Import/export HS code 240220: Cigarettes made with tobacco

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

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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 £
Poland 210,396,663
Lithuania 54,337,271
Romania 39,685,719
Germany 15,931,481
Belgium 14,762,389

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 103,707,509 106,689,154 +2,981,645
Lithuania 13,085,655 41,251,616 +28,165,961
Romania 16,970,745 22,714,974 +5,744,229
Germany 9,175,713 6,755,768 -2,419,945
Belgium 7,001,729 7,760,660 +758,931
France 1,669,694 1,951,181 +281,487
Hungary 487,370 1,177,950 +690,580
Netherlands 610,226 229,839 -380,387
Greece 140,907 140,706 -201
Bulgaria 61,904 28,118 -33,786

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 218,083,504
Lithuania 57,895,953
Romania 42,538,342
Germany 22,650,636
Greece 281,613

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 106,883,206 111,200,298 +4,317,092
Lithuania 14,998,730 42,897,223 +27,898,493
Romania 18,613,783 23,924,559 +5,310,776
Germany 12,146,262 10,504,374 -1,641,888
Greece 140,907 140,706 -201
Bulgaria 61,904 28,118 -33,786
Jersey 32,672 0 -32,672
Belgium 31,076 0 -31,076
South Korea 20,524 0 -20,524
United States 17,653 0 -17,653

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

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

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) 254,410,696
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,701,498
Other 34,494,538
Air transport 88,941

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) 96,944,662 157,466,034 +60,521,372
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,350,988 20,350,510 -12,000,478
Other 23,628,051 10,866,487 -12,761,564
Air transport 51,624 37,317 -14,307

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 80,404,508
Harwich 62,768,125
Dover 51,649,807
Killingholme 47,132,371
Felixstowe 45,445,809

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 53,525,343 26,879,165 -26,646,178
Harwich 31,459,470 31,308,655 -150,815
Dover 24,192,641 27,457,166 +3,264,525
Killingholme 12,032,551 35,099,820 +23,067,269
Felixstowe 4,194,193 41,251,616 +37,057,423
000 23,628,051 10,866,487 -12,761,564
Dover / Eurotunnel 37,099 8,049,309 +8,012,210
Eurotunnel 1,342,120 5,312,752 +3,970,632
Jersey 1,474,904 1,701,315 +226,411
Hull 473,912 277,041 -196,871

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 5
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
2025-11 1
2025-10 4
2025-09 2
2025-08 4
2025-07 2

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 1
1m-15m 1
Other 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 441,155
United States 99,266
Falkland Islands 76,146
Germany 62,573

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 248,925 192,230 -56,695
United States 77,338 21,928 -55,410
Falkland Islands 30,568 45,578 +15,010
Germany 40,348 22,225 -18,123
Luxembourg 48,655 0 -48,655
QS 28,166 0 -28,166
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 26,488 +26,488
Belgium 26,317 0 -26,317
Norway 9,301 4,873 -4,428

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 £
XU 159,745

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 £
XU 73,040 86,705 +13,665

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) 693,833
Air transport 349,122
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 341,992
Other 159,745

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) 270,992 422,841 +151,849
Air transport 177,895 171,227 -6,668
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 262,165 79,827 -182,338
Other 73,040 86,705 +13,665

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 341,051
London Gateway Port 273,139
London Heathrow Airport 237,319
Holyhead 235,959
000 159,745

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 42,129 298,922 +256,793
London Gateway Port 168,617 104,522 -64,095
London Heathrow Airport 125,141 112,178 -12,963
Holyhead 163,239 72,720 -90,519
000 73,040 86,705 +13,665
East Midlands Airport 52,754 28,188 -24,566
Dover 48,655 1,980 -46,675
Felixstowe 47,628 0 -47,628
Dover / Eurotunnel 42,465 0 -42,465
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