# Tobacco, (not stemmed or stripped) (HS4 2401) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Tobacco, (not stemmed or stripped) at HS4 2401, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The tobacco, (not stemmed or stripped) subsector recorded $13.8B in reported global trade in 2024, with +16.6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $13.8B |
| Latest annual change | +16.6% |
| Active exporters | 142 |
| Active importers | 181 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $5.1B | 2,297 | 3 |
| 1996 | $6.1B | 2,402 | 3 |
| 1997 | $7.0B | 2,341 | 3 |
| 1998 | $6.4B | 2,449 | 3 |
| 1999 | $6.7B | 2,544 | 3 |
| 2000 | $6.2B | 2,803 | 3 |
| 2001 | $6.5B | 2,848 | 3 |
| 2002 | $6.4B | 2,990 | 3 |
| 2003 | $6.7B | 3,018 | 3 |
| 2004 | $7.3B | 3,156 | 3 |
| 2005 | $7.3B | 3,054 | 3 |
| 2006 | $7.7B | 3,184 | 3 |
| 2007 | $8.9B | 3,155 | 3 |
| 2008 | $10.4B | 3,215 | 3 |
| 2009 | $11.6B | 3,118 | 3 |
| 2010 | $11.2B | 3,090 | 3 |
| 2011 | $11.9B | 3,133 | 3 |
| 2012 | $12.7B | 3,198 | 3 |
| 2013 | $13.1B | 3,043 | 3 |
| 2014 | $12.4B | 3,138 | 3 |
| 2015 | $11.3B | 3,086 | 3 |
| 2016 | $11.2B | 3,035 | 3 |
| 2017 | $11.1B | 3,037 | 3 |
| 2018 | $10.9B | 2,982 | 3 |
| 2019 | $10.5B | 2,930 | 3 |
| 2020 | $9.4B | 2,797 | 3 |
| 2021 | $9.6B | 2,913 | 3 |
| 2022 | $10.8B | 2,841 | 3 |
| 2023 | $11.9B | 2,855 | 3 |
| 2024 | $13.8B | 2,813 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- Zimbabwe to China: $684.5M; growth +21.1%.
- Brazil to China: $546.4M; growth +34%.
- France to United Arab Emirates: $389.9M; growth +500.5%.
- Brazil to Belgium: $374.4M; growth +19.4%.
- Brazil to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $254.2M; growth +21.7%.
- India to Belgium: $245.2M; growth +25.5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China: $239.7M; growth +12.5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Dominican Republic: $235.3M; growth +11.2%.
- India to United Arab Emirates: $216.7M; growth +86.7%.
- Brazil to Egypt: $186.5M; growth +105.6%.

## HS6 products

- Tobacco, (not stemmed or stripped) (HS6 240110)
- Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped (HS6 240120)
- Tobacco refuse (HS6 240130)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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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/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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