Cigarettes in the United Arab Emirates

Cigarettes in the United Arab Emirates - Category analysis

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Excise tax of 100% implemented

Sales of premium cigarettes hit by taxation

Changes in labelling laws

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Philip Morris leads cigarettes despite the declining premium price segment

Manufacturers with balanced portfolios are gaining share

The threat of illicit trade over the short term

TAXATION AND PRICING

Taxation rates

Table 1 Taxation and Duty Levies 2012-2017

Average cigarette pack price breakdown

Summary 1 Average Cigarette Pack Price Breakdown

CATEGORY DATA

Table 2 Sales of Cigarettes: Volume 2012-2017
Table 3 Sales of Cigarettes by Category: Value 2012-2017
Table 4 Sales of Cigarettes: % Volume Growth 2012-2017
Table 5 Sales of Cigarettes by Category: % Value Growth 2012-2017
Table 6 Sales of Cigarettes by Tar Level: % Volume Breakdown 2012-2017
Table 7 Sales of Cigarettes by Price Band: % Volume Breakdown 2012-2017
Table 8 Sales of Cigarettes by Standard/Menthol/Capsule: % Volume Breakdown 2012-2017
Table 9 Sales of Cigarettes by Tobacco Type: % Volume Breakdown 2012-2017
Table 10 Sales of Filtered Cigarettes by Carbon vs Non-carbon: % Volume 2012-2017
Table 11 Sales of Cigarettes by Length: % Volume 2012-2017
Table 12 Sales of Cigarettes by Regular/Slim/Superslim/Microslim: % Volume 2012-2017
Table 13 Sales of Cigarettes by Pack Size: % Volume 2012-2017
Table 14 NBO Company Shares of Cigarettes: % Volume 2013-2017
Table 15 LBN Brand Shares of Cigarettes: % Volume 2014-2017
Table 16 Sales of Cigarettes by Distribution Format: % Volume 2012-2017
Table 17 Production, Imports and Exports of Cigarettes: Total Volume 2012-2017
Table 18 Illicit Trade Estimate of Cigarettes: Volume 2012-2017
Table 19 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes: Volume 2017-2022
Table 20 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Category: Value 2017-2022
Table 21 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
Table 22 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
Table 23 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Tar Level: % Volume 2017-2022
Table 24 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Price Band: % Volume Breakdown 2017-2022
Table 25 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Standard/Menthol/Capsule: % Volume Breakdown 2017-2022
Table 26 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Tobacco Type: % Volume Breakdown 2017-2022
Table 27 Forecast Sales of Filtered Cigarettes by Carbon vs Non-carbon: % Volume 2017-2022
Table 28 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Length: % Volume 2017-2022
Table 29 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Regular/Slim/Superslim/Microslim: % Volume 2017-2022
Table 30 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Pack Size: % Volume 2017-2022

Tobacco in the United Arab Emirates - Industry Overview

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Selective tax and VAT implemented across the GCC

Risk of counterfeit products

The competitive landscape shifts due to movements between price segments

Tobacco specialists is the main distribution channel for cigars and smoking tobacco

New tax laws are set to impact tobacco

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

Legislation

Legislative overview
Summary 2 Legislation Summary at a Glance

Minimum legal smoking age

Smoking prevalence

Tar levels

Health warnings

Plain packaging

Advertising and sponsorship

Advertising through media (television, radio, billboards, consumer press, trade press, cinema, etc)
Advertising through retail points-of-sale
Distribution of tobacco-branded gifts (eg cigarette-branded lighters, pens, etc)

Point-of-sale display bans

Smoking in public places

Low ignition propensity (LIP) cigarette regulation

Flavoured tobacco product ban

“Reduced harm”

Electronic cigarettes

PRODUCTION/IMPORTS/EXPORTS

MARKET INDICATORS

Table 31 Number of Adult Smokers by Gender 2012-2017

MARKET DATA

Table 32 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2012-2017
Table 33 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2012-2017
Table 34 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2012-2017
Table 35 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2012-2017
Table 36 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2017-2022
Table 37 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2017-2022
Table 38 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
Table 39 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022

SOURCES

Summary 3 Research Sources

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