Market & legal data of alternative tobacco products in Europe

Scientists and industry divided over access to harm reduction information

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 7th May 2021

The information the public receives on tobacco harm reduction and whether it contributes to improving the role of tobacco-alternatives is a hot topic that divides the industry and the scientific community ...

French MPs to recommend boosting tax revenues from tobacco products

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 7th May 2021

A working group created by the French National Assembly to analyse the taxation of tobacco products in France is expected to deliver proposals to the government to increase the tax revenues from tobacco products ...

Scottish Conservatives say alternatives should be regulated like combustibles

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 28th April 2021

As elections to the Scottish Parliament approach, the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party has said e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products should be subject to the same restrictions as combustible cigarettes ...

Brussels insiders admit the need for a quick fix to harmonise tobacco taxes

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 23rd April 2021

Tax officials in Brussels are agreed that the harmonising of excise duties on tobacco alternatives is urgent after calls from EU member states and the sector to put an end to the different national tax...

Smoke-free now 28% of PMI revenue, boosted by European take-up of Iqos

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 20th April 2021

Philip Morris International (PMI)’s earnings were up slightly in the first quarter of 2021, boosted by a 38% increase in heated tobacco unit volume in Europe ...

Spain's health ministry ready to ban HnB on outdoor terraces in anti-Covid plan

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 16th April 2021

The Spanish Ministry of Health is looking at imposing a blanket ban on the use of inhalable tobacco products – including heat-not-burn (HnB) – on outdoor bar and cafe terraces ...

WHO approach to HnB is 'short-sighted' and 'out of date', say British MPs

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 13th April 2021

A British All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Vaping has urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to look more positively on new alternatives to tobacco to shape future global anti-smoking policies ...

Snus online sales skyrocket in Norway and Sweden due to Covid restrictions

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 9th April 2021

Online sales of snus in the first two months of 2021 increased by 246% in Norway against the same period of 2020, according to new figures released by fintech company Klarna ...

Broad industry support for extending UK tobacco regs to include alternatives

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 6th April 2021

The UK review of the 2016 Tobacco and Related Products Regulations (TRPR) should cover other tobacco-alternative products and not just e-cigarettes, respondents to an official consulation said ...

Swedish officials urged to tighten snus regulations and ban advertising

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 2nd April 2021

A report commissioned by the Swedish government recommends stricter regulation of tobacco-alternatives, including new age limits for the sale of tobacco-free snus and a blanket ban on advertising ...

Imperial expresses new optimism on upcoming heated tobacco market trials

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 30th March 2021

Imperial Brands has announced that it expects to deliver its yearly objectives for 2021 and expressed optimism about the performance of its heated tobacco device Pulze ...

Swedish Match to advocate for EU regulation of nicotine pouches in TPD3

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 25th March 2021

Swedish Match is set to join efforts to promote harmonised regulation of nicotine pouches across the EU at a critical time for the future of tobacco-alternative products in Europe ...

More knowledge of novel products means less fear of them among EU politicians

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 24th March 2021

How much politicians know about novel tobacco products has a major effect on their perceptions of safety and risk, new research by TobaccoIntelligence suggests ...

Dutch health officials call for warnings and stricter rules on nicotine pouches

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 22nd March 2021

The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) has called for stricter regulation and public warnings about “addictive and harmful” nicotine-containing non-tobacco products ...

Value and accuracy of information on reduced risk products is a burning issue

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 18th March 2021

How much information the public receives from health authorities about tobacco harm reduction – and how much it helps – is a hot topic between the industry and the scientific community ...

EU anti-cancer plan accused of 'shutting the door' on smokers trying to quit

Written by Barnaby Page | 16th March 2021

As European health ministers met to discuss the EU’s Beating Cancer Plan, one influential organisation has pleaded for a rethink of its attitude toward alternative nicotine products ...

UK High Court revokes BAT's HnB patents and dismisses its claim against PMI

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 15th March 2021

A UK court has declared two patents held by British American Tobacco (BAT) for its heat-not-burn device Glo invalid after the company sued Philip Morris International (PMI) for infringement ...

European Ombudsman tells Commission to come clean over tobacco meetings

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 2nd March 2021

The European Ombudsman has accused the European Commission of failing to “proactively publish” details of all its interactions with the tobacco industry ...

Should the UK include non-tobacco pouches in tobacco laws? PHE suggests so

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 26th February 2021

A new report from Public Health England (PHE) advises that non-tobacco nicotine products should be included in the post-Brexit UK revision of the 2016 Tobacco and Related Products Regulations (TRPR) ...

Croatia heading for one of the highest heated tobacco tax rates in Europe

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 24th February 2021

A proposal to nearly double the tax on heated tobacco in Croatia appears to be broadly backed by lawmakers, though some are urging the government to consider scientific and economic evidence ...

Germany aims to increase HnB duty to match tax on combustible cigarettes

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 22nd February 2021

The German government is proposing an increased levy on heat-not-burn (HnB) consumables from 2022, bringing them under the same tax burden as traditional cigarettes ...

Ukraine’s HnB tax hike blamed for ‘inevitable’ boom in bootleg sales

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 17th February 2021

Concerns have been raised in Ukraine over a sharp increase in sales of counterfeit heated tobacco products from China following the imposition of a new tax scheme in January ...

Swedish Match is ZYN the money as pouches keep growing in pandemic

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 15th February 2021

Swedish Match posted an operating profit of nearly SEK 7bn ($845m) in 2020, up 23% on the previous year, thanks largely to a good performance by its ZYN nicotine pouches and record US sales ...

UK should take the harm reduction message to WHO conference, MPs told

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 11th February 2021

Britain will have an “incredible opportunity” later this year to spread the word that appropriate regulation of tobacco alternatives saves lives, members of the UK Parliament have been told ...

European Beating Cancer Plan – now the parliamentary debates begin in earnest

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 8th February 2021

Intense debate has begun in the European Parliament on Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, presented by the European Commission last week, including suggested measures to tighten regulation of tobacco alternatives ...

'Impressive growth' of heated tobacco not enough to stave off drop in PMI revenues

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 4th February 2021

Demand for Philip Morris International (PMI)’s heated tobacco products rose in 2020, but that was not enough to save the tobacco giant from posting an overall 3.7% drop in net revenues over the year ...

Europe places anti-cancer focus on tighter HnB regulation and taxation

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 3rd February 2021

The European Commission’s newly outlined Beating Cancer Plan places a focus on tobacco-alternative products such as e-cigarettes and heated tobacco ...

Imperial Brands' five-year plan to 'dial up focus' on heated tobacco in Europe

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 28th January 2021

Imperial Brands has announced a substantial shift in strategy towards its next-generation products category, with a focus on investment in heated tobacco in Europe over the next five years ...

Change yes, but what change? EU given mixed messages on tobacco tax harmony

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 14th January 2021

Industry insiders and public health bodies agree the EU should make changes to the tax scheme for tobacco alternatives – but not all share the same view on what those changes should be ...

What new rules lie ahead for tobacco alternatives on the road through 2021?

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 7th January 2021

The new year looks certain to become another significant one for the tobacco-alternatives industry across the globe, with a bunch of new regulations on the horizon ...

New year brings new heated tobacco taxes after Italian Senate vote

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 4th January 2021

Italy has gone into 2021 with new excise duties on heated tobacco after the Senate voted in favour of an amendment included in the country’s budget bill ...

UK tobacco regulation review likely after Brexit deal signed

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 24th December 2020

After the eleventh-hour agreement of a Brexit deal on Christmas Eve, one of the first key issues for the go-it-alone UK to tackle will be the review of the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations (TRPR) ...

Norwegian coalition agrees to cut snus tax to curb cross-border purchases

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 22nd December 2020

Norway’s majority coalition parties have agreed to drop 25% of the excise duties on snus in a bid to stop people buying it in from neighbouring Sweden ...

Serbia's five-year plan for a gradual increase in heated tobacco taxes

Written by Marija Obradovic | 10th December 2020

The Serbian government is proposing to increase tobacco taxes, including those levied on heat-not-burn (HnB) products ...

Danish health minister seeks to postpone labelling rules for nicotine pouches

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 4th December 2020

The Ministry of Health has proposed that the enforcement of the provisions affecting labelling and health warnings rules should be postponed by six months ...

Swiss Assembly starts debate this month on long-anticipated tobacco bill

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 2nd December 2020

The Swiss National Council is expected to debate the country’s draft Federal Tobacco Act in a few days but a final vote on the bill, which would ban tobacco sales to minors, is unlikely...

Expected increase in HnB tax is dropped from Italy’s proposed budget for 2021

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 24th November 2020

Italy’s draft budget for 2021 does not include any provision – for now – on taxing heated tobacco products, despite calls from health authorities and members of the country’s Senate ...

Netherlands bans the sale of tobacco products in supermarkets from 2024

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 23rd November 2020

Supermarkets in the Netherlands will no longer be allowed to sell tobacco, including heated tobacco products, from 2024, health minister Paul Blokhuis has announced ...

Spain to unveil soon new regulations equating HnB with combustibles

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 18th November 2020

The Spanish Ministry of Health has prepared an amendment to the Tobacco, Act including provisions on tobacco-alternative products, but implementation will depend on the COVID-19 pandemic situation ...

Imperial posts poor next-gen results, aims to expand oral nicotine in Europe

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 17th November 2020

Imperial Brands has revealed that net revenue from its next-generation portfolio declined by 27% in the year to September and announced that it will take a “more prudent approach” from now on ...

EU Parliament endorses Commission’s new health programme

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 13th November 2020

The European Parliament approved by an overwhelming majority the EU health policy programme for the period 2021-2017 aimed at tackling some of the main health issues in Europe, including tobacco policy ...

Hungary set to increase tax on tobacco alternatives after EU call on cigarettes

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 6th November 2020

The Hungarian government is proposing to increase taxes on tobacco-alternative products after Brussels called on the country to apply the minimum EU threshold for excise duty on cigarettes ...

Norway seeks political support to increase snus excise duties in 2021

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 2nd November 2020

The Norwegian government is proposing an increase of 3.7% in the tax applied to snus from 2021 with the aim to “limit health problems”, but the minority government must find an ally in the national...

Swedish Match’s nicotine pouches drive positive company numbers in the quarter

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 27th October 2020

Swedish Match’s sales of smoke-free products jumped 23% in the third quarter of 2020, with the good performance of nicotine pouches in both US and Scandinavia as the main driver ...

Brussels planning ahead for harmonised EU taxation of HnB late next year

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 21st October 2020

The tax authorities in Brussels are to give a final decision on introducing a new harmonised tax scheme for heated tobacco products in a year’s time, amid calls for action from top EU institutions ...

Imperial's tobacco-alternative revenues collapse by 30% in 2020

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 9th October 2020

Imperial Brands has revealed that the company’s net revenue for its next-generation portfolio is around 30% lower than 2019, while the overall company revenue looks set to remain flat this year ...

French Assembly rejects call to reduce tax on heated tobacco from 2021

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 9th October 2020

The Finance Committee of the French National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) has rejected a proposal to cut the taxes on heated tobacco to make tobacco-alternative products more attractive to smokers ...

Ukraine proposes to include HnB by definition in its national tax code

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 8th October 2020

The Ukrainian government has proposed an amendment to the country’s tax code that would add heat-not-burn (HnB) products to the definition of traditional tobacco in a bid to build “fair tax rules” ...

Denmark holds back on planned flavour ban after European Commission says no

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 5th October 2020

Denmark has put on hold a proposal to extend the ban on flavours in tobacco products to hookah and chewing tobacco after the European Commission issued a negative opinion on the plan ...

Slovakia justifies 50% HnB tax increase proposal amid broad opposition

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova | 2nd October 2020

Concern within the industry and other areas of government could lead the Slovak Ministry of Finance to water down a proposal to increase excise duties on heated tobacco by 50% ...

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