Import/export HS code 240491: Oral tobacco or nicotine products

Tobacco or nicotine products designed for oral use, like chewing or dissolving

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* 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 £
Sweden 102,004,454
Poland 27,835,642
Hungary 26,323,611
Denmark 24,345,697
Switzerland 21,276,517

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 £
Sweden 47,502,469 54,501,985 +6,999,516
Poland 13,656,697 14,178,945 +522,248
Hungary 10,380,347 15,943,264 +5,562,917
Denmark 13,122,832 11,222,865 -1,899,967
Switzerland 9,436,995 11,839,522 +2,402,527
Estonia 654,330 5,603,860 +4,949,530
United States 1,052,876 1,084,983 +32,107
India 1,325,565 560,569 -764,996
Lithuania 1,329,614 203,281 -1,126,333
China 399,352 759,716 +360,364

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 £
Sweden 103,941,486
Poland 27,750,336
Hungary 26,379,672
Switzerland 19,409,759
Denmark 18,568,905

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 £
Sweden 48,859,324 55,082,162 +6,222,838
Poland 13,761,404 13,988,932 +227,528
Hungary 10,241,336 16,138,336 +5,897,000
Switzerland 9,131,819 10,277,940 +1,146,121
Denmark 9,988,369 8,580,536 -1,407,833
Estonia 4,348,954 9,647,604 +5,298,650
United States 1,052,876 1,190,407 +137,531
India 1,294,249 492,804 -801,445
China 744,476 913,631 +169,155
Lithuania 1,322,605 324,505 -998,100

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 8
Outer London - West and North West 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Inner London - West 5
Lancashire 5

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
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 5 +2
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Lancashire 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
Devon 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 3 +2
Outer London - East and North East 0 3 +3

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) 196,170,478
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,067,104
Air transport 7,173,898
Road transport 269,629
Other 249,314

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) 93,155,096 103,015,382 +9,860,286
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,077,086 9,990,018 +3,912,932
Air transport 2,424,796 4,749,102 +2,324,306
Road transport 131,960 137,669 +5,709
Other 249,286 28 -249,258

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 69,594,974
Harwich 67,816,816
Immingham Docks 25,776,507
Felixstowe 11,743,311
ZLC 11,024,471

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 23,818,228 45,776,746 +21,958,518
Harwich 40,962,906 26,853,910 -14,108,996
Immingham Docks 12,845,281 12,931,226 +85,945
Felixstowe 1,516,533 10,226,778 +8,710,245
ZLC 9,507,375 1,517,096 -7,990,279
Eurotunnel 4,219,967 6,332,896 +2,112,929
Killingholme 2,395,045 5,518,487 +3,123,442
London Heathrow Airport 1,758,373 2,653,905 +895,532
Hull 1,552,411 1,945,947 +393,536
Southampton 1,012,068 587,740 -424,328

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 47
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Other manufacturing 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 12
2025-10 17
2025-09 16
2025-08 15

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
0-1m 26
54m+ 18
1m-15m 16
Other 9
15m-54m 3

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 £
Canada 47,843,760
Hungary 10,059,196
Sweden 8,328,389
Belgium 5,647,622
United States 4,882,408

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 £
Canada 27,143,506 20,700,254 -6,443,252
Hungary 6,118,817 3,940,379 -2,178,438
Sweden 4,686,377 3,642,012 -1,044,365
Belgium 3,140,701 2,506,921 -633,780
United States 982,213 3,900,195 +2,917,982
Italy 3,069,886 13,562 -3,056,324
Luxembourg 985,683 748,113 -237,570
Estonia 164,106 596,910 +432,804
Ireland 478,672 130,558 -348,114
United Arab Emirates 170,206 393,737 +223,531

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 22,968,026

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 14,684,694 8,283,332 -6,401,362

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 54,299,905
Other 22,981,779
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,314,014
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 283,839
Road transport 15,579

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 £
Air transport 28,670,551 25,629,354 -3,041,197
Other 14,686,143 8,295,636 -6,390,507
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,894,808 3,419,206 -475,602
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,447 282,392 +280,945
Road transport 0 15,579 +15,579

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Airport 51,526,643
000 22,981,779
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,501,551
London Heathrow Airport 2,111,084
Holyhead 487,067

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 £
Belfast Airport 28,085,622 23,441,021 -4,644,601
000 14,686,143 8,295,636 -6,390,507
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,372,271 3,129,280 -242,991
London Heathrow Airport 383,782 1,727,302 +1,343,520
Holyhead 401,278 85,789 -315,489
Dover 34,508 326,263 +291,755
East Midlands Airport 100,393 169,530 +69,137
Birmingham Airport 0 217,296 +217,296
London Gatwick Airport 81,683 19,249 -62,434
Immingham Docks 16,845 56,402 +39,557

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 240491

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

Description: Tobacco or nicotine products designed for oral use, like chewing or dissolving