Cigarettes

All but uniquely among fmcg industries, tobacco legislation is not simply a guiding element or a means of enforcing consumer standards but a central determining factor in the performance of tobacco markets. As the cumulative de-normalising impact of ...

In 2017 around one in 10 cigarettes lit globally, excluding China, was illicit, compared to one in 11 in 2012. Valued collectively at more than USD60 billion, illicit sales cause substantial tax losses to countries around the world. Illicit trade ...

British American Tobacco (BAT) is the world’s second largest international tobacco company, with a prominent position in most regions, and a presence in each tobacco category. BAT’s recent acquisition of Reynolds American Inc (RAI) and continued ...

Japan Tobacco Inc is the world’s third largest international tobacco company, which holds its strongest position in its sharply declining domestic Japanese market. It also has substantial shares in Eastern and Western Europe - regions that are also ...

It is expected that cigarette volume sales in Chile will remain on a downward trajectory over the forecast period. The reasons for this will include an ongoing increase in average unit price and consumers migrating towards more affordable and ...

The forecast period is expected to witness ongoing declines in demand for cigarettes, with tax hikes, anti-smoking campaigns and the spreading understanding of the harms of cigarette smoking to continue suppressing demand. Younger consumers are ...

PMI, the largest of the international tobacco companies and with the world’s strongest brand, Marlboro, is going through the biggest strategic transformation in its history. PMI’s vision of designing a smoke-free future, supported by the initial ...

Economy-priced brands continued to account for a growing share of cigarette volume sales in 2017 due to several factors. Firstly, consumers continued to feel the impact of annual tax increases as well as the bi-annual indexation of tobacco excise, ...

Cigarettes posted a moderate but positive growth in volume terms in 2017, driven by a mix of trends that include a decline in the smoking prevalence and in the average number of sticks smoked per day, a reduction of illicit trade and the growth of ...

With ever-tightening regulation, the emergence of credible alternatives and growing reputational challenges for its supply chain and sustainability, it is clear that the cigarette industry is living through its own version of the (apocryphal) Chinese...

Long-standing health concerns of combustible tobacco and increased travelling and duty-free shopping by consumers continued to contribute to declining volume sales for tobacco in 2017. Cigarettes is a mature category in Norway, particularly with the ...

The creation of a third tax tier for cigarettes in 2017 encouraged manufacturers to introduce new and more competitively priced products specifically aimed at the growing number of middle-income consumers in Pakistan. One such product was the L&M ...

India witnessed the introduction of a new tax regime in 2017 and this involved bringing several previous taxes such as VAT, cess and state tax under one national tax regime, named goods and services tax (GST). Under the new GST regime, the Indian ...

The government implemented a second increase in tax on cigarettes in the second half of 2017 after much lobbying from various health and community groups. The rise in prices had a minimal impact on smoking habits in Taiwan. A large number of smokers ...

The 2015 Excise Duty Bill, which increased retail prices, came into effect on 1 December 2015, and thus affected consumer behaviour in 2017. The Bill introduced uniform specific excise for cigarettes at the rate of KES2,500 per every 1,000 cigarettes...

Cigarettes recorded double digit volume and current value declines in 2017, the first double-digit declines since the imposition of higher tobacco tax and resultant price increases drove down volumes in 2011. The steep declines at the end of the ...

Federal and provincial governments are expected to cause cigarettes decline to accelerate by hiking excise taxes. This practice proved to be very effective in reducing smoking prevalence and is thus expected to be enforced closely during the next ...

Even though cigarettes is registering a decline in volume terms, it continues to be an active category in Guatemala. In 2017, Distribuidora Alcazaren SA, a strong liquor and wine distributor, began to import Camel cigarettes and distributes them ...

Retail volume sales of cigarettes continued to decrease in 2017, as the increase in taxes witnessed in 2016 had a deeper effect during 2017. The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) raised the Selective Consumption Tax (ISC) on tobacco by 157% for ...

Over the last five years, tobacco consumption became a crucial health and social policy issue in Argentina. In March 2018 the government increased the tax burden on each pack of cigarettes once again, aiming to reduce smoking prevalence. The new tax ...