Import/export HS code 24022090: Various types of cigarettes

Cigarettes made with tobacco that do not contain cloves or other specific flavors

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 £
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
United States 17,653 0 -17,653
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

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 71,154

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 33,837 37,317 +3,480

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 277,973
United States 96,858
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 174,265 103,708 -70,557
United States 74,930 21,928 -53,002
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
Spain 0 12,724 +12,724

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
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 340,012
Air transport 312,535

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
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 262,165 77,847 -184,318
Air transport 154,052 158,483 +4,431

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
Holyhead 235,959
London Heathrow Airport 226,392
East Midlands Airport 55,282

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
Holyhead 163,239 72,720 -90,519
London Heathrow Airport 125,141 101,251 -23,890
East Midlands Airport 28,911 26,371 -2,540
Dover 48,655 0 -48,655
Felixstowe 47,628 0 -47,628
Dover / Eurotunnel 42,465 0 -42,465
London Stansted Airport 0 22,094 +22,094
Aberdeen Docks 3,220 14,901 +11,681

Quick facts

HS code: 24022090

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

Description: Cigarettes made with tobacco that do not contain cloves or other specific flavors