India: The health department of the state of Tamil Nadu, a southern state of 76m citizens, will appeal the recent order of the
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Indonesia: Vice president Ma'ruf Amin said today that the effects of e-cigarettes would be reviewed and, if proven to be harmful to public
Indonesia: The minister of health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, said yesterday that regulations for e-cigarettes are still being discussed across ministries, press reports. The
India: The Madras High Court has quashed the decision of the commissioner of food safety of Tamil Nadu banning the manufacture, storage, transport,
25th January 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: Health advocacy groups have expressed their support for House Bill 5532, which aims to raise taxes on heated tobacco products, press reports.
Lebanon: Yesterday, 24th January, the Lebanese Tobacco Authority published an updated list of heated tobacco prices, specifying the following prices per unit: LBP6,700
23rd January 2023 - Asia, South Korea |
South Korea: A bill was introduced last week seeking to reduce the national health promotion tax on snus and nicotine pouches from KRW534.50 ($0.43) to KRW56.10 ($0.046)
Indonesia: The Directorate General of Customs and Excise has revealed how much revenue was collected from e-cigarette and heated tobacco excise duty in 2022, press reports. A
18th January 2023 - Asia, United Arab Emirates |
United Arab Emirates (UAE): The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology has told TobaccoIntelligence that a new fee is now being charged to
16th January 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: Following seizures of smuggled and untaxed products, the Bureau of International Revenue (BIR)Â has called on all distributors and sellers of e-cigarettes, heated
Taiwan: Yesterday, 12th January, the Legislative Yuan adopted the amendments to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act, which for the first time regulates heated
Armenia: The excise tax on heated tobacco has increased to AMD3,100 ($7.95) per 1,000 consumables from 1st January.
10th January 2023 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan: The tax rate for heated tobacco consumables has changed from 1st January to KZT9,870 ($21.45)Â per 1,000.
10th January 2023 - Asia, Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyzstan: The tax rate for heated tobacco consumables has increased from 1st January to KGS2,000 ($23.35) per 1,000.
Indonesia: A new excise duty on heated tobacco products now applies, as of 1st January, at IDR2,886 ($0.19) per g of tobacco.
10th January 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: As of 1st January 2023, heated tobacco tax increased to PHP32.50 ($0.59) per pack of 20 units.
Jordan: Representative Talal El-Nesour has called on a parliamentary session to increase the taxes on tobacco to finance costly gas and fuel bills,
Indonesia: On 23rd December 2022, president Joko Widodo issued the list of planned governmental regulations for 2023. Among the proposed regulations, the president
9th January 2023 - Asia, Uzbekistan |
Uzbekistan: At the end of December 2022, the Senate approved a new version of the law “On restricting the distribution and consumption of
9th January 2023 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan has approved a new minimum retail price for tobacco products, including heated tobacco consumables. As of 1st January 2023, the minimum
9th January 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry published the Rules and Regulations of the Vaporised Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act in December
Vietnam: At a workshop held on 23rd December 2022, representatives from the Ministry of Trade and Industry said they were gathering opinions from
Indonesia: The Ministry of Finance has recently issued Regulation 192/PMK.010/2022, amending Regulation 193/PMK.010/2021 to set the new applicable excise duties for tobacco products for 2023
Japan: On 14th December, the prime minister proposed raising the tax rate on tobacco, including heated tobacco, among other commodities in order to
16th December 2022 - Asia, Bangladesh |
Bangladesh: The Ministry of Health intends to ban vaping products and heated tobacco by amending the Smoking and Use of Tobacco Products (Control)
Malaysia: New health minister Zaliha Mustafa has said she plans to reintroduce the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022 in the first sitting of Parliament next year, press
Vietnam: According to Ngo Khai Hoan, deputy director of the Department of Industry and Trade, leaders of the industry and health ministries are
2nd December 2022 - Asia, Turkmenistan |
Turkmenistan: According to the amendments to the law “On protecting the health of citizens from the effects of tobacco smoke and the consequences
Vietnam: In a workshop organised yesterday (24th November) by a newspaper, the director of the legal department from the government's office, Dinh Dung Sy,
Vietnam: Tran Thi Trang, deputy director of the Ministry of Health legal department, today told a seminar organised by the Ministry of Information
23rd November 2022 - Asia, Tajikistan |
Tajikistan: Deputy health minister Abdukholik Amirzoda told a parliamentary working group on the Law on Restricting the Use of Tobacco Products that a decree
Malaysia: None of the three main coalitions in Malaysia got the amount of votes needed to hold a simple majority of seats in
18th November 2022 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has published revenue regulations for e-cigarettes, heated tobacco and novel tobacco products in compliance with the recently enacted Vaporised
Qatar: In advance of the FIFA World Cup, the Ministry of Public Health has announced a campaign titled "Sport for Better Health" to
EAEU: Representatives of all five Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries – Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia – attended a meeting in Bishkek,
Malaysia: Caretaker minister of health Khairy Jamaluddin said today that if the National Front (Barisan Nasional) wins the upcoming general election, to be held on
Jordan: The World Health Organization (WHO)’s director of the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases Office in Jordan, Hala Bou Kardana, expressed the
Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health has proposed to ban those who were born in or after 2009 from
Indonesia: The government has decided to increase the excise duties for tobacco products for the next year, press reports. The increase for heated
3rd November 2022 - Asia, Azerbaijan |
Azerbaijan: The country plans to reduce excise tax rates on several types of tobacco products, including chewing tobacco, by 26.7% starting next year,
Israel: With most votes counted after yesterday’s general election, the Likud party led by former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared set to unseat
Vietnam: Members of the one-party National Assembly have expressed concern about a potential pilot project for the regulation of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco, press
2nd November 2022 - Asia, Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia:Â The National Committee for Tobacco Control plans to increase the excise tax on all tobacco products to 150% in an attempt to
Hong Kong: Hong Kong could reverse the ban on the re-export of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products by the end of this year,
28th October 2022 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: Today (28th October), the Philippines Department of Trade and Industry is holding a virtual public consultation on implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the
25th October 2022 - Philippines |
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry is to hold a virtual public consultation on Friday, 28th October, on the draft implementing rules and regulations of
Bahrain: The Bahraini Testing and Metrology Directorate has confirmed to TobaccoIntelligence that according to the Technical Regulation of Electronic Nicotine Products it is
18th October 2022 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Bureau of Philippine Standards, an agency of the Department of Trade and Industry, has included vaping and heated tobacco products in the
Malaysia: Prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has announced that Parliament will be dissolved today, paving the way for general elections, which are reportedly expected to be held in