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Canada’s Nova Scotia sets nicotine cap, British Columbia may follow suit

Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st May 2020 || News analysis |

The Canadian province of Nova Scotia is to limit the nicotine concentration in e-cigs to 20 mg/ml. And with no federal regulation on the issue, some other provinces are considering a similar approach ...

Imperial Brands posts 43.9% slump in next-generation half-year revenues

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th May 2020 || News analysis |

Imperial Brands, the company behind the e-cigarette brand Blu, has recorded a major slump in revenue from its next-generation products ...

Melbourne moves to ban vaping in the business district ‘to clear the air’

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th May 2020 || News analysis |

The Australian city of Melbourne is working to implement new regulation that would prohibit the use of e-cigarettes in the city’s central business district ...

Maryland governor vetoes planned increases in vaping sales taxes

Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th May 2020 || News analysis |

A planned increase in sales taxes on e-cigarettes has been halted in the US state of Maryland due to concern about the economic impact on the industry amid the coronavirus pandemic ...

Limited enforcement of the online sales and advertising ban in China

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th May 2020 || Marketing & retailing , News analysis |

The enforcement of the ban issued in China in late 2019 that prohibits the online sales of e-cigarettes as well as vaping advertising has proven relatively ineffective, ECigIntelligence has found ...

Regulatory report: provincial legislation in China

Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th May 2020 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

This itemised report details the regulatory requirements and restrictions on e-cigarette products in the six Chinese provinces – Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Shenzhen ...

Moves afoot in Belgian Parliament to ban a range of e-cigarette flavours

Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th May 2020 || News analysis |

A Belgian MP has submitted a proposal to Parliament that aims to ban certain e-cigarette flavours to make them less attractive to young people ...

New Jersey bill proposes 19,000% rise in vaping business licence

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th May 2020 || News analysis |

A new bill introduced in the New Jersey Legislature is considering new regulations for vapour businesses and dramatically increasing the licence cost for opening new vape stores ...

Regulatory report: Finland, May 2020

Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th May 2020 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

This report provides an overview of the current regulatory landscape for e-cigarettes in Finland, including advertising and marketing restrictions, notification obligations and product restrictions ...

Notified e-liquid nicotine strength per brand in Italy

Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th May 2020 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

The top e-liquid brands each have a distinctive range of notified nicotine strengths as highlighted by this graphic. The full TPD notification report for Italy provides insights into the notified categories in Italy – such as disposable devices,...

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COVID-19 news round-up

Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th April 2020 || News analysis |

All ECigIntelligence’s COVID-19-related news briefings and other data can now be found in one place here ...

COP9 postponement buys time to consider evidence, say experts

Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th April 2020 || News analysis |

The postponement of the 2020 Conference of the Parties (COP9) to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) to next year could be good news for the tobacco alternatives sector ...

Flavour ban and coronavirus a double whammy for New Jersey vape trade

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th April 2020 || News analysis |

Vaping businesses in the US state of New Jersey, already crunched by the coronavirus pandemic, now say they need to make radical changes to stay afloat under a state ban on the sale of flavoured e-cigs ...

Health advocates urge Indonesian president to act against vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th April 2020 || News analysis |

A large grouping of non-profit and health organisations has called on Indonesian president Joko Widodo to take a stricter stance against e-cigarettes and other tobacco products in the battle against COVID-19 ...

Podcast: e-cig and tobacco industry analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic

Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th April 2020 || News analysis , Podcasts |

Our host for today’s podcast is Tim Phillips, the founder and managing director of ECigIntelligence, who presents a year overview and analysis of the regulatory path in the e-cigarette sector ...

Pandemic measures place new pressures on US vaping trade

Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd April 2020 || Marketing & retailing , News analysis |

The sweeping response to the global COVID-19 pandemic has had an uneven impact on the US vaping sector, with some stores being forced to close while others respond in novel ways to government restrictions ...

Billy Gifford, the new captain to drive into Altria’s future

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th April 2020 || News analysis |

Altria has appointed Billy Gifford as the company’s new CEO and announced the retirement of current CEO and chairman, Howard Willard, who has been in the company for 28 years ...

Russia’s best-selling e-liquid brands

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th April 2020 || News analysis |

ECigIntelligence has identified the top-selling e-liquid brand in Russia, as well as two brands that have appeared in the top-three best selling e-liquid brands for the first time....

Costa Rica gearing up to ban public vaping and tax e-cig products

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th April 2020 || News analysis |

The Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica is heading towards passing new legislation before the end of April that would ban the use of e-cigarettes in public and impose taxes on all e-cigs and e-liquids ...

Kentucky lawmakers pass separate taxes for open and closed e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th April 2020 || News analysis |

Lawmakers in the US state of Kentucky have approved separate tax rates for closed and open e-cigarette products with the aim of dissuading young people from vaping by financial means ...

Regulatory report: Taiwan – local jurisdictions

Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th April 2020 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

While the revision of the national Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act takes place, a draft of local e-cig regulation is under legislative process in five of the six special municipalities in Taiwan ...

Regulatory report: Paraguay, April 2020

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th April 2020 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

E-cigarettes are are currently covered in Paraguay by only one regulatory decision, and though the government is developing regulations, this has been delayed by COVID-19 ...

Regulatory report: Czech Republic, April 2020

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th April 2020 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

The Czech Republic incorporated the European Union Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) into its domestic legal system in 2017. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory landscape for e-cigs in the country ...

Cautious relief after US court grants four-month PMTA deadline extension

Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th April 2020 || News analysis |

Vape businesses have generally welcomed a court’s decision to grant a four-month extension to the premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) deadline – but there are reservations ...

New York passes 2021 state budget law including a ban on flavoured e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd April 2020 || News analysis |

Lawmakers in New York State have agreed to a ban on the sale of flavoured e-cigarette products, delivering a victory to Democrat governor Andrew Cuomo who has made the issue a priority ...

UK online vaping orders rocket during lockdown; Italian sales plummet

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd April 2020 || Marketing & retailing , News analysis |

An increase in online sales has been one of the most notable consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak on the vaping industry across Europe, as the sector continues to battle market disruptions and shop closures ...

How global pandemic trumped vaping epidemic and left researchers reeling

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st April 2020 || News analysis |

“It’s like everything dear and precious to us has just been blown away.” Vaping is no longer the worst thing in the world – and for some public health experts that’s the worst thing of all ...

Regulatory report: Russia, the power of regional authorities

Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th March 2020 || Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |

This regulatory reports analyses the attitude of the various major regions and republics in the Russian Federation to the regulation of the sale of e-cigarettes in their territories ...

Snapshot: New Zealand, March 2020

Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th March 2020 || Market reports , Market Snapshots |

This market snapshot for New Zealand covers key indicators: recent, present and forecast market size; regulation level; an overview of the top available brands, form factors, retail distribution, prices and affordability ...

Philippines e-cig distribution channels

Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th March 2020 || Market reports , Market Snapshots |

The Philippines distribution channels are clearly dominated by one type of retailer. Here you can find ECigIntelligence's analysis of this uneven split, which is further expanded in our in-depth market report for the Philippines Q1...

Korean court rejects complaint against health ministry advice to avoid e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th March 2020 || News analysis |

A judge in Seoul has dismissed a petition by the South Korean Electronic Cigarette Association questioning whether reports issued by the Ministry of Health and Welfare recommending people not to vape were unconstitutional ...

Regulatory report: Sweden, March 2020

Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th March 2020 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

This regulatory report provides in-depth analysis of the current vaping regulations in Sweden, including laws around advertising and marketing, labelling and packaging, notification, public usage, tax and more ...

BAT plans on near 500% increase in smoke-free users in 10 years, reports no hit from coronavirus

Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th March 2020 || News analysis |

British American Tobacco (BAT) is targeting an increase in non-combustible product consumers to 50m worldwide by 2030, from the current 11m ...

Spain plans new measures to tighten vaping and HnB regulations

Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd March 2020 || News analysis |

The Spanish government has announced plans to strengthen enforcement of existing tobacco regulations and to impose taxes on new products such as e-cigarettes and heated tobacco ...

DIY e-liquid users in Russia

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th March 2020 || News analysis |

What motivates consumers to use DIY e-liquids? ECigIntelligence did a survey with DIY e-liquid users in Russia which has highlighted the most important and least important factors motivating their e-liquid choice as presented in this graphic. The full...

Snapshot: United Kingdom, March 2020

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th March 2020 || Market reports , Market Snapshots |

This market snapshot for the UK covers key indicators: recent, present and forecast market size; regulation level; an overview of the top available brands, form factors, retail distribution, prices and affordability ...

Spring vaping shows and exhibitions worldwide fall victim to coronavirus

Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th March 2020 || News analysis |

Fears over the coronavirus outbreak, and governments’ responses to it, have led to the cancellation of a number of vaping events that were scheduled over spring at locations around the world ...

Will it be Democrats vs Vapers in the coming battle for the White House?

Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th March 2020 || News analysis |

How dramatic would the change be for the e-cig industry if voters deny Donald Trump another four-year term in the White House and choose either Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders as the next US president? ...

Netherlands moves towards extending smoking restrictions to e-cigarettes

Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th March 2020 || News analysis |

The Dutch lower chamber has passed a bill presented by health secretary Paul Blokhuis to amend the Tobacco and Smoking Products Act and extend prohibitions on smoking to tobacco-alternative products ...

Duterte issues further regulation of e-cigarettes in the Philippines

Written by ECigIntelligence || 12th March 2020 || News analysis |

Following his order that extended the ban on smoking in public spaces to include vaping, president Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines has now issued a further raft of restrictions on e-cigarettes ...

Consumer survey report: brand prevalence differs across channels in the UK

Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th March 2020 || Market reports , Topic market reports |

ECigIntelligence collected responses from 481 e-cig users who use open system e-cigarettes in the UK, with the aim to better understand what types of device they use, brand, nicotine strength, where they buy their e-liquid and what their...

South Africa plans to bring in new e-cigarette tax scheme from 2021

Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th March 2020 || News analysis |

The South African government has announced that its finance authorities are working on a new tax scheme for vaping products to come into force in 2021 ...

Hawaii proposal includes flavour ban and confiscation of e-cigs at school

Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th March 2020 || News analysis |

Lawmakers in Hawaii have proposed a ban on the sale of all flavoured tobacco and e-cigarettes across the state and new powers for teachers to take away vaping devices from under-21s ...

Consumer survey report: UK closed system users prefer fruit flavour

Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th March 2020 || Market reports , Topic market reports |

ECigIntelligence collected responses from over 500 e-cig users who use pre-filled e-cigarettes (closed system) in the UK with the aim of better understanding what types of device they use, brand, nicotine strength and what they spend ...

Geneva faces referendum on e-cig ads ban and public vaping restrictions

Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th March 2020 || News analysis |

The Romandy Association of Vape Professionals (Association Romande des Professionnels de la Vape, ARPV) has officially requested a referendum in the Geneva canton challenging a new law on tobacco and related products, including e-cigs ...

Consumer survey report: e-cig use mainly for quitting smoking in the UK

Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th March 2020 || Market reports , Topic market reports |

This consumer survey report uses the responses from over 900 e-cig users in order to better understanding why these vapers start using these e-cigs, what types of device they use, brand awareness and what factors are important when...

PHE reiterates endorsement of vaping despite US lung illness outbreak

Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th March 2020 || News analysis |

Public Health England (PHE) continues to support vaping as a less harmful alternative to smoking, saying products sold in England are still considered safe for consumers despite the spate of lung illnesses in the US ...

New Zealand MPs to consider range of proposed new vaping regulations

Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th March 2020 || News analysis |

A new amendment put before the New Zealand Parliament aims to tighten current regulations on vaping and heated tobacco – but the country's attorney general has distanced himself from the proposals ...

Canadian provinces get tough, with 20% vape tax and sale restrictions

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd March 2020 || News analysis |

Two more Canadian provinces are slapping a 20% tax on vaping products to reduce youth vaping, while authorities in Ontario have announced new sale restrictions and called for a national vape tax ...

US House invites presidential veto by voting to ban all vape flavours

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th February 2020 || News analysis |

Defying a threat of a presidential veto, the US House of Representatives has approved sweeping legislation to ban all flavours, including the popular menthol, in e-cigarettes and tobacco products ...

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