Latest trade
$55.3BGlobal sector valueHS2 sector intelligence
Tobacco
sector trade overview
A clear view of the tobacco economy: scale, momentum, market concentration, leading routes, and the products within it.
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Refreshed 2026-07-20
Refreshed 2026-07-20
The numbers at a glanceLatest reported year · 2024
Annual change
+11%Latest year on yearExporters
184Active reporting countriesImporters
200Active reporting countriesHS6 products
10Classifications in sectorThe sector read
$55.3B in trade, with +7.4% annualized growth over three years.
Tobacco is recorded across 7,510 active corridors, with 184 exporters and 200 importers in the latest available year.
Market signalGrowing+3.7% five-year CAGR
Annual trend
Momentum across three decades
Reported global trade from 1995 to 2024. Missing years remain unavailable rather than estimated. Read the methodology ↗
Top trade corridors
Where this sector moves
The leading exporter-to-importer relationships by latest reported sector trade value. See data sources ↗
Latest reported relationshipsTop 10 by trade value
| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 | Distance | FTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PolandPOL | GermanyDEU | $2.4B | +14% | 8 | 518 km | Yes |
| 2 | ItalyITA | JapanJPN | $1.1B | -15.4% | 5 | 9,878 km | Yes |
| 3 | Dominican RepublicDOM | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $1.1B | +0.3% | 9 | 2,495 km | Yes |
| 4 | United Arab EmiratesARE | IraqIRQ | $1.1B | +7.3% | 10 | 1,385 km | Yes |
| 5 | CzechiaCZE | GermanyDEU | $843.6M | +109.3% | 5 | 280 km | Yes |
| 6 | United Arab EmiratesARE | AfghanistanAFG | $733.3M | +38.4% | 8 | 1,684 km | No |
| 7 | Republic of KoreaKOR | JapanJPN | $697.7M | +4.3% | 5 | 1,155 km | No |
| 8 | ZimbabweZWE | ChinaCHN | $684.5M | +20.6% | 2 | 11,058 km | No |
| 9 | FranceFRA | United Arab EmiratesARE | $649.4M | +427.6% | 9 | 5,251 km | No |
| 10 | RomaniaROU | JapanJPN | $595.5M | +40.3% | 4 | 8,899 km | Yes |
Market structure
Where supply and demand concentrate
Exporter and importer rankings are separated so scale on one side of the market is not mistaken for demand on the other. Check coverage ↗
Top exporters2024 ranking
| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PolandPOL | $6.1B | 132 | 10 |
| 2 | United Arab EmiratesARE | $5.8B | 152 | 10 |
| 3 | GermanyDEU | $3.4B | 155 | 10 |
| 4 | BrazilBRA | $2.9B | 125 | 10 |
| 5 | RomaniaROU | $2.3B | 92 | 10 |
| 6 | ItalyITA | $2.2B | 102 | 10 |
| 7 | IndonesiaIDN | $2.1B | 113 | 10 |
| 8 | NetherlandsNLD | $1.8B | 116 | 10 |
| 9 | IndiaIND | $1.7B | 138 | 10 |
| 10 | CzechiaCZE | $1.5B | 58 | 10 |
Top importers2024 ranking
| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GermanyDEU | $5.1B | 118 | 10 |
| 2 | JapanJPN | $3.5B | 72 | 10 |
| 3 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $2.7B | 103 | 10 |
| 4 | ItalyITA | $2.6B | 75 | 10 |
| 5 | BelgiumBEL | $2.3B | 89 | 10 |
| 6 | ChinaCHN | $2.3B | 74 | 10 |
| 7 | United Arab EmiratesARE | $2.1B | 125 | 10 |
| 8 | SpainESP | $1.7B | 80 | 10 |
| 9 | IraqIRQ | $1.5B | 40 | 10 |
| 10 | FranceFRA | $1.3B | 99 | 10 |
HS6 product coverage
The classifications inside this sector
Explore the six-digit product classifications that make up HS2 24.
17 classifications shownBrowse the product workspace ↗
Tobacco, (not stemmed or stripped)HS6 240110
Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or strippedHS6 240120
Tobacco refuseHS6 240130
Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos: containing tobacco including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment theretoHS6 240210
Cigarettes: containing tobaccoHS6 240220
Cigars, cigarillos and cheroots: containing tobacco substitutes including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment theretoHS6 240290
Tobacco, smoking: whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportionHS6 240310
Tobacco: smoking, water pipe tobacco as specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportionHS6 240311
Tobacco: smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportionHS6 240319
Tobacco: homogenised or reconstitutedHS6 240391
Tobacco: other than homogenised or reconstituted or smokingHS6 240399
Products containing tobacco or reconstituted tobacco, intended for inhalation without combustionHS6 240411
Products containing nicotine, other than tobacco or reconstituted tobacco, intended for inhalation without combustionHS6 240412
Products containing tobacco or nicotine substitutes, intended for inhalation without combustionHS6 240419
Products n.e.c. in heading 2404, intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body, for oral applicationHS6 240491
Products n.e.c. in heading 2404, intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body, for transdermal applicationHS6 240492
Products n.e.c. in heading 2404, intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body, by ways other than inhalation, and other than oral or transdermal applicationHS6 240499
Definitions and coverage
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Reported values
Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the HS2 classification. They are not company-level sales, retail quotes, or shipment records.
Calculated indicators
Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons are calculated from reported observations and should be read with their coverage period.
Missing data
A missing observation remains unavailable. It is not filled, interpolated, or presented as a forecast.
Coverage: 1995–2024 · Data refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:08
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.