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 210,941,323
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
Switzerland 0 16,030 +16,030
Netherlands 0 6,241 +6,241

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 55,898

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 14,637 41,261 +26,624

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 237,837
United States 103,478
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 145,666 92,171 -53,495
United States 74,930 28,548 -46,382
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 5,000 -16,488
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 312,855
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 299,876

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 177,624 135,231 -42,393
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 233,566 66,310 -167,256

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 226,392
Holyhead 195,823
East Midlands Airport 55,602

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 79,763 -66,866
Holyhead 129,513 66,310 -63,203
East Midlands Airport 30,995 24,607 -6,388
Dover 48,655 0 -48,655
Dover / Eurotunnel 42,465 0 -42,465
Felixstowe 41,961 0 -41,961
London Stansted Airport 0 22,094 +22,094
Aberdeen Docks 17,238 883 -16,355

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