INTERNATIONAL
Egypt: Tobacco Market
November 2026: Philip Morris Egypt Raises Cigarette and Heated Tobacco Prices for Second Time in 2026 Philip Morris Egypt has announced a new round of price increases across its cigarette and heated tobacco portfolio, effective November 5, 2026. The latest adjustments, ranging from 6.9% to 9.0% across affected brands, mark
Tobacco Regulation: Latin America
November 2026: Colombia Proposes Steep New Tax Hikes on Tobacco and Vaping Products to Fund Healthcare The Colombian government has submitted a sweeping “Economic Rescue Bill” to Congress proposing steep tax hikes on vaping products, tobacco, and alcoholic beverages. Designed to close fiscal deficits while generating dedicated revenue for the
Global Vape Market
October 2026: China Vaping Exports Fall 6.3% in September 2026 as U.S. Market Collapses In September 2026, China vaping exports fell 6.3% year-on-year to $832.6 million, down from $888.5 million in September 2025. The monthly downturn was primarily triggered by a 37.8% collapse in exports to the U.S., which dropped
Africa: Tobacco Market
October 2026: Morocco Proposes Tax Increases on Cigarettes and Vaping Products in 2027 Finance Bill Morocco is set to increase domestic consumption taxes on both conventional tobacco and electronic cigarettes starting January 1, 2027. Under proposed measures submitted to parliament in Bill No. 60.26, the government aims to restructure tobacco
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 over 50 years of cigarette manufacturing in South Africa, sticking to its plan announced in January to close its Heidelberg factory by the end of
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 complete, nationwide ban on the production, sale, import, and consumption of all tobacco and nicotine products by January 1, 2040. The ambitious measure targets one
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 access to hyper-concentrated, massive-capacity disposable vapes. Recent investigations by public health advocacy groups reveal that illicit e-cigarettes vastly exceeding legal safety thresholds can be purchased
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 revealed that nearly six in ten cigarette packs consumed in the country avoided Irish tax, pointing to widespread tax avoidance and illegal smuggling. The Empty
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 a court order beginning in March 2026. The measure, passed by the State Duma and set to take effect on March 1, 2026, aims to
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. Top-3 markets, USA (5.75 billion), Japan (2.92 billion), and Germany (2.45 billion), accounted for 60.4% of the global sales volume in 2024. Sales revenue for
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 around 8.4 billion cigars each year – including 181 million handmade cigars and more than 8.2 billion machine-made cigars. 88% of the premium (handmade) cigars
