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Monopoly rule: China heated tobacco regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 12th August 2019 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

Heated tobacco products are considered part of the tobacco monopoly in China; it is illegal to sell them unless approved by the tobacco monopoly administration ...

New Greek government to tighten enforcement of anti-tobacco rules, including e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence || 12th August 2019 || News analysis |

The new centre-right Greek government has committed to enforcing existing anti-smoking regulations, and including e-cigarettes as part of its new national health strategy ...

FDA demands removal of ‘illegally marketed’ e-liquids, calls for e-cig seizure reports

Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th August 2019 || News analysis |

Amid the agency’s push to further enforce e-cigarette regulations, the US FDA continues to issue enforcement notifications to companies it deems non-compliant ...

Graphic: Closed system products found with 15 US online retailers, June 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th August 2019 || News analysis |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence June 2019 report on closed system products from 15 major US online...

Shop display stands for IQOS ‘don’t break Russian advertising law’

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th August 2019 || Marketing & retailing , News analysis |

The Russian Federal Anti-monopoly Service has rejected a complaint by the International Confederation of Consumer Societies that IQOS display stands in stores violated federal advertising rules ...

Graphic: What Italians like and dislike most about e-cigs – Italy, May 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th August 2019 || Marketing & retailing , News analysis |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence May 2019 Italy market report, which shows the predicted market growth in the wake of regulatory...

Graphic: US pre-filled pods change in nicotine strength, 2018-19

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th August 2019 || Marketing & retailing , News analysis |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence June 2019 report on closed system products from 15 major US online...

Graphic: IQOS awareness and use among vapers – Italy, May 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th August 2019 || Marketing & retailing , News analysis |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence May 2019 Italy market report, which shows the predicted market growth in the wake of regulatory...

Graphic: US survey report, e-liquid purchase channels, May 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th August 2019 || Marketing & retailing , News analysis |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence May 2019 US survey which explores consumer e-liquid preferences, choices and behaviours based on our consumer survey conducted in December...

Minnesota implements Clean Indoor Air restrictions to ‘protect humans’

Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th August 2019 || News analysis |

The Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act (MCIAA) and a series of amendments that include e-cigarettes became effective from 1st August with the aim to “protect humans” from second-hand cigarette smoke from combustibles and aerosol from e-cigarettes, vaporisers, and...

Philippines puts tax on e-cigs and heated tobacco, bans public space use

Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th August 2019 || News analysis |

The Philippines is bent on clamping down on public vaping and imposing a new excise tax on heated tobacco and vapour products ...

Graphic: E-cig use among combustible cigarette smokers – Italy, May 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th August 2019 || News analysis |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence May 2019 Italy market report, which shows the predicted market growth in the wake of regulatory...

Graphic: E-liquid flavour profiles from 15 US online retailers, June 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th August 2019 || News analysis |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence June 2019 report on closed system products from 15 major US online...

BAT revenue rises; e-cigs and heated tobacco offset drop in cigarette sales

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st August 2019 || News analysis |

British American Tobacco’s (BAT) net revenue rose 4.6% in the first half of 2019, driven by growing demand for next-generation products such as e-cigarettes and heated...

Graphic: Stores/POS for Twisp in South Africa, July 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st August 2019 || News analysis |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence July 2019 South Africa market report, which has an evolving e-cigarette market and displays a range of...

Graphic: Pricing by country, Portugal July 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st August 2019 || News analysis |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence July 2019 Portugal market report, giving market growth predictions up to 2023 despite tough...

China hints at stricter regulations to curb e-cig rise

Written by ECigIntelligence || 31st July 2019 || News analysis |

China’s health agency has hinted that it will set up new laws to regulate the use of e-cigarettes as part of the country’s masterplan to curb the rise of vaping and safeguard public health ...

Graphic: E-cig users form factors, South Africa July 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 31st July 2019 || News analysis |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence July 2019 South Africa market report, which has an evolving e-cigarette market and displays a range of products....

Graphic: Bounce rate for top 20 online retailers, Portugal July 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 31st July 2019 || News analysis |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence July 2019 Portugal market report, giving market growth predictions up to 2023 despite tough...

Graphic: Flavour profiles of notified e-liquid products, Poland July 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th July 2019 || News analysis |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence July 2019 Poland market report, which analyses the country’s product notification list and distinguishes the most prevelant hardware and products....

Graphic: Spanish vaping population, July 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th July 2019 || News analysis |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence July 2019 Spain market report, which looks at the continued and future recovery of the Spanish e-cig...

Juul expands rollout in Asia with new launches in Indonesia and China

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th July 2019 || News analysis |

Vaping manufacturer Juul is expanding its footprint in Asia with launches in Indonesia and China, two of the region’s key markets ...

Graphic: Source of traffic for top five websites, Portugal July 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th July 2019 || News analysis |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence July 2019 Portugal market report, giving market growth predictions up to 2023 despite tough...

Graphic: Main chain stores in Spain, July 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th July 2019 || News analysis |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence July 2019 Spain market report, which looks at the continued and future recovery of the Spanish e-cig...

US Congress hearing told to consider ‘the truth’ against Juul, not evidence

Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th July 2019 || News analysis |

A US Congress hearing on Juul’s role in the rise of youth vaping has heard that “we don’t need more studies” because a pressure group of outraged parents have “the truth” on their side ...

Open pods increasing in popularity: Indonesia market report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th July 2019 || Country market reports , Market reports |

New brand launches suggest the Indonesia market is changing shape, but advanced systems still dominate and the retail sector remains focussed in key areas ...

UK government sets 2030 smoke-free target with help from e-cigarettes

Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd July 2019 || News analysis |

The UK government has set a target of England becoming smoke-free by 2030, looking to the potential of e-cigarettes as a tool to help in eradicating smoking entirely ...

Shenzhen, world’s No 1 e-cig supplier, tightens rules on public vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd July 2019 || News analysis |

The Chinese city of Shenzhen, the world’s biggest centre for e-cig manufacturing, has issued new regulations restricting public vaping ...

Cuomo signs Tobacco 21 legislation in NY, new policy enforced in Delaware

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th July 2019 || News analysis |

Tobacco 21 legislation is once again a top political discussion in various US states. A new law that raises the legal age for purchasing tobacco products will come into effect in four months in New York state, and...

IQOS accounts for 20% of PMI’s net revenues in Q2 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th July 2019 || News analysis |

PMI considers almost hitting $1.5bn revenue for its reduced risk portfolio in the second quarter of 2019 a “positive top-line momentum” ...

Snapshot: Indonesia, July 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th July 2019 || Market reports , Market Snapshots |

This ECigIntelligence market snapshot for Indonesia covers key indicators such as recent, present and predicted market size, an indication of regulation level and an overview of the top available brands ...

Open systems dominate South Africa online: market report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th July 2019 || Country market reports , Market reports |

The e-cig market in South Africa is worth ZAR450m in 2019 ($32.3m) and growing, with 150,000 vapers in the country and an estimated 55,000 daily users (around 36%). Check out the new ECigIntelligence report, looking across the top...

Market continues to grow: Portugal market report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th July 2019 || Country market reports , Market reports |

In our latest look at Portugal we show what effect recent legislative changes have had and how the new tax regime is taking effect, and examine hardware trends ...

Snapshot: Spain, July 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th July 2019 || Market reports , Market Snapshots |

This ECigIntelligence market snapshot for Spain covers key indicators such as recent, present and predicted market size, an indication of regulation level and an overview of the top available brands ...

Vape trade and tobacconists unite in French ‘adults only’ campaign

Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th July 2019 || News analysis |

French bodies representing both vaping manufacturers and tobacconists have launched an awareness campaign to promote the message that vaping is exclusively for adults ...

Two English NHS hospitals ban smoking and open vape stores

Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th July 2019 || Marketing & retailing , News analysis |

Vape shops have been opened in two NHS hospitals in England, underlining the increasing endorsement by the UK medical profession of vaping as a tool to quit smoking ...

Health Canada moves to plug gaps in packaging and labelling

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th July 2019 || News analysis |

The Canadian government has set the stage for new rules that would require e-cigarettes to state nicotine concentration, put a toxicity warning on the label, and be sold in child-resistant containers ...

Closed systems increase presence in Spanish retailers

Written by ECigIntelligence || 12th July 2019 || News analysis |

Although open systems still dominate the Spanish market, the recent launches of new closed system devices like Myblu and Juul are increasing the market share of these products ...

Atlanta implements public place ban, follows other US cities

Written by ECigIntelligence || 12th July 2019 || News analysis |

Atlanta, Georgia is the latest major city to adopt a vaping ban legislation following the trend of some local governments across the US ...

UK retailers seek cut in VAT to reflect e-cigs’ role in smoking cessation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th July 2019 || News analysis |

A group of UK e-cig firms are seeking a sharp cut in value added tax (VAT) on e-cigarettes on the grounds that they help in the battle against smoking ...

Notification list dominated by e-liquids: Poland market report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th July 2019 || Country market reports , Market reports |

Following on from our 2017 study, we return to Poland to see which vapour products have been notified by which manufacturers ...

Juul-backed petition calls for radical rethink on San Francisco’s e-cig ban

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th July 2019 || News analysis |

A campaign backed by Juul Labs has submitted a petition calling for a vote to overturn San Francisco’s vaping ban on the 5th November public ballot ...

New database offers in-depth research on the leading heated tobacco markets

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th July 2019 || News analysis |

ECigIntelligence’s new database on the global heated tobacco market is full of in-depth research about this lucrative market, which is gaining ground all over the world ...

Chile’s lawmakers set on equating e-cigarettes with combustibles

Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th July 2019 || News analysis |

Moves are afoot in Chile to regulate electronic cigarettes by making them equivalent to conventional cigarettes in the eyes of the law ...

‘Go under or go underground’ – PMTA threat sows gloom among small firms

Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th July 2019 || News analysis |

The suggestion that the US FDA might bring forward the deadline for the submission of premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) has caused a wave of shock among small businesses ...

Three more US states join the vogue for taxing e-cigs as tobacco products

Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th July 2019 || News analysis |

Illinois, Vermont and Maine are the latest US states to overhaul their tax codes to treat e-cigarettes like tobacco products ...

Recovery is under way and likely to go further: Spain market report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd July 2019 || Country market reports , Market reports |

In our latest look at the Spanish e-cig market, we considers the reasons behind the market's recovery and what the future might hold ...

More e-cig stores open in Germany to meet rising number of vapers

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd July 2019 || News analysis |

The number of vape stores in Germany continues to rise as the vaping population increases and customers move offline to shop in retail outlets, analysis by ECigIntelligence reveals ...

French tobacconists increasing their range of vapour products

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st July 2019 || News analysis |

More tobacconists in France are increasing their range of vape products, as anticipated in earlier analysis by ECigIntelligence ...

Kyrgyzstan follows Russian example by setting tax on nicotine e-liquids

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st July 2019 || News analysis |

Kyrgyzstan has agreed an excise tax amendment that will tax nicotine e-liquids and heated tobacco from 1st July ...

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