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 101,886,661
Poland 27,245,994
Hungary 26,739,596
Denmark 24,055,977
Switzerland 20,833,765

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 46,763,077 55,123,584 +8,360,507
Poland 13,677,770 13,568,224 -109,546
Hungary 10,411,371 16,328,225 +5,916,854
Denmark 12,911,131 11,144,846 -1,766,285
Switzerland 9,774,134 11,059,631 +1,285,497
Estonia 586,903 4,414,516 +3,827,613
United States 1,175,613 1,051,141 -124,472
India 1,193,946 638,769 -555,177
Lithuania 1,288,485 252,293 -1,036,192
China 306,937 852,131 +545,194

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 103,577,013
Poland 27,162,058
Hungary 26,783,827
Switzerland 19,403,205
Denmark 17,892,639

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 48,122,276 55,454,737 +7,332,461
Poland 13,781,459 13,380,599 -400,860
Hungary 10,272,360 16,511,467 +6,239,107
Switzerland 9,468,958 9,934,247 +465,289
Denmark 10,222,011 7,670,628 -2,551,383
Estonia 3,838,462 8,766,778 +4,928,316
United States 1,175,613 1,156,565 -19,048
India 1,157,838 579,360 -578,478
China 645,611 1,008,932 +363,321
Lithuania 1,277,872 336,435 -941,437

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 6
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 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 4 +2
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Lancashire 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 3 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Outer London - East and North East 0 3 +3
Outer London - South 1 2 +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) 194,786,007
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,993,622
Air transport 6,938,085
Other 249,314
Road transport 139,232

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) 92,848,779 101,937,228 +9,088,449
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,814,781 9,178,841 +3,364,060
Air transport 2,127,597 4,810,488 +2,682,891
Other 249,286 28 -249,258
Road transport 131,960 7,272 -124,688

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 68,280,244
Dover 66,256,446
Immingham Docks 25,839,996
ZLC 11,591,592
Eurotunnel 10,988,048

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 £
Harwich 40,516,334 27,763,910 -12,752,424
Dover 24,488,262 41,768,184 +17,279,922
Immingham Docks 11,653,284 14,186,712 +2,533,428
ZLC 9,844,514 1,747,078 -8,097,436
Eurotunnel 4,701,932 6,286,116 +1,584,184
Felixstowe 931,349 9,978,345 +9,046,996
Killingholme 2,775,171 5,372,941 +2,597,770
London Heathrow Airport 1,510,031 2,749,767 +1,239,736
Hull 1,281,466 2,216,892 +935,426
Southampton 1,134,805 587,740 -547,065

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 26
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
2025-11 12
2025-10 17
2025-09 16
2025-08 15
2025-07 18

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+ 17
1m-15m 16
Other 11
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 46,335,219
Hungary 9,752,496
Sweden 8,137,773
Belgium 5,518,623
United States 4,611,302

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 23,679,573 22,655,646 -1,023,927
Hungary 5,654,459 4,098,037 -1,556,422
Sweden 4,354,730 3,783,043 -571,687
Belgium 3,289,313 2,229,310 -1,060,003
United States 230,823 4,380,479 +4,149,656
Italy 3,069,886 13,562 -3,056,324
Luxembourg 1,035,608 731,357 -304,251
Estonia 164,106 535,929 +371,823
Ireland 461,783 147,267 -314,516
United Arab Emirates 173,567 385,238 +211,671

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 22,502,673
XU 13,573

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 13,925,289 8,577,384 -5,347,905
XU 0 13,573 +13,573

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 52,282,682
Other 22,516,246
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,925,847
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 613,382
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 24,448,646 27,834,036 +3,385,390
Other 13,925,289 8,590,957 -5,334,332
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,825,778 3,100,069 -725,709
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 335,735 277,647 -58,088
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 49,814,194
000 22,516,246
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,114,333
London Heathrow Airport 2,025,439
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 23,896,385 25,917,809 +2,021,424
000 13,925,289 8,590,957 -5,334,332
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,323,645 2,790,688 -532,957
London Heathrow Airport 371,722 1,653,717 +1,281,995
Holyhead 397,026 90,041 -306,985
Dover 28,503 331,319 +302,816
Purfleet 334,288 0 -334,288
East Midlands Airport 79,785 194,337 +114,552
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