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  • Europe Our alerts service is now closed until 7th January ...
  • Estonia HTP and nic pouch excise tax set to increase in 2025 ...
  • Serbia HTP tax to rise in January 2025 and again in July 2025 ...
  • Russia New tax in force for heated tobacco consumables from 1st January ...
  • Russia New minimum sales price for heated tobacco to come into force in January ...
  • Belarus New tax rates in January for heated tobacco and nic pouches ...
  • Germany Heated tobacco tax to increase from 1st January ...
  • Bulgaria Tax rates for tobacco substitutes and heated tobacco to rise in January ...
  • Switzerland Tax on heated tobacco, snus and nicotine pouches to rise in January ...
  • Hungary Tax rises on HTPs, herbal heated sticks and nic pouches in January ...
  • Iceland Nicotine pouch excise duty to come into force 1st January ...
  • Indonesia Minimum retail price of HTPs and nic pouches to increase in January ...
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News analysis

No softening likely in WHO’s antagonism to e-cigs and HnB

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 4th October 2018

The rhetoric coming out of the eighth Conference of the Parties (COP8) in Geneva suggests the World Health Organization is unlikely to give vaping products or HnB a role in its anti-tobacco policies any time...

ENDS and means up for debate at WHO’s COP8 gathering

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 27th September 2018

The role of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco will again be discussed next week at the eighth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP8) to the WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control...

European Commission told: we don’t want an EU e-cig tax

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 25th September 2018

Most respondents to the European Commission’s consultation on tobacco excise duties do not want a European tax on e-cigarettes. Almost 70% said the best level of tax on e-cigarettes would be no more than the...

Chinese authorities arrest 30 suspects in two HnB smuggling cases

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 10th August 2018

A total of 30 suspects have been arrested in a joint anti-smuggling operation by Chinese law enforcement. China Tobacco Ningbo, Ningbo municipal police department and Ningbo municipal anti-smuggling bureau joined forces ...

Advantage BAT in the race to open up US for heated tobacco

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 30th July 2018

British American Tobacco (BAT) has a chance to steal a march on its Big Tobacco rivals in the heated-tobacco market after the company became the first to receive approval to sell a heat-not-burn device in...

UK’s tax plans include a new category for heated tobacco

Written by Freddie Dawson | 9th July 2018

Heated-tobacco products are to receive their own taxation category and rate in the UK. A rate and commencement date for the duty on tobacco consumables for heat-not-burn (HnB) products will be announced in the autumn...

HnB and e-liquids bring manufacturing boost to Eastern Europe

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 4th July 2018

E-cigarette manufacturers and tobacco giants are increasing investment in Central and Eastern Europe, building new plants or expanding existing ones to meet growing demand for new tobacco alternatives ...

Scots to consult on their vision for a tobacco-free future

Written by Freddie Dawson | 27th June 2018

The Scottish government will consult on a range of new regulations for reduced-risk products, including further restrictions on e-cig advertising, banning some flavours in Hnb products, and banning their public...

PMI: ‘no ceiling in sight for heated tobacco products’

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 18th May 2018

PMI expects its reduced-risk portfolio and continued good performance in Asian countries to continue to drive growth and aims to have at least 30% of its shipment volume to consist of new tobacco products by...

Rival HnB devices that use IQOS consumables available in Japan

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 17th May 2018

Japan’s advanced heated tobacco market and its ban on nicotine e-liquid are between them leading e-cigarette manufacturers to launch their own HnB devices – many compatible with the Heets made for market leader...

PMI and Altria report cigarettes down, HnB and vapour up

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 2nd May 2018

While sales of traditional cigarettes continue to decline worldwide, PMI is increasingly relying on its heated-tobacco device IQOS to buoy up its financial results, particularly through sales in Japan and Korea ...

Vape show reveals mixed feelings on Japan’s market future

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 16th April 2018

Opinions on the future of the Japanese e-cigarette market at the country’s first vape sector tradeshow were mixed, with some optimism despite the continuing ban on nicotine e-liquid and the dramatic success of HnB...

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