# HS 240311 Smoking global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in smoking, water pipe tobacco as specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion reached $444.0M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +5.6%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $199.1M | -25% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | $211.5M | +6.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | $242.8M | +14.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | $311.6M | +28.3% | +16.1% |
| 2017 | $340.0M | +9.1% | +17.1% |
| 2018 | $318.0M | -6.5% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | $337.5M | +6.1% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | $379.8M | +12.5% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | $421.8M | +11% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | $415.6M | -1.5% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | $485.1M | +16.7% | +8.5% |
| 2024 | $444.0M | -8.5% | +1.7% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Iraq | $91.7M | +12% | 8 |
| Libya | $30.6M | +12.4% | 10 |
| Spain | $29.0M | +13.9% | 16 |
| Saudi Arabia | $25.8M | +1.9% | 11 |
| United Arab Emirates | $25.2M | +7% | 31 |
| USA | $21.5M | +30.1% | 22 |
| Oman | $15.8M | +25.4% | 8 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | $15.1M | +10.4% | 5 |
| South Sudan | $10.8M | +66.8% | 5 |
| Iran | $10.5M | +15% | 5 |
| Mozambique | $10.4M | +67.2% | 8 |
| India | $10.2M | +36.1% | 6 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._