# Tobacco (HS2 24) Sector Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Tobacco at HS2 24, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The tobacco sector recorded $55.3B in reported global trade in 2024, with +11% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $55.3B |
| Latest annual change | +11% |
| Active exporters | 184 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 10 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $20.1B | 4,739 | 10 |
| 1996 | $22.4B | 4,803 | 10 |
| 1997 | $22.7B | 4,965 | 10 |
| 1998 | $21.0B | 5,146 | 10 |
| 1999 | $21.9B | 5,661 | 10 |
| 2000 | $21.3B | 6,022 | 10 |
| 2001 | $21.4B | 6,100 | 10 |
| 2002 | $22.1B | 6,404 | 10 |
| 2003 | $23.5B | 6,465 | 10 |
| 2004 | $26.1B | 6,366 | 10 |
| 2005 | $27.2B | 6,641 | 10 |
| 2006 | $28.3B | 7,088 | 10 |
| 2007 | $31.6B | 6,674 | 10 |
| 2008 | $35.6B | 6,965 | 10 |
| 2009 | $36.4B | 7,115 | 10 |
| 2010 | $37.0B | 7,209 | 10 |
| 2011 | $42.6B | 7,486 | 10 |
| 2012 | $44.6B | 7,561 | 10 |
| 2013 | $44.7B | 7,102 | 10 |
| 2014 | $43.7B | 7,517 | 10 |
| 2015 | $40.3B | 7,696 | 10 |
| 2016 | $41.6B | 7,720 | 10 |
| 2017 | $42.1B | 7,656 | 10 |
| 2018 | $46.4B | 7,628 | 10 |
| 2019 | $46.1B | 7,670 | 10 |
| 2020 | $43.4B | 7,240 | 10 |
| 2021 | $44.7B | 7,547 | 10 |
| 2022 | $44.8B | 7,572 | 10 |
| 2023 | $51.1B | 7,703 | 10 |
| 2024 | $55.3B | 7,510 | 10 |

## Growth and market structure

- Trend: Growing
- Three-year CAGR: +7.4%
- Five-year CAGR: +3.7%
- Historical peak: $55.3B in 2,024
- Positive-growth years: 89.7%
- Exporter concentration HHI: 1,369.1
- Importer concentration HHI: 1,443.9
- Trade volatility coefficient: 0.3

## Leading corridors

| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 products | Distance | FTA |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | Poland | Germany | $2.4B | +14% | 8 | 518 km | Yes |
| 2 | Italy | Japan | $1.1B | -15.4% | 5 | 9,878 km | Yes |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $1.1B | +0.3% | 9 | 2,495 km | Yes |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | Iraq | $1.1B | +7.3% | 10 | 1,385 km | Yes |
| 5 | Czechia | Germany | $843.6M | +109.3% | 5 | 280 km | Yes |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | Afghanistan | $733.3M | +38.4% | 8 | 1,684 km | No |
| 7 | Republic of Korea | Japan | $697.7M | +4.3% | 5 | 1,155 km | No |
| 8 | Zimbabwe | China | $684.5M | +20.6% | 2 | 11,058 km | No |
| 9 | France | United Arab Emirates | $649.4M | +427.6% | 9 | 5,251 km | No |
| 10 | Romania | Japan | $595.5M | +40.3% | 4 | 8,899 km | Yes |

## Leading exporters

| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Poland | $6.1B | 132 | 10 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | $5.8B | 152 | 10 |
| 3 | Germany | $3.4B | 155 | 10 |
| 4 | Brazil | $2.9B | 125 | 10 |
| 5 | Romania | $2.3B | 92 | 10 |
| 6 | Italy | $2.2B | 102 | 10 |
| 7 | Indonesia | $2.1B | 113 | 10 |
| 8 | Netherlands | $1.8B | 116 | 10 |
| 9 | India | $1.7B | 138 | 10 |
| 10 | Czechia | $1.5B | 58 | 10 |

## Leading importers

| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Germany | $5.1B | 118 | 10 |
| 2 | Japan | $3.5B | 72 | 10 |
| 3 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $2.7B | 103 | 10 |
| 4 | Italy | $2.6B | 75 | 10 |
| 5 | Belgium | $2.3B | 89 | 10 |
| 6 | China | $2.3B | 74 | 10 |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | $2.1B | 125 | 10 |
| 8 | Spain | $1.7B | 80 | 10 |
| 9 | Iraq | $1.5B | 40 | 10 |
| 10 | France | $1.3B | 99 | 10 |

## HS6 products

- Tobacco, (not stemmed or stripped) (HS6 240110)
- Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped (HS6 240120)
- Tobacco refuse (HS6 240130)
- Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos: containing tobacco including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment thereto (HS6 240210)
- Cigarettes: containing tobacco (HS6 240220)
- Cigars, cigarillos and cheroots: containing tobacco substitutes including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment thereto (HS6 240290)
- Tobacco, smoking: whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion (HS6 240310)
- Tobacco: smoking, water pipe tobacco as specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion (HS6 240311)
- Tobacco: smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion (HS6 240319)
- Tobacco: homogenised or reconstituted (HS6 240391)
- Tobacco: other than homogenised or reconstituted or smoking (HS6 240399)
- Products containing tobacco or reconstituted tobacco, intended for inhalation without combustion (HS6 240411)
- Products containing nicotine, other than tobacco or reconstituted tobacco, intended for inhalation without combustion (HS6 240412)
- Products containing tobacco or nicotine substitutes, intended for inhalation without combustion (HS6 240419)
- Products n.e.c. in heading 2404, intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body, for oral application (HS6 240491)
- Products n.e.c. in heading 2404, intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body, for transdermal application (HS6 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 application (HS6 240499)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS2. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024. The data release was refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:08.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
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