Tobacco Regulation: Latin America
October 2026: Guyana Bans Recreational Vaping Products, Restricting Imports Amid Public Health Concerns The government of Guyana has announced a ban on the importation and
October 18, 2026
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Global Vape Market
October 2026: China Deepens Tax Overhaul, Eliminating VAT Rebates for E-Cigarette Exports In a progressive tightening of fiscal policies governing key manufacturing sectors, Chinese regulatory
October 16, 2026
South Africa: Tobacco Market
October 2026: BAT to Exit South African Manufacturing as Illicit Cigarettes Take 75% Market Share British American Tobacco (BAT) is bringing down the curtain on
October 10, 2026
Turkey: Cigarette Market
September 2026: Turkey Targets 2040 Total Tobacco Ban in Sweeping Anti-Smoking Legislation Turkey has drawn up draft legislation outlining a phased strategy to achieve a
September 13, 2026
Illicit Trade – RRPs: International
August 2026: Illicit High-Nicotine Vapes Flood European Markets Amid Enforcement Gaps A parallel market for non-compliant e-cigarettes is rapidly expanding across Europe, granting consumers easy
August 28, 2026
International: Illegal Cigarettes
August 2026: Nearly 60% of Cigarette Packs in Ireland Avoided Domestic Tax, Research Reveals A major research study tracking discarded cigarette packaging across Ireland has
August 14, 2026
Africa: Tobacco Market
March 2026: BAT Faces Rising Illicit Trade in African Markets British American Tobacco (BAT) reported a 12.5% year-on-year revenue decline in Kenya in 2025, as
March 12, 2026
Egypt: Tobacco Market
February 2026: Philip Morris Egypt raises cigarette prices by E£5-7 Philip Morris Egypt announced new prices for its portfolio of traditional cigarettes and heated tobacco products
February 11, 2026
Russia: Cigarette Market
January 2026: Russia to Begin Extra-Judicial Blocking of Online Tobacco Sales Sites Russian authorities will start blocking websites that sell tobacco and nicotine-containing products without
January 30, 2026
Little Cigars
June 2025: Global little cigar sales dropped 4% in 2024, outside China Little cigar sales, outside China, dropped 3.9% to 18.4 billion sticks in 2024.
July 1, 2025
International Cigar Market
June 2025: The Dominican Republic remains the world’s top exporter of premium cigars The Dominican Republic remains the world’s top exporter of premium cigars, producing
June 26, 2025