Smokeless Tobacco and Vapour Products

Almost 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 ...

Towards the end of the review period, vaping had started to gain traction in India due to its positioning as a perceived healthier alternative to smoking, its cost-effectiveness and regulatory curbs on smoking tobacco. These aspects coupled with the ...

Heated tobacco is a late entry to the Dominican Republic, arriving as recently as 2018. Some users of these products are former cigarette smokers who began using heated tobacco as a smoke-free option in the belief that these products offer a reduced ...

Heated tobacco products continued growing strongly in Serbia during 2019. British American Tobacco and Phillip Morris continued to invest heavily in promoting their products in Serbia. This is a relatively small country with a high smoking ...

Legislators’ attitude towards reduced harm products (e-vapour or heated tobacco) shifted to become more positive and large tobacco manufacturers continued lobbying in 2019. Still, vaping and heated tobacco falls under the same public smoking ban and ...

Although smokeless tobacco is not popular in Romania, e-vapour products and heated tobacco saw dynamic growth in 2019. However, despite the recent entry of heated tobacco, it was already a much larger category than e-vapour products, and also saw by ...

In 2019 MINSA (Ministerio de Salud – Peru’s Ministry of Health) was being more aggressive with its communication regarding the negative effects of non-fuel nicotine consumption, especially regarding young people. This was due to the increased use of ...

Smokeless tobacco, e-vapour products and heated tobacco remained in its nascency, with vapour products still considered a luxury in terms of price in 2019. With heated tobacco products not yet present, e-vapour products made up the bulk of sales in ...

The only category with a presence in smokeless tobacco, e-vapour products and heated tobacco in 2019 was smokeless tobacco. After many consecutive years of decline, this category saw dynamic volume growth in 2019, with a much lower current value ...

There were no significant sales of smokeless tobacco, e-vapour products or heated tobacco in Saudi Arabia in 2018. The act of vaping is not explicitly prohibited by Saudi law and people are free to engage in vaping publicly. However, it was not ...

Vapour products, such as e-vapour products, continued to see good current value growth in 2019, albeit at a much slower pace than during the review period as a whole. Over the review period, many consumers switched from cigarettes to vapour products ...

Many smokers regard e-vapour products and heated tobacco as aids in quitting smoking or reducing consumption, as well as potentially reducing the risks associated with secondary smoking. The category remains relatively immature, with the majority of ...

E-vapour products continued to witness positive value growth in Portugal in 2019 although at a slower pace than the previous year due to a marked slowdown in the growth of maturing open vaping systems, the biggest category. Open vaping systems ...

The sale of vapour products was banned in Uruguay in 2009. Retailers that violate this ban can face large fines, or even have their stores closed. Individuals are permitted to privately import vapour products from other countries, but only for ...

The first heated tobacco products were introduced to Latvia in 2018 when Philip Morris Latvia SIA launched the ISOQ and HEETS on the landscape. Heated tobacco products are subject to VAT and specific excise, just like traditional tobacco, and further...

E-Vapour products continued to see significant diversification as more new brands and product types became available during the review period. E-Commerce platforms boosted the process, continuing to attract consumers through the rapid delivery of ...

Growth in e-vapour products in 2019 was driven largely by the digital generation, influenced by the popularity of gaming culture and in line with the growing global popularity of vaping. Having grown up with easy access to digital information and ...

Smokeless tobacco is traditionally popular in Algeria. Loose US-style moist snuff, known locally as chemma, is the only smokeless tobacco product type in the country. This product is very popular among older people, although some young people also ...

Sales of smokeless tobacco, e-vapour products and heated tobacco continued to be negligible in Kenya in 2019, which is largely due to the high unit price of these products. This is especially true of e-vapour products, but the category also suffers ...

Heated tobacco products arrived in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 2019, thanks to global giant Philip Morris doo which holds full dominance over the sub-category. Previously to this, it was possible for consumers to purchase heated tobacco devices on ...