India’s top export destinations for cigars, cheroots, cigarillos, and cigarettes in 2023

India’s top export destinations for cigars, cheroots, cigarillos, and cigarettes in 2023 were:

• Singapore: 31% of exports, or $29 million
• Kuwait: 14.6% of exports, or $13.9 million
• United Arab Emirates: 10.6% of exports, or $10.1 million
• Panama: 8.52% of exports, or $8.12 million
• Bhutan: 7.23% of exports, or $6.89 million
• Belize: 5.67% of exports, or $5.4 million
• Saudi Arabia: 3.54% of exports, or $3.37 million
• Libya: 2.64% of exports, or $2.51 million
• United Kingdom: 2.46% of exports, or $2.34 million
• Sri Lanka: 2.09% of exports, or $1.99 million 

India is the second largest exporter of tobacco in the world, after Brazil. In 2022, India exported cigars, cheroots, cigarillos, and cigarettes worth 6.4 billion Indian rupees