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Global regulatory tracker: excise duty, May
14th June 2024 - Heated tobacco regulatory data , Regulatory data |
The TobaccoIntelligence heated tobacco tax tracker provides key insights on heated tobacco tax and regulation internationally
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How a popular tax on nicotine products could turn out to be bad for the children
6th April 2022 - Blog |
A no-doubt well-meaning ballot measure enthusiastically taken up by voters just 18 months ago now has General Assembly members in the US state of Colorado tied up in a knot of their own making
Regulatory report: Paraguay – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, March 2022
14th March 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
The Paraguayan legislative framework for tobacco products applies to heated tobacco and oral tobacco
Regulatory report: Belarus – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, February 2022
28th February 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
Belarus introduced heated tobacco regulation for the first time in 2019. This report offers a regulatory overview for these products
Regulatory report: Latvia – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, February 2022
28th February 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
Latvia transposed the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) in 2016. Heated tobacco is regulated under the Tobacco Act. There are proposals to ban flavours in nicotine pouches
Do sin taxes achieve the desired effect, or do they add up to a temptation to sin?
17th February 2022 - Blog , News analysis |
Whatever the motives behind it, punitive or would-be persuasive taxation has many of the same drawbacks as prohibition
Regulatory report: Austria – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, February 2022
17th February 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
Heated tobacco products qualify as novel tobacco products in Austria, under the Tobacco and Non-Smoker Protection Act (TNRSG). Revisions are due during 2022
Changes to Norwegian rules unlikely to have much impact on the market
9th February 2022 - Blog , News analysis |
Recent changes to Norwegian regulations are unlikely to have a significant impact on the country’s tobacco alternatives market
Regulatory report: Egypt – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, February 2022
7th February 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
Heated tobacco is included in Egypt’s existing tobacco laws. Oral tobacco may be covered too, but nicotine pouches are unregulated. Forthcoming licences will allow production of heated tobacco
Norway’s rule change could open the way to a new market for HnB and pouches
1st February 2022 - News analysis |
Could a new regulation allowing companies to apply for permission to sell new tobacco and nicotine products open the Norwegian market to heated tobacco and oral nicotine pouches?
Regulatory report: Romania, January 2022
27th January 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
Current tobacco laws in Romania do not regulate heated tobacco or nicotine pouches. The new government may introduce legislation, or may wait to implement the forthcoming revised EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD)
Italian Senators consider amendments to modify HnB excise duties from 2022
17th December 2021 - News analysis |
Italian senators from different political parties have tabled a number of amendments to the Budget Bill 2022 aiming to modify the excise tax rates on heated tobacco products
US Senate committee ditches nicotine tax from Biden’s Build Back Better Bill
14th December 2021 - News analysis |
The US Senate Finance Committee has made “targeted improvements” to president Joe Biden’s $2tn social spending package – including removing the proposal of a federal tax on tobacco alternatives
Regulatory report: Venezuela, December 2021
13th December 2021 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
There is no comprehensive legal framework on tobacco products in Venezuela, but several resolutions regulate different aspects of the commercialisation of tobacco products
Regulatory report: US – Chicago metropolitan area, November 2021
29th November 2021 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
TobaccoIntelligence has compiled lists here of all the local regulations affecting tobacco and e-cigarettes for districts in the Chicago metropolitan area
Poland draws closer to raising HnB tax by 2022, with further annual increases
26th November 2021 - News analysis |
A proposal in Poland to increase excise duties applying to innovative tobacco products, including heated tobacco, was passed by the parliament (Sejm) and is now waiting for the decision of the Senate
US House gives green light to new tax on nicotine pouches in Biden’s spending bill
22nd November 2021 - News analysis |
The US House of Representatives has passed by 220 votes to 213 president Joe Biden’s $1.75tn social spending bill, including a new federal tax on nicotine pouches
Regulatory report: Portugal – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, November 2021
12th November 2021 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
In Portugal heated tobacco and other “novelties” are subject to the same restrictions as traditional cigarettes in terms of sales, advertising and public place usage. Official authorisation must be obtained before marketing products
Survey backs EU-wide tax harmony on heated tobacco and oral nicotine
28th September 2021 - News analysis |
New figures from the European Commission reveal broad support for harmonised tax rules for tobacco-alternative products ahead of the revision of a directive on the structure and rates of excise duties on tobacco
Regulatory report: Canada – heated tobacco, snus, tobacco-free snus, September 2021
23rd September 2021 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
Heated tobacco products must follow tobacco regulation in Canada. This report offers a comprehensive overview of the current regulations in place for heated tobacco products and snus
Montenegro’s plan to increase heated tobacco tax misses its proposed due date
3rd August 2021 - News analysis |
Two months after prime minister Zdravko Krivokapić submitted a proposal to increase the tax on heated tobacco each year, the Parliament of Montenegro has still not considered it and will not now do so before the autumn
U-turn in Mexico as HnB import ban is scrapped after less than 18 months
26th July 2021 - News analysis |
Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has issued a decree lifting the import and export ban on heated tobacco devices and consumables, less than 18 months after the prohibition was approved
Pakistan proposes its first ever tax on imported heated tobacco products
22nd June 2021 - News analysis |
Pakistan has included a proposal to tax heated tobacco products in its annual national budget for the first time. It comes after several calls to take a harsher approach towards tobacco products generally
Germany has second thoughts, lowering the tax pressure on heated tobacco
16th June 2021 - News analysis |
The German Bundestag has approved the country’s Tobacco Law, lowering the level of tax on heat-not-burn (HnB) products proposed by the government to apply from January 2022
UK physicians suggest raising the legal tobacco age while lowering tax pressure
28th May 2021 - News analysis |
The Royal College of Physicians has recommended the UK government reduce the VAT on tobacco-alternative products to 5% to encourage smokers to make the switch, and to increase the minimum legal age for sales
German Bundestag remains divided over how tobacco alternatives should be taxed
20th May 2021 - News analysis |
Talks on a proposed amendment to Germany’s Tobacco Act have revealed divisions within parliament and beyond on whether taxation of tobacco alternatives should be based on health promotion or tax income
French MPs to recommend boosting tax revenues from tobacco products
7th May 2021 - News analysis |
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
Brussels insiders admit the need for a quick fix to harmonise tobacco taxes
23rd April 2021 - News analysis |
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 regimes in Europe
Regulatory report: US state discounts and benefits for MRTPs, April 2021
19th April 2021 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report analyses whether US states are considering the different harm profiles of tobacco products when taxing them, in order to encourage consumption of lower risk products
Emirates tax officials seize non-compliant heated tobacco
14th April 2021 - News analysis |
The introduction of digital tax stamps for heated tobacco products in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) since January 2021 is already resulting in the authorities taking action against non-compliant products
Croatia heading for one of the highest heated tobacco tax rates in Europe
24th February 2021 - News analysis |
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
22nd February 2021 - News analysis |
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
17th February 2021 - News analysis |
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
Europe places anti-cancer focus on tighter HnB regulation and taxation
3rd February 2021 - News analysis |
The European Commission’s newly outlined Beating Cancer Plan places a focus on tobacco-alternative products such as e-cigarettes and heated tobacco
Change yes, but what change? EU given mixed messages on tobacco tax harmony
14th January 2021 - News analysis |
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?
7th January 2021 - News analysis |
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
4th January 2021 - News analysis |
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
Norwegian coalition agrees to cut snus tax to curb cross-border purchases
22nd December 2020 - News analysis |
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
10th December 2020 - News analysis |
The Serbian government is proposing to increase tobacco taxes, including those levied on heat-not-burn (HnB) products
Expected increase in HnB tax is dropped from Italy’s proposed budget for 2021
24th November 2020 - News analysis |
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
Hungary set to increase tax on tobacco alternatives after EU call on cigarettes
6th November 2020 - News analysis |
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
2nd November 2020 - News analysis |
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 Parliament (Storting) to implement such measure
Brussels planning ahead for harmonised EU taxation of HnB late next year
21st October 2020 - News analysis |
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
French Assembly rejects call to reduce tax on heated tobacco from 2021
9th October 2020 - News analysis |
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
8th October 2020 - News analysis |
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”
Slovakia justifies 50% HnB tax increase proposal amid broad opposition
2nd October 2020 - News analysis |
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%
New products behind near nine-fold increase in Swedish nicotine tax revenue
29th September 2020 - News analysis |
Taxes collected on “e-liquids and other nicotine products” in Sweden in 2019 amounted to SEK79.5m (€7.55m) – a figure believed to come mainly from products newly introduced into the market
UK to set new post-Brexit limit on HnB duty-free purchases from January
24th September 2020 - News analysis |
The UK government is to impose a cap from next year on the number of heated tobacco consumables that air passengers can import into the country – including from countries within the European Union
UAE launches app to crack down on non-compliant tobacco products
18th September 2020 - News analysis |
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has created a phone app to help consumers detect non-compliant tobacco products in a bid from Emirati authorities to counter tax evasion and commercial fraud as well as to protect public health
Heated tobacco yields 1% of tobacco tax revenue in Italy as smoking declines
16th September 2020 - News analysis |
Demand for tobacco products in Italy has fallen steadily over the past four years, while heated tobacco products have hugely increased their share of both total tobacco sales and tax revenues
