# HS4 2402 top trade corridors | Yugalinks

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Explore reported HS4 2402 trade corridors: leading exporter-to-importer routes, value, growth, market share, access, tariffs, and distance context.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/sector/hs4/2402/corridors

## Page details

- Page type: HS4 subsector top trade corridors
- HS4: **2402 - Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos**
- Parent sector: [HS2 24 overview](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/sector/hs2/24)
- Coverage: 1995-2024
- Publisher: [Yugalinks](https://www.yugalinks.com/)

## Answer

Poland to Germany leads the reported HS4 2402 routes with $2.2B in 2024 and +15% calculated three-year growth. The HS4 subsector recorded $28.8B in latest reported trade, with +6.2% calculated three-year growth.

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## Summary and indicators

| Measure | Value | Interpretation |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported HS4 trade | $28.8B | Reported value in 2024 |
| Displayed corridor value | $11.8B | Sum of the routes shown |
| HS4 3-year CAGR | +6.2% | Calculated annualized change |
| HS4 5-year CAGR | +1.5% | Calculated annualized change |
| HS4 10-year CAGR | +1.1% | Calculated annualized change |
| Latest year-on-year change | +19.4% | Calculated change from the prior year |
| Reported trend | Growing | Available HS4 trend label |
| Historical peak | $28.8B in 2024 | Reported-history comparison |
| Latest below peak | 0% | Calculated peak comparison |
| Exporter / importer HHI | 1,915.4 / 2,842.2 | Calculated concentration indicators |
| Trade volatility | 0.3 | Calculated variation in annual values |
| Active corridors / exporters / importers / HS6 | 5,628 / 178 / 200 / 3 | Latest available breadth |

## Growth leaders

- **United Arab Emirates -> Turkey**: +125% calculated three-year CAGR, $224.8M latest reported value, 0.8% market share, trend Rapid growth.
- **Czechia -> Germany**: +114.2% calculated three-year CAGR, $831.9M latest reported value, 2.9% market share, trend Rapid growth.
- **United Arab Emirates -> Viet Nam**: +52.7% calculated three-year CAGR, $308.2M latest reported value, 1.1% market share, trend Rapid growth.
- **Indonesia -> Japan**: +47.2% calculated three-year CAGR, $273.6M latest reported value, 1% market share, trend Rapid growth.
- **Indonesia -> Philippines**: +43.7% calculated three-year CAGR, $352.9M latest reported value, 1.2% market share, trend Rapid growth.

## Access and tariff context

FTA status, tariff fields, and distance are route context. Group averages below are calculated from the displayed routes and are not tariff recommendations.

| Access group | Reported route value | Routes | Average 3-year CAGR | Average applied tariff | Average tariff advantage |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| FTA reported | $10.0B | 19 | +14% | 0% | +0.1 pp |
| No FTA reported | $1.7B | 5 | +41.1% | 0.1% | +0 pp |
| Access not reported | $210.4M | 1 | -21.7% | Not reported | Not reported |

- Lowest reported applied tariff route: **Portugal -> Italy** at 0%.
- Largest reported tariff advantage route: **United Arab Emirates -> Syrian Arab Republic** at +0.2 pp.

## Full corridor table

| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Latest trade | 3-year CAGR | 5-year CAGR | 10-year CAGR | Market share | FTA / access | Applied tariff | MFN tariff | Preferential tariff | Tariff advantage | Distance | Historical peak | Latest below peak | Years | Trend |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | Poland | Germany | $2.2B | +15% | +17.7% | +22.7% | 7.6% | FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 518 km | $2.2B (2023) | 1.7% | 30 | Rapid growth |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $955.7M | -1.2% | +5.3% | +7% | 3.3% | FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 2,495 km | $991.9M (2021) | 3.6% | 30 | Stable |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | Iraq | $856.2M | +3.2% | -3.3% | +10.9% | 3% | FTA reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | 1,385 km | $1.4B (2018) | 38.5% | 26 | Growing |
| 4 | Czechia | Germany | $831.9M | +114.2% | +78% | +40.1% | 2.9% | FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 280 km | $831.9M (2024) | 0% | 30 | Rapid growth |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | Afghanistan | $661.3M | +34.9% | +32.2% | +101.8% | 2.3% | No FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.1% | Not reported | Not reported | 1,684 km | $661.3M (2024) | 0% | 26 | Rapid growth |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | Libya | $584.6M | +19.5% | +13.8% | +22.2% | 2% | FTA reported | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0% | +0.2 pp | 4,159 km | $584.6M (2024) | 0% | 26 | Rapid growth |
| 7 | Poland | Spain | $430.5M | +4.3% | +11.7% | +21.5% | 1.5% | FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 2,294 km | $619.1M (2023) | 30.5% | 23 | Growing |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | Oman | $391.4M | +22% | +5.7% | +9.7% | 1.4% | FTA reported | 0% | 0.1% | 0% | +0.1 pp | 380 km | $409.0M (2001) | 4.3% | 30 | Rapid growth |
| 9 | Nicaragua | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $380.9M | +6.8% | +13.5% | +11.6% | 1.3% | FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 3,387 km | $380.9M (2024) | 0% | 30 | Growing |
| 10 | Poland | Italy | $375.8M | -0.7% | -1% | +3.7% | 1.3% | FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 1,317 km | $394.3M (2019) | 4.7% | 19 | Stable |
| 11 | Portugal | Italy | $367.5M | +7.6% | +9.6% | +17.6% | 1.3% | FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 1,866 km | $367.5M (2024) | 0% | 24 | Growing |
| 12 | Indonesia | Philippines | $352.9M | +43.7% | +60.1% | +46.1% | 1.2% | FTA reported | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0% | +0.2 pp | 2,782 km | $352.9M (2024) | 0% | 30 | Rapid growth |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | Syrian Arab Republic | $340.9M | +2.5% | -2.2% | +58% | 1.2% | FTA reported | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0% | +0.2 pp | 2,054 km | $453.3M (2020) | 24.8% | 21 | Stable |
| 14 | Germany | Italy | $328.1M | +11.8% | -5.6% | -5% | 1.1% | FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 1,184 km | $930.3M (2011) | 64.7% | 30 | Rapid growth |
| 15 | Netherlands | France | $313.1M | -0.4% | -6.1% | -6.3% | 1.1% | FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 431 km | $1.3B (2003) | 76.5% | 30 | Stable |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | Viet Nam | $308.2M | +52.7% | +15% | +38.6% | 1.1% | No FTA reported | 0.2% | 0.2% | Not reported | Not reported | 5,634 km | $308.2M (2024) | 0% | 22 | Rapid growth |
| 17 | Indonesia | Japan | $273.6M | +47.2% | +48.6% | +62.3% | 1% | FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 5,772 km | $273.6M (2024) | 0% | 30 | Rapid growth |
| 18 | Romania | Italy | $267.3M | -6.2% | -5.7% | -8.7% | 0.9% | FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 1,142 km | $723.0M (2015) | 63% | 19 | Declining |
| 19 | Portugal | Spain | $267.2M | -5.2% | -2.4% | -4.3% | 0.9% | FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 504 km | $433.4M (2015) | 38.4% | 28 | Declining |
| 20 | Republic of Korea | United Arab Emirates | $249.8M | -0.3% | +15.1% | -0% | 0.9% | No FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.1% | Not reported | Not reported | 6,788 km | $334.7M (2020) | 25.4% | 29 | Stable |
| 21 | Netherlands | Italy | $244.0M | +0.3% | +51.3% | -5.4% | 0.8% | FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 1,298 km | $1.4B (2007) | 83.1% | 30 | Stable |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | Turkey | $224.8M | +125% | +60.1% | +112.4% | 0.8% | No FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0% | +0 pp | 2,996 km | $230.6M (2023) | 2.5% | 25 | Rapid growth |
| 23 | Germany | Spain | $211.6M | -18.8% | -18.2% | -9.4% | 0.7% | FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 1,872 km | $1.0B (2005) | 79.3% | 30 | Rapid decline |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | World excl. Intra-EU | $210.4M | -21.7% | -12.1% | +93.3% | 0.7% | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | $534.5M (2020) | 60.6% | 26 | Rapid decline |
| 25 | Republic of Korea | Japan | $210.3M | -6.7% | -13% | +4.8% | 0.7% | No FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 1,155 km | $422.4M (2019) | 50.2% | 30 | Declining |

## Definitions

Latest trade values are reported merchandise trade observations. CAGR, market share, HHI, volatility, and peak comparisons are calculated indicators over the available history. FTA, tariffs, and distance provide route context where available. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed or presented as forecasts.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-28). [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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.

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