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Emirates tax officials seize non-compliant heated tobacco

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 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 ...

WHO approach to HnB is ‘short-sighted’ and ‘out of date’, say British MPs

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 13th April 2021 || News analysis |

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 || News analysis |

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 ...

Cambodia ‘combats drugs’ with a blanket ban on heated tobacco products

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 8th April 2021 || News analysis |

Health authorities in Cambodia have decided to ban heated tobacco amid concerns that it causes serious health problems and promotes drug use ...

Gold in Virginia? One man’s bid to claim all the profits ever made from tobacco

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 1st April 2021 || News analysis |

Will Sheldon Q. Rolfe succeed in his legal bid to claim all the profits accrued from tobacco growing since 1613? A Virginia lawsuit could put the whole world in his hands – three times over ...

Indian state of Jharkhand invokes plague law to restrict tobacco sales and use

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 29th March 2021 || News analysis |

The eastern Indian state of Jharkhand has clamped down on tobacco usage, introducing a new set of measures including a ban on the sale and purchase of tobacco products in public places ...

Opinion survey report: what do MEPs think about new nicotine products?

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 24th March 2021 || Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

TobaccoIntelligence surveyed a group of MEPs to find out their views on new nicotine products such as e-cigarettes (vaping), heated tobacco and nicotine pouches ...

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

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 24th March 2021 || News analysis |

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 || News analysis |

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 || News analysis |

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 ...

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

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 15th March 2021 || News analysis |

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 ...

China’s popular WeChat platform kills off ‘cool’ smoking soldier emoji

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 10th March 2021 || News analysis |

China’s popular social media and messaging app WeChat has taken down an emoji featuring a smoking soldier after a Beijing-based anti-smoking organisation campaigned for its removal ...

Colombia debates tighter rules on nicotine products, including HnB

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 8th March 2021 || News analysis |

Colombia’s Parliament is considering a bill that would impose fresh regulations on the sale and use of tobacco-alternative products, including heated tobacco ...

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

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 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 ...

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

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 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 ...

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

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 11th February 2021 || News analysis |

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 ...

JT looks to new heat-not-burn device to counter falling overall tobacco sales

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 9th February 2021 || News analysis |

Japan Tobacco is set to launch a new heated tobacco device by the second half of the year, despite falling revenues in its home market, in a bid to strengthen its reduced-risk portfolio ...

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

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 4th February 2021 || News analysis |

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 ...

US trade officials recommend banning imports of PMI’s Iqos HeatSticks

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 2nd February 2021 || News analysis |

A patent infringement hearing at the US International Trade Commission (ITC) could result in Philip Morris International (PMI) being barred from importing its Iqos consumables into the US ...

Altria enjoys steady growth in nicotine pouches, while Iqos rollout continues

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 28th January 2021 || News analysis |

Altria has posted positive numbers for the last quarter of 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic, with a good performance for its oral portfolio but unknown figures for Iqos in the US ...

PMI insider Olczak set to take the reins and drive product transformation

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 26th January 2021 || News analysis |

Philip Morris International (PMI) is to have a new CEO, with Jacek Olczak taking over from André Calantzopoulos after the annual shareholder meeting in May ...

Hong Kong legislators raise doubts over government plans to ban heated tobacco

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 20th January 2021 || News analysis |

Lawmakers in Hong Kong who met to discuss the government’s long-delayed proposal to ban heated tobacco products remained divided on the issue ...

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

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 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 ...

Regulatory change in 2021: an assessment of future prospects

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 7th January 2021 || Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

This report addresses the developments TobaccoIntelligence expects to see in regulation of heated tobacco and modern oral products around the world in 2021 ...

New year brings new heated tobacco taxes after Italian Senate vote

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 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 ...

Filipino government issues packaging restrictions amid FDA cash scandal

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 28th December 2020 || News analysis |

A joint memorandum from several government agencies laying down rules for tobacco-alternative products in the Philippines establishes new restrictions on flavours and changes to labelling requirements ...

Legal eagles’ report calls for reform and enforcement of India’s tobacco controls

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 17th December 2020 || News analysis |

A report by the National Law School of India University calls for wide-ranging reforms of the country’s Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, including raising the legal age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21 ...

BAT awaits approval to manufacture and market nicotine pouches in Kenya

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 16th December 2020 || News analysis |

British American Tobacco (BAT) is planning to invest up to $25m in a factory in Kenya to manufacture Lyft nicotine pouches – under regulatory scrutiny from officials in the country ...

IQOS 3 is approved for sale in the US as FDA finds ‘no new concerns’

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 9th December 2020 || News analysis |

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a marketing order authorising the sale of Philip Morris International (PMI)’s IQOS 3 holder and charger ...

Danish health minister seeks to postpone labelling rules for nicotine pouches

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 4th December 2020 || News analysis |

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 || News analysis |

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 before summer 2021...

Netherlands bans the sale of tobacco products in supermarkets from 2024

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 23rd November 2020 || News analysis |

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

Could products combining nicotine with CBD be a way to help smokers quit?

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 19th November 2020 || News analysis |

Nicotine and CBD are perceived as the bad guy and the good guy of health and wellness – but could putting the two together make commercial sense if it can help smokers break the habit? ...

Spain to unveil soon new regulations equating HnB with combustibles

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 18th November 2020 || News analysis |

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 || News analysis |

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 ...

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

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 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 ...

Health Canada warns against using nicotine pouches, orders ZYN recall

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 3rd November 2020 || News analysis |

Canada's top health authority has issued a warning against nicotine pouches, saying they may pose “various serious health risks” to users, and ordered the recall of an unauthorised product being sold in Toronto ...

Altria’s oral tobacco hits high in the quarter

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 30th October 2020 || News analysis |

Altria’s oral tobacco portfolio drove the numbers of the Big Tobacco company, amid “uncertainties” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Regulatory report: Singapore – heated tobacco, snus, tobacco-free snus, October 2020

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 30th October 2020 || Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

It is prohibited to sell, use, possess for sale, import or distribute imitation tobacco products including heated tobacco products – both consumables and devices – and white pouches in Singapore ...

US elections: the uncertain landscape for the tobacco-alternatives industry

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 29th October 2020 || News analysis |

Just a few days ahead of the US elections there is a lot of uncertainty about the approach that next White House leader will have towards the tobacco-alternatives industry ...

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

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 27th October 2020 || News analysis |

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 ...

How COVID-19 has affected the nicotine market, and what happens next

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 20th October 2020 || News analysis |

Our managing director, Tim Phillips, recently explained how the nicotine market has been affected by COVID-19 at the Nicotine Cannabis Strategies Europe, which took place online on 10th...

Indonesia prepares new national standard for tobacco alternatives

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 19th October 2020 || News analysis |

Indonesia’s Ministry of Industry is working towards a new national standard for e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products, which it beleives will benefit the tobacco-alternatives industry ...

Regulatory report: Taiwan – heated tobacco, snus, tobacco-free snus, October 2020

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 15th October 2020 || Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

This report provides an overview of the current regulatory framework for heated tobacco and snus in Taiwan, covering both current restrictions and possible future regulations ...

Appeal delays California’s multi-million-dollar anti-tobacco campaign

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 14th October 2020 || News analysis |

The US state of California has delayed the start of a multi-million-dollar promotional campaign to discourage the public from using tobacco products, following an appeal by a previous contractor ...

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

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 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

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 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” ...

Regulatory report: China – legal status of oral tobacco products, September 2020

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 30th September 2020 || Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

This report offers a summary of the current regulatory status in China of oral tobacco products, such as snus ...

Regulatory report: Russia – heated tobacco, September 2020

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 29th September 2020 || Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

This regulatory report provides an overview of the current regime in place in Russia for heated tobacco products ...

New products behind near nine-fold increase in Swedish nicotine tax revenue

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 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 ...

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