Import/export HS code 24031910: Small-pack water-pipe tobacco

Water-pipe tobacco sold in small packages weighing 500 grams or less

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 9,180,671
Belgium 8,772,568

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 5,322,241 3,858,430 -1,463,811
Belgium 3,763,075 5,009,493 +1,246,418
Denmark 2,425,642 1,837,909 -587,733
France 642,176 397,945 -244,231
Luxembourg 6,808 9,030 +2,222
Sweden 3,849 1,040 -2,809
Greece 2,904 1,052 -1,852

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 64,026,459
Hungary 51,557,869
Netherlands 35,330,200
Germany 9,568,574
Denmark 4,159,220

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 35,354,847 28,671,612 -6,683,235
Hungary 25,507,590 26,050,279 +542,689
Netherlands 20,101,263 15,228,937 -4,872,326
Germany 5,642,287 3,926,287 -1,716,000
Denmark 2,321,311 1,837,909 -483,402
Belgium 28,828 14,362 -14,466
Jersey 31,648 0 -31,648
Luxembourg 6,808 0 -6,808
Sweden 3,849 1,040 -2,809
Czechia 0 3,968 +3,968

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
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) 125,608,311
Other 29,055,690
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,551,456
Road transport 1,503,329
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 11,827

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) 61,545,657 64,062,654 +2,516,997
Other 20,127,355 8,928,335 -11,199,020
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,146,317 1,405,139 -5,741,178
Road transport 178,157 1,325,172 +1,147,015
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 11,827 +11,827
Air transport 7,126 2,319 -4,807

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 47,183,904
Killingholme 33,248,604
000 29,055,690
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 23,823,190 23,360,714 -462,476
Killingholme 11,655,806 21,592,798 +9,936,992
000 20,127,355 8,928,335 -11,199,020
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 1,426,143 2,903,683 +1,477,540
Felixstowe 101,941 2,113,539 +2,011,598
499 5,565 1,336,999 +1,331,434
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 9
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 3
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 £
United States 1,394,234
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,316,340
Singapore 200,000
Malaysia 181,212
Germany 139,165

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 £
United States 797,762 596,472 -201,290
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 422,412 893,928 +471,516
Singapore 5,754 194,246 +188,492
Malaysia 181,212 0 -181,212
Germany 106,142 33,023 -73,119
China 42,950 24,767 -18,183
South Korea 51,306 12,446 -38,860
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) 3,213,054
Air transport 359,342
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) 1,563,484 1,649,570 +86,086
Air transport 152,110 207,232 +55,122
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 1,858,401
London Gateway Port 1,080,939
London Heathrow Airport 235,987
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 654,010 1,204,391 +550,381
London Gateway Port 731,801 349,138 -382,663
London Heathrow Airport 97,181 138,806 +41,625
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

Quick facts

HS code: 24031910

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

Description: Water-pipe tobacco sold in small packages weighing 500 grams or less