# Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos (HS4 2402) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos at HS4 2402, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The cigars, cheroots and cigarillos subsector recorded $28.8B in reported global trade in 2024, with +19.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $28.8B |
| Latest annual change | +19.4% |
| Active exporters | 178 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $13.7B | 3,405 | 3 |
| 1996 | $15.0B | 3,338 | 3 |
| 1997 | $14.3B | 3,569 | 3 |
| 1998 | $13.2B | 3,600 | 3 |
| 1999 | $13.4B | 4,156 | 3 |
| 2000 | $13.2B | 4,445 | 3 |
| 2001 | $13.0B | 4,427 | 3 |
| 2002 | $13.8B | 4,772 | 3 |
| 2003 | $14.7B | 4,784 | 3 |
| 2004 | $16.3B | 4,538 | 3 |
| 2005 | $17.5B | 4,893 | 3 |
| 2006 | $18.2B | 5,309 | 3 |
| 2007 | $20.1B | 4,907 | 3 |
| 2008 | $22.2B | 5,111 | 3 |
| 2009 | $21.5B | 5,350 | 3 |
| 2010 | $22.1B | 5,390 | 3 |
| 2011 | $26.2B | 5,659 | 3 |
| 2012 | $26.9B | 5,702 | 3 |
| 2013 | $26.2B | 5,339 | 3 |
| 2014 | $25.7B | 5,731 | 3 |
| 2015 | $23.9B | 5,922 | 3 |
| 2016 | $24.5B | 5,807 | 3 |
| 2017 | $23.8B | 5,825 | 3 |
| 2018 | $27.7B | 5,703 | 3 |
| 2019 | $26.7B | 5,798 | 3 |
| 2020 | $24.2B | 5,396 | 3 |
| 2021 | $24.0B | 5,677 | 3 |
| 2022 | $23.2B | 5,625 | 3 |
| 2023 | $27.0B | 5,837 | 3 |
| 2024 | $28.8B | 5,628 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- Poland to Germany: $2.2B; growth +15%.
- Dominican Republic to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $955.7M; growth -1.2%.
- United Arab Emirates to Iraq: $856.2M; growth +3.2%.
- Czechia to Germany: $831.9M; growth +114.2%.
- United Arab Emirates to Afghanistan: $661.3M; growth +34.9%.
- United Arab Emirates to Libya: $584.6M; growth +19.5%.
- Poland to Spain: $430.5M; growth +4.3%.
- United Arab Emirates to Oman: $391.4M; growth +22%.
- Nicaragua to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $380.9M; growth +6.8%.
- Poland to Italy: $375.8M; growth -0.7%.

## HS6 products

- 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)

## 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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