The object of the application is a holder unit (12) for use in a tobacco industry material web changer used in manufacturing systems of tobacco industry articles, provided with a holder (13) adapted to hold the tobacco industry material web (2, 6) on a material reel (5a, 5b, 7a, 7b) in the changer (3, 4) and to release the tobacco industry material web (2, 6) from the material reel (5a, 5b, 7a, 7b), characterized in that the holder (13) is positioned on the carrier element (14), the carrier element (14) is rotary mounted relative to the axis (Xa, Xb) of the mandrel (15a, 15b) fixing the material reel (5a, 5b, 7a, 7b), whereby the carrier element (14) is adapted to rotate together with the mandrel (15a, 15b) of the material reel in the changer when the holder (13) holds the material web (2, 6).