spain 0 22,129 +22,129

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 679,393
Air transport 355,038
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 301,856
Other 163,357

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 254,372 425,021 +170,649
Air transport 201,467 153,571 -47,896
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 233,566 68,290 -165,276
Other 72,924 90,433 +17,509

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 322,387
London Gateway Port 283,030
London Heathrow Airport 242,915
Holyhead 195,823
000 163,357

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 £
Southampton 22,069 300,318 +278,249
London Gateway Port 163,706 119,324 -44,382
London Heathrow Airport 146,629 96,286 -50,343
Holyhead 129,513 66,310 -63,203
000 72,924 90,433 +17,509
East Midlands Airport 54,838 26,424 -28,414
Dover 48,655 1,980 -46,675
Dover / Eurotunnel 42,465 0 -42,465
Felixstowe 41,961 0 -41,961
London Stansted Airport 0 22,094 +22,094

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 240220

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

Description: Cigarettes that contain real tobacco, including flavored and non-flavored types