LATEST ALERTS
US - Mississippi: House Bill (HB) 916 has been introduced. HB 916 would create public state directories for both cigarettes and electronic nicotine
US - Hawaii: Senate Bill (SB) 972 has been introduced. SB 972 aims to prohibit the sale of flavoured nicotine products in Hawaii,
US - Georgia: Two bills have been introduced that would increase the tax rate on cigarettes. House Bill 83 would increase tax from $0.37 to
US - Connecticut: Senate Bill (SB) 792 has been introduced. SB 792 would impose an excise tax of 75% on the sale of non-tobacco
Philippines: A group of House leaders has proposed a bill to temporarily suspend the annual increase of 5% in tobacco excise taxes for
Indonesia: The Ministry of Health has said that the draft regulations potentially introducing plain packaging for all tobacco and nicotine products are still being finalised, press
Poland: The Ministry of Health has made public a draft bill that regulates nicotine pouches. The draft extends the country’s tobacco restrictions to nicotine pouches by
Finland: The new government’s draft proposal to amend the Tobacco Act to regulate nicotine pouches is facing criticism during the comments procedure, media reports.
US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the marketing of 20 Zyn nicotine pouch products, marking its first-ever approval
Egypt: The Ministry of Health plans to establish a committee to ensure the enforcement of the Prevention of Smoking Law. This law prohibits smoking,
Russia: The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade has drafted a governmental decree proposing to ban the sale of nicotine-containing products – including e-liquids, disposable e-cigarettes and
EU: New commissioner for health and animal safety Olivér Várhelyi has outlined his policy priorities for his five-year mandate. While not explicitly addressing
Thailand: On 26th December 2024, the chairman of Thailand’s Special Committee on E-Cigarette Control, presented a comprehensive report to the Thai parliament following
India: The Delhi High Court has refused to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) that seeks to ban the sale of tobacco products
US - Vermont: Following the release of last month's Vermont Young Adult Survey 2024, which shows an increase in non-smoking tobacco use among
Saudi Arabia: The Ministry of Municipalities and Housing has launched a public consultation, running until 28th January, on additional requirements for tobacco shops.
EU: Cypriot member of the European Parliament (MEP) Loucas Fourlas, from the European People's Party Group (centre-right), has submitted a parliamentary question to
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a proposed rule that aims to set a maximum nicotine level to reduce
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has released an overview of the center's accomplishments
US - New York: Assembly Bill A1709 has been introduced. A1709 would prohibit the sale of any vapour or tobacco products that contain the
US - New York: Assembly Bill A1687 has been introduced. A1687 would prohibit the packaging, sale and distribution of confectionery and candy designed to resemble a
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has reminded importers and manufacturers of vaping products and heated tobacco products (HTPs) to register for
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the lists of retail prices and excise duties for heated tobacco consumables and herbal heated products (HHPs).
Greece: The Ministry of Health has updated the list of notified tobacco products. The list contains herbal heated products, heated tobacco products and nicotine pouches, among
US - Indiana: House Bill (HB) 1410 has been introduced. HB 1410 would ban the sale of flavoured tobacco products – which includes electronic
Bangladesh: The government has announced a tax hike on several goods, including raw tobacco, to increase the national revenue collection. The National Board
Pakistan: Over the past decade, the country has lost over PKR567bn ($2bn) in tax revenue due to tobacco smuggling and illegal cigarette manufacturing.
US - Maine: Governor Janet Mills released her biennial budget proposal, which includes a plan to raise the state’s cigarette tax rate. Highlighting that Maine’s
US - Nebraska: Legislative Bill 125 has been introduced, which would update Nebraska's tobacco and nicotine product regulations by introducing a new legal definition
US - Indiana: Senate Bill (SB) 322 has been introduced, which would prohibit the sale of tobacco products, including e-liquids and e-cigarettes, to people
Germany: The Greens (centre-left), currently in the ruling coalition with the Social Democratic Party of Germany, has recently published its Government Programme 2025. In it,
Germany: The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD, centre-left), currently in the ruling coalition, has published its election manifesto ahead of the 23rd
Philippines: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has confirmed a decrease in excise tax collection from 2021 to 2024 that led to a
US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said that the proposed rule “Tobacco Product Standard for Nicotine Level of Combusted
Czech Republic: The State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority has updated the list of notified tobacco products and their ingredients.
Ukraine: The Ukrainian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC Ukraine) has asked president Zelenskyy to sign a bill to change the excise
Kazakhstan: The minimum retail price for 20 pieces of heated tobacco increased from KZT820 ($1.56) to KZT870 ($1.65) as of 1st January 2025.
US - Washington: House Bill 1203 has been introduced. It would ban flavoured tobacco and nicotine products, including e-сigarettes. According to the bill, beginning
EU: Greek member of the European Parliament (MEP) Afroditi Latinopoulou, of the right-wing Patriots for Europe group, has submitted a parliamentary question to
Uzbekistan: At a meeting of the lower chamber of the parliament, health minister Asilbek Khudayarov announced that a bill aimed at banning the
US - New York: Bill A00274 has been introduced. It would increase the tax imposed on the sale of certain tobacco products from 75%
France: Following the implementation of an excise increase scheme, as of 1st January 2025, the tax rate for heated tobacco products (HTPs) is
US - New York: Two new bills have been introduced: A00141 and A00077. A00141 would include oral nicotine pouches in the prohibition against
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the lists of retail prices and excise duties for heated tobacco consumables and herbal heated products (HHPs).
US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced updates to two import alerts: 98-07 and 98-06. According to the FDA, these updates
Vietnam: As of 1st January, the sale and import of “electronic cigarettes”, including related equipment and accessories, are prohibited, according to resolution 17/TCHQ-GSQL. In
Belarus: A bill “on state regulation of the production, turnover and consumption of tobacco raw materials, tobacco products, non-tobacco nicotine-containing products, liquids for
Armenia: In response to complaints about the frequent disregard for the ban on smoking and vaping in various locations, the Ministry of Health
Uzbekistan: Today, at a meeting of the lower chamber of the parliament, a bill aimed at banning the distribution of certain types of tobacco
