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Where does the United States get its cigarettes and cigars? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $1.7 billion of cigarettes and cigars (38 thousand tonnes), 7.1% of the world total. The Dominican Republic sold 55% of the total, followed by Nicaragua (22%) and Honduras (6%). The United States was the world’s 3rd-largest importer of cigarettes and cigars.

Summary

Value
$1.7billion
Tonnes
38thousand tonnes
Share of world total
7.1%
World rank
3rd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Dominican Republic958Tonnes: 18,385USD per tonne: $52,13455.1%Air
Nicaragua380Tonnes: 7,264USD per tonne: $52,27621.8%Air
Honduras111Tonnes: 1,192USD per tonne: $93,4276.4%Air
Mexico100Tonnes: 2,971USD per tonne: $33,6815.8%Land
Canada55.8Tonnes: 2,209USD per tonne: $25,2783.2%Land
Turkey47.8Tonnes: 3,152USD per tonne: $15,1692.8%Sea
Germany18.9Tonnes: 1,091USD per tonne: $17,3371.1%Sea
China11.4Tonnes: 421USD per tonne: $27,1300.66%Sea
Belgium re-exports9.6Tonnes: 118USD per tonne: $81,5970.55%Air
Indonesia8.9Tonnes: 190USD per tonne: $46,8230.51%Air
Hong Kong re-exports7.3Tonnes: 300USD per tonne: $24,4400.42%Sea
United Arab Emirates3.4Tonnes: 136USD per tonne: $25,1940.2%Sea
Sri Lanka3.3Tonnes: 33USD per tonne: $98,9300.19%Air
Costa Rica2.2Tonnes: 21USD per tonne: $104,9430.13%Air
Armenia2Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $158,9420.12%Air
Suriname1.9Tonnes: 300USD per tonne: $6,4210.11%Sea
Philippines1.6Tonnes: 64USD per tonne: $24,9850.09%Sea
Vietnam1.5Tonnes: 60USD per tonne: $25,2370.09%Sea
Serbia1.4Tonnes: 174USD per tonne: $8,0560.08%Sea
Spain1.4Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $103,4450.08%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

The Dominican Republic was its main source throughout the period

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Dominican Republic 0.96
  • Nicaragua 0.38
  • Honduras 0.11
  • Mexico 0.1
  • Canada 0.06

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Dominican Republic0.050.96
Nicaragua< 0.010.38
Honduras0.020.11
Mexico0.010.1
Canada0.030.06

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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