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Will Hong Kong e-cig clampdown block exports from China?

Written by ECigIntelligence || 20th December 2018 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

Proposed regulation in Hong Kong would ban the import, manufacture, sale, distribution and advertising of e-cigarettes. But will this affect the current trade in vapour products exported from China via Hong Kong?...

Tobacco advisory group steers Finland towards plain packaging for e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence || 20th December 2018 || News analysis |

Finland could become the first country in the world to insist on plain packaging for e-cigarettes if the recommendations of a working group appointed by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health are implemented ...

Colombian bid to regulate vaping as smoking tied up in political numbers

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th December 2018 || News analysis |

A new bill proposed in Colombia’s Senate is paving the way for the country to begin regulating e-cigarettes on a par with tobacco – though the plan is tied up in the country’s complex political arithmetic ...

Australian firms set up one-stop shop for prescriptions and e-liquid

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th December 2018 || News analysis |

Two vaping companies have found a way to cut through Australian red tape, integrating the country’s tricky regulatory scheme into their business model ...

UK government agrees to take a fresh look at vaping rules after Brexit

Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th December 2018 || News analysis |

The UK government will review the TPD in the light of the country’s coming departure from the EU, having accepted all the recommendations in the Science and Technology Committee’s report on e-cigs ...

Luxembourg regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 12th December 2018 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

This report on e-cig regulation in Luxembourg contains updates on age and product restrictions, labelling and packaging, obligation to notify, retail channel restrictions, future public usage, and enforcement ...

Vape store chain is revealed as Scotland’s fastest-growing company

Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th December 2018 || News analysis |

One of Britain’s largest vape store chains has been named as the fastest-growing private company in Scotland. Vaporized was placed 24th in an annual list of the UK’s 100 fastest-growing companies ...

New Zealand minister puts forward plan for e-cigarette regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th December 2018 || News analysis |

The minister charged with drawing up proposed regulation of e-cigarettes in New Zealand has done so, based on the stated belief that vaping and smokeless tobacco are “highly likely to be much less harmful than smoking” ...

Snapshot: Philippines, December 2018

Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th December 2018 || Market reports , Market Snapshots |

This market snapshot for the Philippines 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 ...

Italian decree, Dutch agreement, and other European news

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd December 2018 || News analysis |

Details of legal changes, proposals and notices in 19 countries and at EU level were among 73 stories published last month by ECigIntelligence to subscribers through our daily European Live Alerts ...

IQOS versus Glo: PMI takes on BAT in Japanese HnB patent battle

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd December 2018 || News analysis |

Philip Morris International (PMI) is suing British American Tobacco (BAT) in Japan for infringement of the patent for IQOS, claiming the rival company has copied the technology for its own Glo device ...

California ready to get tougher, Illinois veto stands, and other news

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd December 2018 || News analysis |

Details of legal changes and proposals in 15 states and at federal level were among 69 stories published last month by ECigIntelligence to subscribers through our daily US Live Alerts ...

Juul advances UK presence in deal with major supermarket chain

Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th November 2018 || News analysis |

Controversial US vaping firm Juul Labs has secured a deal to sell its vaping product in one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains. The most publicised player in the US e-cigarette market started selling its vaping product in its...

Snapshot: United Kingdom, November 2018

Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th November 2018 || 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 ...

Health Canada issues legal warning over ‘lifestyle’ ads for Vype

Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th November 2018 || News analysis |

Health Canada has begun cracking down on e-cigarette advertising campaigns that it believes contravene the country’s new legislation prohibiting lifestyle advertising ...

Plain packaging and usage restrictions among Dutch plans for e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence || 26th November 2018 || News analysis |

The Dutch government is proposing to insist on plain packaging for e-cigarette products from 2022. That is one of the startling measures proposed in the long-awaited National Prevention Agreement ...

PMI hopes to ‘make an impact’ with IQOS store in South Africa

Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd November 2018 || News analysis |

Philip Morris International (PMI) is to open an IQOS flagship store in Johannesburg, South Africa next year – with a welcome from the local e-cig industry ...

Israel regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd November 2018 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

With an amendment to tobacco law under debate by the Knesset, this report on e-cigarette and heated tobacco regulation in Israel includes updated information in every section ...

South Australia to ban online sales, bring other regulation in line with tobacco

Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st November 2018 || News analysis |

Online sales of vape products will be banned in South Australia from the first quarter of 2019 after the state’s parliament passed a law on 15th November, with the support of the state’s two majority parties ...

Poland gives extra time to prepare for taxation by setting 0% starting rate

Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st November 2018 || News analysis |

The Polish government is to delay imposing excise tax on e-liquids and novel tobacco products – due to commence on 1st January 2019 – by setting a 0% rate until the end of June 2020 ...

Stop sending vapers outside with the smokers, say British MPs

Written by ECigIntelligence || 20th November 2018 || News analysis |

The UK should relax restrictions on vaping further, according to a group of concerned members of parliament, who say people should be told second-hand vapour is no threat to health ...

What will Brexit really mean for the UK e-cigarette industry?

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th November 2018 || News analysis |

The British government last week presented the 585-page draft withdrawal agreement which lays out how it intends the UK to leave the European Union. So what does it all mean for the e-cigarette industry ...

French anti-smoking campaign gives cash support to vaping groups

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th November 2018 || News analysis |

The French government has for the first time granted funding to pro-vaping initiatives for their involvement in the annual “Month without tobacco” (Mois sans tabac) ...

Government advice to ban e-cigarettes is not binding on India’s states

Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th November 2018 || Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |

A pronouncement earlier this year by the Indian government that individual states should ban vapour products appears to have encouraged action in several – but the Delhi High Court has confirmed that the advisory is not binding for...

Firms deny newspaper talk of e-liquid flavours ‘luring children’

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th November 2018 || News analysis |

Vaping companies in the UK have rejected claims in a leading national newspaper that the range of e-liquid flavours available makes them appealing to under-age users ...

Vape stores and tobacconists locked in battle for the French market

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th November 2018 || News analysis |

As their traditional trade slumps, French tobacconists are moving into the vaping market – to the great displeasure of most vape stores ...

China Tobacco launches new HnB system on South Korean market

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th November 2018 || News analysis |

China Tobacco is taking on Philip Morris International (PMI), British American Tobacco (BAT) and KT&G in South Korea with the launch of a new heated tobacco device, the Mok ...

UK advertising authority opens the door to health claims for e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th November 2018 || News analysis |

The body in charge of regulating advertising in the UK will now allow ads for e-cigarettes to promote the products’ health benefits. The ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) came into effect immediately ...

EU tells Belgium it can’t make up all its own rules on HnB

Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th November 2018 || News analysis |

Attempts by Belgium to impose new strict regulations on heated-tobacco products may run into problems with the European Union ...

Imperial to double Blu spending while JTI plans Japanese launches

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th November 2018 || News analysis |

Imperial Brands is to double its spending on its premier e-cigarette range, Blu. Meanwhile, JTI is hoping two new additions to its Ploom Tech range can improve the heat-not-burn brand’s fortunes in its home market of Japan ...

Dutch health minister Blokhuis plans crackdown on e-cigs and HnB

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th November 2018 || News analysis |

Dutch health secretary Paul Blokhuis is to reveal this month a proposed new set of regulations on heated tobacco and e-cigarettes, part of the National Prevention Agreement on smoking, obesity and alcohol ...

Strict regulation can aid development, says harm reduction expert

Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th November 2018 || News analysis |

Tight regulation doesn’t necessarily hamper product development, and stricter requirements could even help, according to the technical director of British tobacco harm reduction specialist Kind Consumer ...

Vape shops are ‘good for the high street’ says UK public health charity

Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th November 2018 || News analysis |

The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) says many vape shops provide a social setting similar to the traditional pub – and that they are helping to make Britain’s towns and cities healthier ...

Belgium moves to add HnB devices to the ban on online sales

Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th November 2018 || News analysis |

Internet sales of heated-tobacco devices will shortly be banned in Belgium, where selling e-cigarettes online has been illegal since 2016 ...

Government survey finds one in five young Germans has tried vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th November 2018 || News analysis |

The number of people vaping in Germany is rising, with those aged between 16 and 29 particularly drawn to e-cigarettes, according to the federal government’s latest drug and addiction report ...

Swiss vape trade opts for a self-imposed ban on sales to kids

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd November 2018 || News analysis |

Fifty Swiss e-cigarette manufacturers and sellers have signed up to a code of conduct voluntarily banning sales of vaping products to under-18s and advertising aimed at minors ...

Czech Republic HnB tax is likely to be applied early next year

Written by ECigIntelligence || 31st October 2018 || News analysis |

The Czech parliament is considering a bill to introduce an excise tax next year on heated tobacco products. Under the plan, the tax rate would be set at CZK2.236 (€0.09) per gram of tobacco ...

French tobacconists begin to move with the times, embracing vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th October 2018 || News analysis |

French tobacconists are embracing e-cigarettes, switching towards vaping in response to the rising price of combustible tobacco and hoping to keep their existing customers by converting them to e-cigs ...

New York conference spotlights opposing views in youth usage debate

Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th October 2018 || News analysis |

The fierce debate on issues of youth usage and the effectiveness of regulation took centre stage at a conference on e-cigarettes held at New York University ...

IQOS global upgrades announced; dual consumables for Japan

Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th October 2018 || News analysis |

PMI has announced the worldwide launch of two new IQOS devices during a series of events in Japan. The iQOS 3 and iQOS Multi feature quicker charging and longer battery life ...

US mid-term elections appear to hold little promise for vapour industry

Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd October 2018 || News analysis |

As the US mid-term elections approach, the vaping industry feels under siege by both the Trump administration and Democrats in Congress, interviews conducted by ECigIntelligence suggest ...

State likely to control heated tobacco: China regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd October 2018 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

In our latest look at Chinese regulations, we find no foreign company has been permitted to sell heated tobacco devices and state-owned companies could, in theory, engage in the production of such products ...

E-cig regulation issues are ‘not black and white’, says FDA’s Zeller

Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd October 2018 || News analysis |

Mitch Zeller, director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products, gave a keynote address at an e-cigarette conference at New York University’s School of Law on Friday. The long-time tobacco hawk struck a surprisingly...

Greece focus group would recommend IQOS ahead of vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th October 2018 || Market reports , Topic market reports |

An ECigIntelligence-conducted a focus group with eight Greek IQOS users. We found that health was given as the main motivation to start using IQOS, while friends were the main influence. All of the participants said they would recommend...

Good but could be better – 2018 no longer looks quite as rosy for BAT

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th October 2018 || News analysis |

British American Tobacco (BAT) has lowered its expectations of its heated tobacco and vaping products this year – but still anticipates continuing growth ...

Survey confirms the increasing population of British vapers

Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th October 2018 || News analysis |

There are now almost half as many people in the UK who vape as there are who smoke traditional cigarettes, according to a survey carried out by the polling firm YouGov ...

PMI sues Korean government over claim HnB is as harmful as smoking

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th October 2018 || News analysis |

The South Korean government has declared e-cigarettes and heated tobacco to be no safer than smoking – a statement that has led to legal action by Philip Morris International (PMI) ...

ECigIntelligence benchmarks an ever more complex world for you

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th October 2018 || News analysis |

Let ECigIntelligence keep you up-to-date on prices and other retail information on the rapidly expanding range of vaping products and brands sold by the leading online retailers around the world ...

Was Granny a punk? How e-liquid brands tap the nostalgia vein

Written by ECigIntelligence || 12th October 2018 || Marketing & retailing |

They say nostalgia isn’t what it used to be, but it’s a time-served element in many a successful brand – and e-liquid companies have found it a useful tool to create an image ...

Turning Point buys International Vapor Group in $24m deal

Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th October 2018 || News analysis |

One of America's leading independent vaping companies, International Vapor Group, has been taken over by Turning Point Brands in a $24m deal ...

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