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 57,374,416
Hungary 48,003,840
Netherlands 36,437,162
Germany 9,718,614
Belgium 9,005,238

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 32,500,585 24,873,831 -7,626,754
Hungary 23,003,548 25,000,292 +1,996,744
Netherlands 20,354,359 16,082,803 -4,271,556
Germany 5,563,659 4,154,955 -1,408,704
Belgium 4,022,849 4,982,389 +959,540
Denmark 2,302,291 1,925,246 -377,045
France 716,830 790,038 +73,208
Dominican Republic 80,725 0 -80,725
United States 4,438 35,768 +31,330
United Arab Emirates 26,191 11,856 -14,335

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 64,319,713
Hungary 51,047,014
Netherlands 36,117,675
Germany 10,478,645
Denmark 4,123,206

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 35,491,098 28,828,615 -6,662,483
Hungary 24,044,440 27,002,574 +2,958,134
Netherlands 20,710,029 15,407,646 -5,302,383
Germany 5,843,368 4,635,277 -1,208,091
Denmark 2,197,960 1,925,246 -272,714
Belgium 145,578 15,258 -130,320
Dominican Republic 80,725 0 -80,725
United States 4,438 35,768 +31,330
Jersey 31,648 0 -31,648
United Arab Emirates 15,903 3,460 -12,443

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 1 1 +0
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
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) 125,988,365
Other 31,179,533
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,960,556
Road transport 233,097
Air transport 93,352

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) 60,025,327 65,963,038 +5,937,711
Other 20,809,176 10,370,357 -10,438,819
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,541,898 1,418,658 -6,123,240
Road transport 178,157 54,940 -123,217
Air transport 42,371 50,981 +8,610
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 11,364 +11,364

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 47,555,834
Killingholme 33,076,978
000 31,179,533
Harwich 23,534,020
Immingham Docks 17,437,380

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 22,678,072 24,877,762 +2,199,690
Killingholme 10,820,973 22,256,005 +11,435,032
000 20,809,176 10,370,357 -10,438,819
Harwich 19,775,849 3,758,171 -16,017,678
Immingham Docks 12,023,069 5,414,311 -6,608,758
Dover / Eurotunnel 417,925 6,232,376 +5,814,451
Eurotunnel 1,463,868 2,801,037 +1,337,169
Felixstowe 101,941 1,876,015 +1,774,074
Jersey 141,494 149,953 +8,459
ZLC 184,615 0 -184,615

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
2025-11 5
2025-10 6
2025-09 5
2025-08 4
2025-07 5

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 1,423,294
United States 1,405,534
South Korea 260,738
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 349,699 1,073,595 +723,896
United States 809,062 596,472 -212,590
South Korea 162,284 98,454 -63,830
Singapore 5,754 194,246 +188,492
Malaysia 181,212 0 -181,212
Germany 104,901 36,003 -68,898
China 75,001 24,767 -50,234
Ireland 32,890 25,944 -6,946
Viet Nam 0 50,452 +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) 3,271,673
Air transport 719,187
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 211,942
Road transport 13,226

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) 1,466,045 1,805,628 +339,583
Air transport 309,026 410,161 +101,135
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 141,161 70,781 -70,380
Road transport 13,226 0 -13,226

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,884,004
London Gateway Port 1,107,693
London Heathrow Airport 595,832
Jersey 117,355
Dover / Eurotunnel 115,338

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 550,203 1,333,801 +783,598
London Gateway Port 732,845 374,848 -357,997
London Heathrow Airport 255,338 340,494 +85,156
Jersey 31,193 86,162 +54,969
Dover / Eurotunnel 88,430 26,908 -61,522
Felixstowe 115,193 0 -115,193
Manchester Airport 26,706 37,922 +11,216
East Midlands Airport 26,982 28,282 +1,300
Holyhead 29,935 23,154 -6,781
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