Table 12

Table 12
U.S. Exports of Cigarettes
by Country of Destination
(Metric Tons and Thousand Dollars)

		January - December				December
COUNTRY	Quantity		Value		Quantity		Value
	1996	1997	1996	1997	1996	1997	1996	1997
European Union/1
Belgium-Luxembourg	61,810,295	48,529,266	1,228,260	1,025,540	4,025,661	4,065,060	87,326	93,909
Greece	357,826	411,560	3,652	4,075	204,000	0	2,100	0
Netherlands	233,562	387,519	4,554	8,714	7,934	13,043	154	247
Germany	2,065,114	384,477	20,951	4,911	34,427	136,696	342	1,522
France	1,056	240,795	21	5,274	0	160,166	0	2,625
Spain	65,430	141,876	1,634	2,365	0	21,389	0	368
Finland	6,555,340	112,800	70,113	1,117	387,270	0	4,243	0
United Kingdom	17,968	6,638	203	95	196	207	8	4
Italy	279	2,243	13	58	0	0	0	0
Denmark	486	1,088	18	32	0	0	0	0
Sweden	0	166	0	3	0	0	0	0
Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total EU	71,107,356	50,218,428	1,329,419	1,052,183	4,659,488	4,396,561	94,174	98,674
Other Markets
Japan	67,738,359	67,673,064	1,523,004	1,549,304	5,117,248	4,751,898	107,687	107,217
Lebanon	11,712,681	10,336,861	183,525	178,429	968,000	626,368	9,858	10,186
Russian Federation	17,022,283	10,265,135	360,792	232,632	1,550,844	614,580	35,116	13,365
Cyprus	9,487,840	9,949,477	134,715	116,454	1,467,690	132,400	19,149	1,219
Saudi Arabia	9,301,329	9,346,860	194,700	205,674	740,670	604,390	16,706	13,892
Korea; Republic of	6,259,617	7,232,472	129,481	153,507	149,470	623,121	2,051	12,199
Singapore	8,016,674	5,910,916	91,390	79,616	689,312	149,660	6,649	1,792
Turkey	2,739,499	5,854,232	25,772	58,249	620,755	257,600	5,651	2,442
Hong Kong	6,129,256	4,343,297	108,397	88,006	590,309	566,249	11,291	10,872
Ukraine	1,941,109	3,416,463	42,534	80,139	283,300	140,610	6,524	3,392
Israel	3,210,196	3,312,100	61,339	64,944	266,177	311,980	5,402	6,814
Taiwan	2,223,814	2,755,073	45,868	63,787	371,199	197,390	8,191	4,445
Malaysia	329,543	2,442,990	6,010	25,372	4,180	107,390	43	1,164
Panama	2,388,324	2,419,342	49,523	44,539	262,695	24,567	5,856	366
Paraguay	1,910,044	2,238,475	36,353	43,320	16,200	29,000	174	699
Kuwait	1,845,849	1,898,126	39,020	42,434	14,186	248,368	206	5,991
United Arab Emirates	1,807,272	1,811,281	37,608	40,189	85,920	78,790	1,849	1,814
Other	18,725,585	15,579,385	336,338	290,655	1,580,854	1,121,269	24,042	16,697
Total Other Markets	172,789,274	166,785,549	3,406,369	3,357,250	14,779,009	10,585,630	266,445	214,566
World Total	243,896,630	217,003,977	4,735,788	4,409,433	19,438,497	14,982,191	360,619	313,240

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 the Census Records.
Prepared by: USDA/FAS/COTS

February 1998

Last modified: Wednesday, November 26, 2003

Table 12 U.S. Exports of Cigarettes by Country of Destination (Metric Tons and Thousand Dollars)

Table 12
U.S. Exports of Cigarettes
by Country of Destination
(Metric Tons and Thousand Dollars)