Tobacco World Markets and Trade

United States
Department
of Agriculture

Foreign
Agricultural
Service
Circular Series
FT-02-04

Tobacco:
World Markets and

Trade

February 2004

Recent Reports
List of Tables

Table 1

World's Top Unmanufactured Tobacco

Producing, Trading and Consuming Countries

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Table 2

U.S. Tobacco Trade:2000-2003

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Table 3

Unmanufactured Tobacco, U.S. Monthly

Exports, Calendar Years 2001, 2002, 2003,
Metric Tons

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Table 4

Unmanufactured Tobacco, U.S. Monthly

Exports, Calendar Years 2001, 2002, 2003,
Thousand Dollars

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Table 5

Unmanufactured Tobacco, U.S. Monthly

Imports, Calendar Years 2001, 2002, 2003,
Metric Tons

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Table 6

Unmanufactured Tobacco, U.S. Monthly

Imports, Calendar Years 2001, 2002, 2003,
Thousand Dollars

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Table 7

U.S. Exports of Unmanufactured Tobacco by

Type

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Table 8

U.S. Exports of Unmanufactured Tobacco by

Destination

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Table 9

U.S. Exports of Flue-Cured Tobacco by

Destination

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Table 10

U.S. Exports of Burley Tobacco by Destination (.xls)

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Table 11

U.S. Exports of Manufactured Tobacco by

Type

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Table 12

U.S. Exports of Cigarettes by Destination

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Table 13

U.S. Imports for Consumption of

Unmanufactured Tobacco by Type

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Table 14

U.S. General Imports of Unmanufactured

Tobacco by Type

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Table 15

U.S. Imports for Consumption of Manufactured (.xls)

Tobacco by Type

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Table 16

U.S. Tobacco Trade Balance: Unmanufactured (.xls)

and Manufactured Tobacco

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Table 17

U.S. Tariff-Rate-Quota Update

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Table 1

World's Leading Unmanufactured Tobacco Producing, Trading

and Consuming Countries

(Metric Tons Dry Weight, Calendar Years)

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Production
World Total

5,974,272

6,097,244

5,581,872

6,047,926

5,785,000

China; Peoples Republic of

2,098,905

2,295,000

1,997,183

2,365,988

2,224,481

India

587,600

599,400

530,000

592,000

595,000

Brazil

498,400

493,100

442,345

551,250

515,720
363,166

United States

527,720

408,200

400,273

362,700

Indonesia

133,350

37,408

146,100

144,700

144,700

Turkey

207,830

207,911

172,027

133,812

142,190

2,088,600

Exports
World Total

2,070,601

1,961,742

2,061,709

2,098,065

Brazil

343,000

341,500

435,500

476,000

457,550

United States

191,975

179,892

186,302

153,316

160,000

India

119,643

123,185

85,500

120,000

125,000

Malawi

107,600

101,250

110,168

124,301

122,580

Italy
China; Peoples Republic of

93,900

100,608

109,524

119,165

120,000

113,259

113,259

139,918

140,809

119,688

2,025,813

2,010,505

2,084,863

2,471,543

2,424,474

10,481

56,686

56,686

388,052

463,434

264,670

285,000

307,500

307,500

303,400

Imports
World Total
China; Peoples Republic of
Russian Federation
United States 2/

241,065

196,601

254,259

263,807

265,000

Germany 1/

266,978

263,077

247,066

257,000

188,000

United Kingdom

137,183

108,427

102,666

119,000

119,000

84,860

112,358

108,150

101,929

101,929

World Total

6,435,029

5,134,733

6,433,790

6,594,090

6,631,054

China; Peoples Republic of

2,410,545

1,235,471

2,601,350

2,772,904

2,897,554

India

478,350

474,275

471,947

481,130

488,130

United States

572,700

498,909

483,909

463,190

463,200

Netherlands

Consumption

Russian Federation

265,700

301,480

308,510

309,300

293,100

Germany 1/

170,035

175,304

177,791

180,000

162,000

Indonesia

153,585

170,540

166,125

155,140

155,140

World Total

7,179,751

8,191,025

7,362,262

7,188,960

6,673,095

China; Peoples Republic of

3,340,032

4,342,988

3,655,589

3,495,916

3,166,589

United States

1,610,000

1,536,000

1,520,321

1,530,322

1,535,298

Turkey

329,499

380,820

392,427

354,576

331,266

Japan

247,500

231,105

225,256

220,456

215,656

Ending Stocks

Zimbabwe

50,819

76,433

132,163

142,530

129,088

Korea; Republic of

127,909

126,473

127,250

128,905

122,750

Italy

151,464

150,795

140,156

133,884

117,134

e, Estimate

f, Forecast

1/ Unified Germany

2/ General Imports (Actual Arrivals)

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TABLE 2

U.S. TOBACCO TRADE

2000-2003

Exports
Unmanufactured Tobacco

MT
$1,000
$/MT
Bulk Smoking Tobacco

MT
$1,000
$/MT
Cigarettes

Pieces (mil)
$1,000

December
2002
2003

2000

January-December
2001
2002

2003

14,214
97,887
6,886

19,533
125,982
6,449

179,892
1,204,086
6,693

186,300
1,268,839
6,810

153,427
1,049,709
6,841

155,454

1,035,145

6,658

4,813
26,280
5,460

4,236
23,467
5,539

61,730
562,161
9,107

53,634
424,775
7,919

65,315
329,293
5,014

55,328

291,233

5,263

8,637
103

10,518
86

147,879
3,303,544

133,876
2,118,437

127,383
1,465,643

121,404

1,402,998

13,646
32,542
2,384

28,861
85,980
2,979

215,558
628,463
2,916

232,972
675,909
2,901

260,231
716,836
2,754

288,057
756,884
2,627

18,496
45,284
2,448

21,419
60,056
2,803

196,601
568,859
2,893

254,259
709,746
2,791

263,895
700,595
2,654

261,179
690,170
2,642

Unmanufactured Tobacco:
For Consumption
MT
$1,000
$/MT
General Imports
MT
$1,000
$/MT

Unmanufactured Imports from CBI Countries/1

Metric Tons
Consumption
General

763
745

510
510

15,042
13,470

12,958
13,470

11,547
10,896

9,826
10,230

1/ Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) countries include: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados,

Belize, British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador,

Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Montserrat, Netherland Antilles, St. Christopher-

Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama and Guyana.

NOTE: DUE TO DATA AGGREGATION, ROUNDING ERRORS MAY OCCUR.

SOURCE: COMPILED FROM BUREAU OF CENSUS RECORDS.

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TABLE 3

UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO: U.S. MONTHLY EXPORTS BY TYPE

CALENDAR YEARS 2001, 2002, AND 2003

(METRIC TONS)

Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
SUB-TOTAL
YEAR TOTAL

2001
10,776
11,987
3,802
3,761
3,430
4,675
5,288
6,535
2,713
11,187
12,403
12,685
89,242
89,242

Flue-Cured
2002
14,272
8,259
3,759
3,854
2,683
2,795
2,357
2,620
4,632
5,780
10,307
11,520
72,838
72,838

2003
11,567
8,632
3,490
2,557
2,769
2,675
1,491
3,298
2,624
6,612
13,140
11,435
70,290
70,290

2001
370
3,473
5,122
9,379
5,951
2,320
1,534
7,832
901
1,728
680
1,964
41,254
41,254

Burley
2002
744
7,363
5,979
4,184
9,320
3,343
2,746
1,173
603
809
2,502
317
39,083
39,083

SOURCE: COMPILED FROM BUREAU OF CENSUS RECORDS.

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2003
2,517
5,695
4,878
6,004
4,601
7,511
6,148
736
621
314
591
1,917
41,533
41,533

Total Unmanufactured
2001
2002
2003
18,045
18,398
18,689
23,612
24,176
19,939
15,307
12,827
11,320
18,562
10,501
11,420
14,494
14,870
9,937
10,551
8,924
12,677
9,740
6,798
9,978
17,787
6,338
6,859
5,909
7,776
5,971
16,963
11,831
11,456
15,934
16,774
17,675
19,396
14,214
19,533
186,300
153,427
155,454
186,300
153,427
155,454

TABLE 4

UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO: U.S. MONTHLY EXPORTS BY TYPE

CALENDAR YEARS 2001, 2002, AND 2003

(THOUSAND DOLLARS)

Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
SUB-TOTAL
YEAR TOTAL

2001
80,775
90,126
20,606
29,136
25,146
33,820
37,332
46,181
18,129
85,819
94,554
92,171
653,795
653,795

Flue-Cured
2002
109,127
62,081
27,690
26,948
18,157
20,113
12,711
19,668
34,294
39,803
77,106
82,884
530,580
530,580

2003
86,120
61,991
24,795
16,790
19,012
18,667
10,799
24,621
19,113
49,729
99,113
86,903
517,652
517,652

2001
3,143
28,013
42,711
80,682
51,528
20,372
13,205
67,480
7,356
15,363
5,911
16,491
352,256
352,256

NOTE: DUE TO DATA AGGREGATION, ROUNDING ERRORS MAY OCCUR.

SOURCE: COMPILED FROM BUREAU OF CENSUS RECORDS.

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Burley
2002
6,346
57,375
49,807
35,664
79,183
29,286
23,594
9,977
5,282
6,782
20,635
2,650
326,580
326,580

2003
19,367
45,491
36,653
51,898
39,711
64,206
50,808
6,611
5,523
1,951
4,641
17,208
344,068
344,068

Total Unmanufactured
2001
2002
2003
114,094
131,943
124,240
140,341
137,213
125,909
92,443
97,021
75,000
132,467
78,259
83,482
104,781
116,894
69,241
72,032
66,850
91,316
63,058
45,857
68,370
124,407
37,882
41,725
40,813
52,121
33,683
127,657
64,723
73,930
126,722
123,060
122,267
130,023
97,887
125,982
1,268,839
1,049,709
1,035,145
1,268,839
1,049,709
1,035,145

TABLE 5

UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO: U.S. MONTHLY IMPORTS

CALENDAR YEARS 2001, 2002 AND 2003

(METRIC TONS)

Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
SUB-TOTAL
YEAR TOTAL

2001
20,606
21,048
18,625
13,632
20,568
20,412
17,251
18,243
17,447
24,360
20,706
20,074
232,972
232,972

Consumption
2002
27,822
25,985
25,405
19,274
19,367
21,693
25,266
23,247
18,084
21,300
19,142
13,646
260,231
260,231

2003
23,111
19,294
20,242
25,617
23,405
16,802
26,072
29,786
19,718
27,570
27,579
28,861
288,057
288,057

SOURCE: COMPILED FROM BUREAU OF CENSUS RECORDS.

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2001
24,651
15,610
14,179
15,609
15,417
22,052
21,470
33,240
22,135
27,440
23,044
19,412
254,259
254,259

General
2002
23,332
18,581
17,233
15,512
17,390
25,794
28,115
32,972
20,734
26,271
19,465
18,496
263,895
263,895

2003
21,519
13,464
14,836
17,856
29,088
18,746
24,935
26,743
21,798
31,123
19,652
21,419
261,179
261,179

TABLE 6

UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO: U.S. MONTHLY IMPORTS

CALENDAR YEARS 2001, 2002 AND 2003

(THOUSAND DOLLARS)

Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
SUB-TOTAL
YEAR TOTAL

2001
72,529
70,725
61,745
41,599
62,807
69,227
45,868
45,681
54,494
54,872
41,905
54,457
675,909
675,909

Consumption
2002
79,333
69,420
77,746
54,231
66,065
61,773
78,719
52,782
45,080
50,782
48,363
32,542
716,836
716,836

2003
53,508
50,622
54,758
60,249
59,783
52,384
80,367
83,860
42,709
54,485
78,179
85,980
756,884
756,884

SOURCE: COMPILED FROM BUREAU OF CENSUS RECORDS.

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2001
77,820
59,618
49,112
55,465
44,683
62,711
55,046
91,672
64,250
50,188
55,018
44,163
709,746
709,746

General
2002
64,626
58,229
52,381
51,101
59,948
75,014
71,258
71,885
47,258
52,383
51,228
45,284
700,595
700,595

2003
43,522
41,464
46,763
49,520
89,433
54,877
74,644
74,247
52,037
62,551
41,056
60,056
690,170
690,170

TABLE 7

U.S. EXPORTS OF UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO

BY TOBACCO TYPE

(METRIC TONS AND $1000)

Tobacco Type
Flue-cured
Unstemmed
Stemmed
Total Flue-cured
Burley
Unstemmed
Stemmed
Total Burley
Other Tobacco
Dark Fire KY & TN
VA Fire and Sun
Maryland
Blackfat
Cigar Wrapper
Cigar Binder
Stems
Other Leaf Tobacco
Total Unmanufactured

January - December
Quantity
Value
2002
2003
2002
2003

December
Quantity
Value
2002
2003
2002
2003

784
72,055
72,839

718
69,572
70,290

4,080
526,500
530,580

4,151
513,500
517,651

38
11,482
11,520

0
11,435
11,435

215
82,669
82,884

0
86,903
86,903

28
39,056
39,084

327
41,207
41,534

164
326,416
326,580

2,443
341,625
344,068

0
317
317

0
1,917
1,917

0
2,650
2,650

0
17,208
17,208

5,507
22,186
26,984
1
117
3
321
8,042
2,313
0
0
0
906
43,138
34,417
405
452
3,800
21,705
13,692
17,520
14,781
112,159
88,389
155,450 1,056,946 1,035,145

158
0
32
0
81
5
1,409
692
14,214

1,534
1
12
0
70
1
3,578
985
19,533

877
0
196
0
3,911
34
813
6,522
97,887

9,561
3
72
0
3,439
14
2,307
6,474
125,981

5,204
21
1,086
0
1,017
64
20,492
13,620
153,427

NOTE: DUE TO DATA AGGREGATION, ROUNDING ERRORS MAY OCCUR.

SOURCE: COMPILED FROM BUREAU OF CENSUS RECORDS.

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TABLE 8

U.S. EXPORTS OF LEAF TOBACCO

BY COUNTRY OF DESTINATION

(METRIC TONS AND $1000)

COUNTRY
European Union/1
Belgium-Luxembourg
Germany
Denmark
Netherlands
France
Italy
Portugal
United Kingdom
Spain
Sweden
Austria
Greece
Finland
Ireland
Total EU
Other Markets
Japan
Switzerland
Korea; Republic of
Dominican Republic
Taiwan
Malaysia
Australia
Nigeria
Indonesia
Russian Federation
Thailand
Jordan
Philippines
Georgia; Republic of
Sri Lanka
Norway
Cyprus
Other
Total Other Markets
World Total

January - December
Quantity
Value
2002
2003
2002
2003
103,702
188,240
39,043
29,952
24,157
26,476
16,715
15,165
20,645
3,611
1,435
2,857
215
1,260
473,473

December
Quantity
Value
2002
2003
2002
2003

13,341
27,003
6,184
4,679
4,659
3,912
2,653
2,706
2,862
542
218
554
25
442
69,780

27,993
25,314
6,113
4,465
3,973
3,428
2,809
2,166
2,120
737
410
347
17
0
79,892

185,042
159,920
39,784
25,702
14,958
23,269
18,509
12,813
15,826
3,329
2,968
2,485
147
0
504,752

979
817
64
23
796
144
0
173
157
0
0
40
0
0
3,193

7,053
3,139
563
1,052
158
79
566
0
0
0
0
74
0
0
12,684

7,466
2,426
351
117
3,231
1,185
0
1,380
1,246
0
0
121
0
0
17,523

44,007
18,274
4,169
5,455
1,195
456
3,098
0
0
0
0
623
0
0
77,277

22,494
12,393
4,580
4,168
3,677
6,860
2,033
1,668
2,281
3,423
5,730
6
3,145
1
770
923
0
9,494
83,646
153,426

19,219
150,019
128,207
15,773
81,127
122,353
4,343
36,931
31,778
3,972
81,193
63,705
3,593
24,559
27,207
2,884
53,905
22,727
2,862
15,056
17,020
2,822
7,704
9,038
2,456
12,490
15,864
2,283
11,998
6,814
1,616
21,998
11,591
1,423
42
7,412
1,296
19,652
10,076
996
6
5,269
966
2,203
3,844
930
5,654
5,770
682
3
3,450
7,445
51,697
38,267
75,561
576,237
530,392
155,453 1,049,710 1,035,144

3,788
4,309
10
456
1,033
19
77
0
145
38
338
0
0
0
0
0
0
809
11,022
14,215

2,005
2,054
0
427
164
279
58
0
162
145
367
153
26
68
29
0
114
798
6,849
19,533

28,746
27,633
124
8,149
6,777
158
596
0
684
193
2,291
0
8
0
0
0
0
5,005
80,364
97,887

13,740
15,145
0
6,359
1,763
2,201
331
0
989
661
2,599
763
155
339
113
5
564
2,979
48,706
125,983

1/ EUROPEAN UNION (EU): GROUP OF 15 COUNTRIES FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (EC).

NOTE: DUE TO DATA AGGREGATION, ROUNDING ERRORS MAY OCCUR.

SOURCE: COMPILED FROM BUREAU OF CENSUS RECORDS.

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Feb - 2004

TABLE 9

U.S. EXPORTS OF FLUE-CURED TOBACCO

BY COUNTRY OF DESTINATION

(METRIC TONS AND $1000)

COUNTRY
European Union/1
Belgium-Luxembourg
Germany
Denmark
Portugal
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Italy
France
Spain
Sweden
Greece
Finland
Austria
Ireland
Total EU
Other Markets
Japan
Korea; Republic of
Switzerland
Malaysia
Taiwan
Australia
Indonesia
Norway
Thailand
Russian Federation
Hong Kong
China; Peoples Republic of
Philippines
Lebanon
Bangladesh
Romania
Ukraine
Other
Total Other Markets
World Total

January - December
Quantity
Value
2002
2003
2002
2003

December
Quantity
Value
2002
2003
2002
2003

6,886
13,550
3,084
1,165
655
1,809
2,010
1,490
743
58
295
16
0
34
31,795

14,641
14,536
3,101
1,821
1,783
1,424
1,225
779
765
269
212
8
0
0
40,564

53,265
99,184
23,256
8,912
4,853
13,768
15,145
11,524
5,647
445
1,990
134
0
209
238,332

109,394
110,462
23,685
13,817
13,707
11,440
8,833
5,771
5,642
2,072
1,567
66
0
0
306,456

979
283
38
0
0
173
105
317
157
0
40
0
0
0
2,092

4,941
2,153
294
288
230
0
79
0
0
0
58
0
0
0
8,043

7,466
2,099
215
0
0
1,380
999
2,427
1,246
0
121
0
0
0
15,953

37,951
16,539
2,285
2,214
1,770
0
456
0
0
0
464
0
0
0
61,679

12,650
3,912
7,391
4,018
2,174
1,773
844
731
1,071
779
346
40
1,840
247
158
0
298
2,771
41,043
72,838

8,139
4,187
4,095
2,461
2,208
2,113
1,377
801
725
676
511
305
290
276
244
211
159
948
29,726
70,290

95,953
32,505
53,125
29,874
15,470
13,118
6,140
4,932
7,209
4,099
1,569
141
7,779
1,411
1,189
0
763
16,971
292,248
530,580

59,591
31,655
30,928
19,393
15,186
12,982
8,538
5,493
4,859
4,740
3,212
1,883
1,108
1,471
1,796
1,709
776
5,874
211,194
517,650

3,742
0
3,993
19
749
77
39
0
338
38
0
0
0
12
38
0
93
291
9,429
11,521

778
0
1,469
272
0
58
98
0
336
58
99
38
0
0
48
0
37
102
3,393
11,436

28,563
0
27,095
158
5,312
596
243
0
2,291
193
0
0
0
130
238
0
251
1,860
66,930
82,883

5,880
0
11,360
2,143
0
331
718
0
2,385
545
740
225
0
0
244
0
175
478
25,224
86,903

1/ EUROPEAN UNION (EU): GROUP OF 15 COUNTRIES FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (EC).

NOTE: DUE TO DATA AGGREGATION, ROUNDING ERRORS MAY OCCUR.

SOURCE: COMPILED FROM BUREAU OF CENSUS RECORDS.

PREPARED BY USDA/FAS/COTS

Feb - 2004

TABLE 10

U.S. EXPORTS OF BURLEY TOBACCO

BY COUNTRY OF DESTINATION

(METRIC TONS AND $1000)

COUNTRY

January - December
Quantity
Value
2002
2003
2002
2003

European Union/1
Belgium-Luxembourg
5,623
Germany
9,212
Italy
1,067
Denmark
1,466
Spain
0
France
1,110
Portugal
837
Netherlands
1,973
Greece
0
United Kingdom
68
Finland
9
Austria
0
Ireland
0
Sweden
169
Total EU
21,534
Other Markets
Switzerland
2,948
Japan
5,571
Philippines
1,301
Thailand
2,181
Taiwan
1,278
Australia
190
Malaysia
2,676
China; Peoples Republic of
19
Israel
126
Indonesia
397
Russian Federation
0
Hungary
46
Hong Kong
0
Cambodia
0
Canada
66
Norway
53
Afghanistan
0
Other
697
Total Other Markets
17,549
World Total
39,083

December
Quantity
Value
2002
2003
2002
2003

9,298
5,052
1,922
1,436
1,097
746
517
335
36
36
9
0
0
0
20,484

48,928
79,210
8,943
12,490
0
9,497
7,349
16,126
0
583
80
0
0
1,321
184,527

70,641
43,272
14,089
12,445
9,413
6,260
4,437
2,951
316
320
80
0
0
0
164,224

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

588
129
0
192
0
0
86
335
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,330

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

5,174
1,183
0
1,688
0
0
777
2,951
0
0
0
0
0
0
11,773

10,776
5,912
978
891
824
471
368
324
125
116
91
83
39
33
11
10
0
0
21,052
41,536

24,310
50,136
11,857
13,206
8,446
1,628
23,352
158
954
2,919
0
428
0
0
218
451
0
3,989
142,052
326,579

89,633
50,702
8,791
6,726
10,382
3,859
3,109
2,408
1,026
952
829
719
328
222
74
86
0
0
179,846
344,070

40
0
0
0
111
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
166
317
317

432
0
0
32
120
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
587
1,917

272
0
0
0
1,414
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
964
2,650
2,650

3,699
0
0
214
1,498
0
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5,433
17,206

1/ EUROPEAN UNION (EU): GROUP OF 15 COUNTRIES FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (EC).

NOTE: DUE TO DATA AGGREGATION, ROUNDING ERRORS MAY OCCUR.

SOURCE: COMPILED FROM BUREAU OF CENSUS RECORDS.

PREPARED BY USDA/FAS/COTS

Feb - 2004

TABLE 11

U.S. EXPORTS OF MANUFACTURED TOBACCO

BY TOBACCO TYPE

(METRIC TONS AND $1000)

Tobacco Product Type

Cigarettes (million pcs.)

Small Cigars (1000 pcs.)
Other Cigars (1000 pcs.)
Chewing and Snuff (MT)
Smoking in Packages (MT)
Smoking in Bulk (MT)
Other Mfg. Products (MT)
Total Manufactured

January - December
Quantity
Value
2002
2003
2002
2003

December
Quantity
2002
2003

127,383
121,404 1,465,643 1,402,998
8,637
10,518
21
26,024
1,355
1,491
909
1,491
144,267
166,328
21,414
19,458
11,143
17,167
625
816
8,152
10,747
43
59
3,581
332
19,436
3,817
202
36
65,315
55,328
329,293
291,233
4,813
4,236
40,571,047 46,236,778
104,895
115,677 4,546,361 2,562,923
NA

NA

1,950,188 1,845,421

NA

NOTE: DUE TO DATA AGGREGATION, ROUNDING ERRORS MAY OCCUR.

SOURCE: COMPILED FROM BUREAU OF CENSUS RECORDS.

PREPARED BY USDA/FAS/COTS

Feb - 2004

NA

Value
2002

2003

98,402
103
1,537
562
1,111
26,280
11,204

118,676
86
2,775
796
554
23,467
6,324

139,199

152,678

TABLE 12

U.S. EXPORTS OF CIGARETTES

BY COUNTRY OF DESTINATION

(THOUSAND PIECES AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)

COUNTRY

January - December
Quantity
Value
2002
2003
2002
2003

European Union/1
Belgium-Luxembourg
2,570,220
1,174,242
25,911
10,926
Netherlands
913,019
859,854
12,690
13,168
Germany
61,020
167,815
1,427
3,421
Austria
18,992
21,970
186
225
France
5,354
19,080
110
195
Greece
0
17,500
0
173
Spain
628
8,710
26
235
United Kingdom
1,203
2,494
26
73
Italy
72
24
10
3
Denmark
0
0
0
0
Finland
189
0
4
0
Ireland
26,993
0
198
0
Portugal
0
0
0
0
Sweden
0
0
0
0
Total EU
3,597,690
2,271,689
40,588
28,419
Other Markets
Japan
77,944,731 79,263,728
904,546
928,838
Saudi Arabia
11,675,177 11,505,383
124,820
126,370
Israel
4,567,289
4,927,824
49,606
56,143
Lebanon
3,911,967
3,738,401
39,076
37,393
Iran
1,527,460
2,960,520
17,840
33,505
Hong Kong
2,782,761
2,288,830
32,260
25,414
Taiwan
1,901,455
2,149,622
22,636
25,311
Kuwait
1,771,885
2,090,201
18,957
22,591
United Arab Emirates
3,011,296
1,608,546
35,623
17,801
Singapore
2,469,417
1,565,667
30,711
17,232
Syria
1,000,132
1,463,670
15,494
14,602
Azerbaijan; Republic of
259,460
946,134
2,998
9,506
Korea; Republic of
3,568,945
619,038
39,580
6,859
Cyprus
626,090
512,120
6,205
4,175
Australia
826,721
449,020
8,886
5,158
Oman
404,361
389,682
4,336
4,191
Qatar
324,774
388,345
3,441
4,190
Other
5,211,493
2,265,345
68,041
35,300
Total Other Markets
123,785,414 119,132,076 1,425,056 1,374,579
World Total
127,383,104 121,403,765 1,465,644 1,402,998

December
Quantity
Value
2002
2003
2002
2003
86,090
16,355
6,544
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
108,989

106,540
6,088
0
0
0
0
0
247
0
0
0
0
0
0
112,875

769
401
131
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,301

1,107
132
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,248

4,875,126 6,909,292
1,184,250 1,153,580
342,294
607,500
206,120
301,790
434,600
0
504,970
300,761
163,344
78,375
84,950
161,120
53,785
44,230
287,369
142,535
0
324,400
0
21,130
2,100
1,400
50,000
20,000
58,244
38,940
42,400
31,800
34,050
20,800
204,711
247,058
8,528,313 10,404,711
8,637,302 10,517,586

57,350
12,515
4,080
2,062
4,760
5,568
1,935
883
576
3,094
0
0
105
397
626
452
355
2,344
97,102
98,403

79,405
12,375
6,374
3,194
0
3,154
924
1,743
490
1,469
3,724
209
70
168
453
337
222
3,117
117,428
118,676

1/ EUROPEAN UNION (EU): GROUP OF 15 COUNTRIES FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (EC).

NOTE: DUE TO DATA AGGREGATION, ROUNDING ERRORS MAY OCCUR.

SOURCE: COMPILED FROM BUREAU OF CENSUS RECORDS.

Feb - 2004

TABLE 13

U.S. IMPORTS OF UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO

FOR CONSUMPTION BY TOBACCO TYPE

(METRIC TONS AND $1000)

Tobacco Type
Flue-cured
Unstemmed
Stemmed
Total Flue-cured
Burley
Unstemmed
Stemmed
Total Burley
Turkish, Unst
Other Tobacco
Unstemmed
Stemmed
Total Cigarette Leaf
Cigar Wrapper
Unstemmed
Stemmed
Total Wrapper
Stems
Scraps
Total Unmanufactured

January - December
Quantity
Value
2002
2003
2002
2003

December
Quantity
Value
2002
2003
2002
2003

3,230
55,008
58,238

2,993
78,352
81,345

7,126
187,128
194,254

5,887
241,126
247,013

258
3,081
3,339

0
8,118
8,118

538
9,521
10,059

0
24,480
24,480

1,830
59,309
61,139
56,923

797
64,485
65,282
52,998

3,940
189,784
193,724
230,684

1,652
202,245
203,897
203,212

22
3,075
3,097
1,672

14
8,066
8,080
6,321

22
8,434
8,456
5,000

24
25,709
25,733
25,247

14,186
13,159
203,645

22,314
13,551
235,490

24,571
20,506
663,739

35,282
21,426
710,830

963
1,503
10,574

2,389
1,173
26,081

2,631
1,967
28,113

5,299
1,412
82,171

1,068
347
1,415
44,718
11,245
260,230

600
604
1,205
43,064
9,206
288,056

21,887
9,183
31,070
14,447
8,259
716,835

11,936
14,099
26,035
12,948
8,130
756,884

104
28
132
2,100
929
13,646

66
88
154
2,406
258
28,861

2,335
642
2,977
734
793
32,542

755
1,869
2,624
961
245
85,980

NOTE: DUE TO DATA AGGREGATION, ROUNDING ERRORS MAY OCCUR.

SOURCE: COMPILED FROM BUREAU OF CENSUS RECORDS.

PREPARED BY USDA/FAS/COTS

Feb - 2004

TABLE 14

U.S. IMPORTS OF UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO

GENERAL IMPORTS BY TYPE

(METRIC TONS AND $1000)

Tobacco Type
Flue-cured
Unstemmed
Stemmed
Total Flue-cured
Burley
Unstemmed
Stemmed
Total Burley
Turkish, Unst
Other Tobacco
Unstemmed
Stemmed
Total Cigarette Leaf
Cigar Wrapper
Unstemmed
Stemmed
Total Wrapper
Stems
Scraps
Total Unmanufactured

January - December
Quantity
Value
2002
2003
2002
2003

December
Quantity
Value
2002
2003
2002
2003

3,284
60,388
63,672

3,013
61,574
64,587

7,343
200,854
208,197

5,975
191,396
197,371

258
3,341
3,599

0
2,685
2,685

538
8,592
9,130

0
6,581
6,581

2,538
64,534
67,072
50,277

1,818
57,915
59,733
53,875

5,474
197,156
202,630
193,389

5,020
178,726
183,746
207,924

22
5,201
5,223
3,614

0
4,116
4,116
7,883

22
15,475
15,497
11,690

0
13,945
13,945
28,822

13,589
14,678
209,288

22,340
14,649
215,184

23,671
20,991
648,878

35,212
21,202
645,455

944
1,618
14,998

2,389
1,425
18,498

2,555
1,945
40,817

5,299
1,635
56,282

1,068
347
1,415
42,771
11,215
263,895

602
604
1,206
36,510
9,187
261,179

21,887
9,183
31,070
13,108
8,215
700,593

11,971
14,099
26,071
11,621
8,083
690,170

104
28
132
2,526
929
18,496

66
88
154
2,556
249
21,419

2,335
642
2,977
773
793
45,284

755
1,869
2,624
932
239
60,056

NOTE: DUE TO DATA AGGREGATION, ROUNDING ERRORS MAY OCCUR.

SOURCE: COMPILED FROM BUREAU OF CENSUS RECORDS.

PREPARED BY USDA/FAS/COTS

Feb - 2004

TABLE 15

U.S. IMPORTS OF MANUFACTURED TOBACCO

FOR CONSUMPTION BY TOBACCO TYPE

(PIECES, METRIC TONS AND $1000)

Manufactured Products
Cigarettes (1000 pcs.)
Cigars & Cheroots (MT)
Other Mfg. Products (MT)
Total Manufactured

January - December
Quantity
Value
2002
2003
2002
2003
20,756,923
23,085,086
228,644
234,095
5,363
6,120
280,642
290,149
3,413
2,464
17,804
16,809
NA
NA
527,090
541,053

NOTE: DUE TO DATA AGGREGATION, ROUNDING ERRORS MAY OCCUR.

SOURCE: COMPILED FROM BUREAU OF CENSUS RECORDS.

PREPARED BY USDA/FAS/COTS

Feb - 2004

December
Quantity
2002
2,116,947
545
156
NA

2003
2,021,586
710
297
NA

Value
2002
2003
23,282
20,478
26,873
29,825
1,943
1,465
52,098
51,768

TABLE 16

U.S. TOBACCO TRADE BALANCE

UNMANUFACTURED AND MANUFACTURED

($1,000)

Tobacco Type
Imports
Unmanufactured Tobacco
Flue-cured
194,254
Burley
0
Oriental
230,684
Other
291,897
Total Unman.
716,835
Manufactured Tobacco
Cigarettes
228,644
Other
298,446
Total Manuf.
527,090
Total
1,243,925

Exports
530,580
326,579
0
192,551
1,049,710
1,465,643
484,545
1,950,188
2,999,898

January - December
2002
Trade Balance
Imports
336,326
326,579
(230,684)
(99,346)
332,875
1,236,999
186,099
1,423,098
1,755,973

Exports

2003
Trade Balance

247,013
203,897
203,212
102,762
756,884

517,650
344,070
0
173,424
1,035,144

234,095
306,958
541,053
1,297,937

1,402,998
442,423
1,845,421
2,880,565

NOTE: DUE TO DATA AGGREGATION, ROUNDING ERRORS MAY OCCUR.

SOURCE: COMPILED FROM BUREAU OF CENSUS RECORDS.

Feb - 2004

270,637
140,173
(203,212)
70,662
278,260
1,168,903
135,465
1,304,368
1,582,628

Table 17
September 13, 2003 through February 23, 2004
U.S. Tobacco Imports Subject to Tariff-Rate-Quota 1/

Quota Receipts

Argentina
Brazil
Chile
European Union
Guatemala
Malawi
Philippines
Thailand
Zimbabwe
Residual 2/

Total

2003/2004
2003/2004
Quota, Metric Tons Imports, Metric Tons

10,750
80,200
2,750
10,000
10,000
12,000
3,000
7,000
12,000
3,000

150,700

4508
45,481
11
1,547
784
6,762
581
2,603
1,218
1,909

65,404

1/ U.S. Tariff Schedule line items subject to the tarriff-rate-quota (TRQ) include flue-cured and light air-cured tobacco
including burley, which are used in the manufacture of cigarettes for consumption in the United States.

2/ A TRQ of 3,000 metric tons is available to all countries, other than the 9 designated quota receipeint countries and is
allocated on a first-come/first-served basis.

NOTE: The TRQ is administered on a September 13-September 12 trade year.

SOURCE: U.S. Customs Service

Feb-04

Percent of
TRQ Used

41.94%
56.71%
0.42%
15.47%
7.85%
56.35%
19.37%
37.19%
10.15%
63.65%

43.40%