Import/export HS code 240319: Various types of water-pipe tobacco

Water-pipe tobacco that doesn’t meet specific packaging or weight criteria

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 57,269,346
Hungary 48,319,419
Netherlands 35,866,422
Germany 9,400,255
Belgium 8,791,642

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 32,575,855 24,693,491 -7,882,364
Hungary 24,501,794 23,817,625 -684,169
Netherlands 19,756,991 16,109,431 -3,647,560
Germany 5,456,943 3,943,312 -1,513,631
Belgium 3,779,731 5,011,911 +1,232,180
Denmark 2,467,805 1,837,909 -629,896
France 768,262 738,606 -29,656
United States 4,438 52,055 +47,617
United Arab Emirates 25,889 9,785 -16,104
Luxembourg 6,808 9,030 +2,222

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 64,036,093
Hungary 51,565,071
Netherlands 35,331,542
Germany 10,138,155
Denmark 4,201,383

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 35,362,959 28,673,134 -6,689,825
Hungary 25,514,792 26,050,279 +535,487
Netherlands 20,102,605 15,228,937 -4,873,668
Germany 5,786,325 4,351,830 -1,434,495
Denmark 2,363,474 1,837,909 -525,565
Belgium 145,578 15,258 -130,320
United States 4,438 52,055 +47,617
Jersey 31,648 0 -31,648
United Arab Emirates 15,903 3,460 -12,443
Oman 9,986 6,325 -3,661

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 3
Outer London - West and North West 2
Cumbria 1
Devon 1
East Central Scotland 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 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
Cumbria 1 1 +0
Devon 0 1 +1
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 1 0 -1
North Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 0 -1
West of England 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 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) 126,302,793
Other 29,072,346
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,552,978
Road transport 1,537,341
Air transport 107,266

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) 61,848,608 64,454,185 +2,605,577
Other 20,144,011 8,928,335 -11,215,676
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,146,317 1,406,661 -5,739,656
Road transport 178,157 1,359,184 +1,181,027
Air transport 42,069 65,197 +23,128
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 12,723 +12,723

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 47,723,345
Killingholme 33,248,604
000 29,072,346
Harwich 23,270,921
Immingham Docks 16,889,909

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 £
Dover 24,000,055 23,723,290 -276,765
Killingholme 11,655,806 21,592,798 +9,936,992
000 20,144,011 8,928,335 -11,215,676
Harwich 19,573,049 3,697,872 -15,875,177
Immingham Docks 11,475,598 5,414,311 -6,061,287
Dover / Eurotunnel 417,925 6,232,376 +5,814,451
Eurotunnel 1,552,229 2,932,638 +1,380,409
Felixstowe 101,941 2,113,539 +2,011,598
499 5,565 1,373,429 +1,367,864
Jersey 153,309 138,138 -15,171

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 10
Manufacture of tobacco products 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1
Legal and accounting activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 5
2025-10 6
2025-09 5
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+ 7
1m-15m 4
15m-54m 2
0-1m 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 1,440,725
United States 1,405,534
South Korea 255,616
Singapore 200,000
Malaysia 181,212

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 479,109 961,616 +482,507
United States 809,062 596,472 -212,590
South Korea 157,162 98,454 -58,708
Singapore 5,754 194,246 +188,492
Malaysia 181,212 0 -181,212
Germany 106,142 34,762 -71,380
China 75,001 24,767 -50,234
Ireland 36,355 22,479 -13,876
Viet Nam 50,452 0 -50,452
Taiwan 31,835 7,841 -23,994

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) 3,250,064
Air transport 736,618
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 203,430

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) 1,574,784 1,675,280 +100,496
Air transport 360,719 375,899 +15,180
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 136,114 67,316 -68,798

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,869,701
London Gateway Port 1,106,649
London Heathrow Airport 613,263
Jersey 117,355
Felixstowe 115,193

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 665,310 1,204,391 +539,081
London Gateway Port 731,801 374,848 -356,953
London Heathrow Airport 305,790 307,473 +1,683
Jersey 31,193 86,162 +54,969
Felixstowe 115,193 0 -115,193
Dover / Eurotunnel 79,918 26,908 -53,010
Manchester Airport 26,706 37,922 +11,216
East Midlands Airport 28,223 27,041 -1,182
Holyhead 31,595 21,494 -10,101
Dover 15,960 15,246 -714

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 240319

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

Description: Water-pipe tobacco that doesn’t meet specific packaging or weight criteria