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UK nations divided on the future of post-European e-cigarette rules

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

As the UK heads towards the exit door from Europe, the Westminster government remains responsible for the implementation of the TPD across the country – but Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all have scope to impose added restrictions...

How the web giants negotiate the global complexities of e-cig regulation

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

An ECigIntelligence report considers the impact of the internet’s mega-retailers and the various ways they negotiate regulations which vary in detail and severity from country to country ...

Re-drawn law less stringent than TPD: updated Switzerland regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd January 2018 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

Our updated report looks at the newly re-drafted tobacco law that is likely to form the basis of future regulation of e-cigarettes and HnB products in a country that is in Europe but outside the EU ...

Regulation, creativity and variety – that was the e-cig year that was

Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th December 2017 || News analysis |

ECigIntelligence’s review of the year gone by reflects the big stories of the e-cigarette world in 2017, the trends in regulation, the developing and diverging markets, the science and innovation, and peers into the crystal ball to consider...

Tobacco control must come before e-cig promotion, conference is told

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th December 2017 || News analysis |

A rigorous anti-tobacco regime should come first before e-cigarettes are promoted for harm reduction, delegates at a tobacco control conference in Germany were told ...

Taiwan moves towards a total ban on all e-cigarette products

Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th December 2017 || News analysis |

A proposed amendment to Taiwanese law would impose a total ban on the manufacture, importation, sale or advertising of all e-cigarette products, closing down entirely a business that currently supports an estimated 200,000 vapers ...

The challenging quest to create a brand that’s the Apple of e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th December 2017 || Marketing & retailing |

While other electrical items quickly throw up a clear brand leader (whether they’re a better product or not), no “Apple of e-cigs” – rapidly picked up on by tastemakers for its must-have designer appeal – has yet emerged...

Vapers in the Philippines are urged to take a considerate approach

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th December 2017 || News analysis |

Vaping advocates in the Philippines are keen to encourage considerate and responsible use of e-cigarettes, including not vaping where smoking is not allowed, in the hope of forestalling potential tough regulation ...

From call centre lackey to e-cig entrepreneur – making small businesses grow in the Philippines

Written by ECigIntelligence || 12th December 2017 || Marketing & retailing |

ECigIntelligence meets some of the small manufacturers and traders characteristic of the fragmented and colourful Filipino e-cigarette market ...

An eye on minors in the Buckeye State: Ohio and Columbus regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th December 2017 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

E-cigarette regulation in Ohio and its state capital Columbus is chiefly focused on preventing vaping among young people – below 18 in the state, below 21 in the city ...

Businesses feel the impact of California’s increased vapour tax

Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th December 2017 || News analysis |

A new Californian tax on vaping products containing nicotine has already had an impact on businesses in the US...

Online sales: the impact of Amazon, eBay and the web’s mega-retailers

Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th December 2017 || Market reports , Topic market reports |

Internet retailing platforms have had a big impact in bringing buyers and sellers together in many sectors – but they have had a limited effect on the e-cigarette market so far. However, they have the potential to become...

E-liquid market fragmented in Poland

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th November 2017 || Market reports , Topic market reports |

In our latest look at Poland, we find that fewer than 10% of respondents have been running their business for less than a year, which indicates fewer entrants into the sector following implementation of the Tobacco Products Directive...

Phillips: markets are growing in a world of regulatory change

Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd November 2017 || News analysis |

How has regulation in Europe affected e-cigarette markets? Tim Phillips of ECigIntelligence gave his views to an audience of industry insiders in London ...

Licensing scheme for importers will legalise and control Indonesian e-cig trade

Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd November 2017 || News analysis |

Indonesia is to legalise the importation of nicotine-containing e-liquids – in order to reduce it. Along with a new tax, the move will bring clarity to a trade that has existed in a grey area up to now...

How PMI creates brand awareness for IQOS in Italy

Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd November 2017 || Market reports , Topic market reports |

PMI launched its IQOS heated tobacco product in Italy in 2014. So what sales and marketing strategies has the company used to introduce the brand to Italian consumers? ...

Italy consumer survey: low-nicotine e-liquids prove most popular

Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd November 2017 || Market reports , Topic market reports |

Our consumer survey took place from September to October 2017. Most respondents were ex-smokers, with around a third vaping for more than two years. The majority of our respondents where male and aged between 25 and 44. We found...

South Africa to consult on the shape of future e-cigarette regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 20th November 2017 || News analysis |

South Africa has announced its intention to consult on future regulation of e-cigarettes, with a period for public statements to be submitted beginning some time next year ...

Poland's lower house, the Sejm, in session

Polish opposition aims to build coalition against e-liquid tax plan

Written by ECigIntelligence || 20th November 2017 || News analysis |

Some Polish politicians, opposed to the government, are trying to stop the country’s planned tax on e-liquids and instead introduce their own e-cigarette bill to parliament ...

Ryan McCrossan

Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th November 2017 || News analysis |

ECigIntelligence reports with sadness the death of our friend and colleague Ryan McCrossan, aged 30 ...

We’ve moved!

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th November 2017 || News analysis |

ECigIntelligence has a new home – brighter, more modern offices, still in one of the world’s great cities ...

E-Zigi law on its way – but don’t hold your breath: Switzerland regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th November 2017 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

Our updated report on Swiss law as it relates to e-cigarettes considers both current regulation and how it is likely to change in a country that is in Europe but outside the EU ...

Survey of vapers in Poland reveals high satisfaction but low brand loyalty

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th November 2017 || Market reports , Topic market reports |

An ECigIntelligence survey of e-cigarette users in Poland finds a high level of satisfaction with devices but very little brand loyalty ...

South Korea tax rise threatens to make HnB more expensive than smoking

Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th November 2017 || Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |

Heat-not-burn products will become more expensive than combustible cigarettes in South Korea unless manufacturers decide to absorb part of a new tax rise ...

‘Harm reduction prospects depend on how rules are interpreted’, historian says

Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th November 2017 || News analysis |

Vape-friendly government policies may be thwarted by implementation less favourable to e-cigarettes, according to a US historian who has been studying attitudes to harm reduction ...

Take all extreme scientific claims with a pinch of salt, expert warns

Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th November 2017 || News analysis |

Reports of scientific research into e-cigarettes should be approached with caution – especially if they appear stridently either pro or anti – one of Britain’s leading researchers warns ...

Six months more: FDA allows extra time for submission of e-cig ingredients

Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th November 2017 || News analysis |

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended by six months its deadline for submitting details of e-cigarette ingredients ...

Youthful optimism among Indian entrepreneurs over growing market

Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th November 2017 || News analysis |

The optimism of a young entrepreneur in India's growing e-cigarette sector stands counter to some of the gloom surrounding rumours for regulation of the market ...

Kindergarten tots to test if e-cigs are up to German child-proof standard

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th November 2017 || News analysis |

Pre-school children will be given e-cigarettes to play with and try to switch on as German authorities work to establish a national standard for child-proofing the products ...

New Zealand’s change of government unlikely to derail e-cig legalisation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th November 2017 || News analysis |

The recent change of government following the general election in New Zealand should not derail attempts to legalise the domestic sale of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes in the country ...

US online e-liquid buyers head for bigger bottles at smaller prices

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd November 2017 || Marketing & retailing |

Online sales of e-liquid in the US have seen a clear move over the past year towards larger bottle sizes and lower prices, an ECigIntelligence report reveals ...

Experienced UK vapers like to mix and match advanced open systems

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd November 2017 || Marketing & retailing |

The UK’s largest online e-cigarette retailers offer more advanced open system kits than basic kits, according to an ECigIntelligence market report ...

New York gets tough – no new e-cig retailers to be allowed in the city

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd November 2017 || News analysis |

Only retailers who were already selling e-cigarettes on 28th August 2017 will be allowed to do so under new licensing rules in New York City, explained in detail in an ECigIntelligence report ...

Does EU legislation leave loophole for hybrid product manufacturers?

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd November 2017 || News analysis |

EU legislation currently has no clear category for hybrid devices – leaving a loophole manufacturers may be able to use to their advantage, enabling them to choose their own regulatory regime ...

Police raid on Turkish vape party may signal the start of a crackdown

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st November 2017 || News analysis |

A police raid on a vape party in Istanbul may signal a new willingness by the Turkish authorities to crack down on the country’s grey market in e-cigarette products ...

Turkish government’s ‘secret attempt’ to legalise HnB exposed and shot down

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st November 2017 || News analysis |

Heated tobacco products remain banned in Turkey after opposition politicians uncovered a “hidden” bid by the government to legalise them while retaining the prohibition on e-cigarettes ...

Singapore moving rapidly towards total ban on possession of e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st November 2017 || News analysis |

Singapore is facing a total ban on e-cigarettes as the government moves towards amending already strict existing legislation by the end of 2017 ...

Germany regulatory report: more restrictions possible on advertising and zero-nicotine

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th October 2017 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

ECigIntelligence’s updated review of Germany’s e-cigarette laws and regulations includes details of likely future tightening of...

German retailer ordered to stop selling eGo model ‘unsafe for children’

Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th October 2017 || News analysis |

A German retailer has been ordered to stop selling a Joyetech eGo model on the grounds that its screw-top is not child-proof, and has warned that a national ban could follow ...

Federal and state interventions led to late cancellation of Vape Expo India

Written by ECigIntelligence || 12th October 2017 || News analysis |

A last-minute court hearing led to India’s first planned Vape Expo being called off just three days before the event was due to begin ...

Italy vape store survey: e-liquids drive revenues

Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th October 2017 || Market reports , Topic market reports |

In our latest look at the Italian market, we find sales of e-liquids generate around 45% of revenue. Tobacco and fruits are reported as the most popular flavours, while the e-liquid sector appears dominated by Italian brands ...

Massive Chinese e-liquid seizure could mark start of regulatory scrutiny

Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th October 2017 || News analysis |

Chinese customs authorities have seized a reported 600-ton shipment of smuggled e-liquid – but does it represent the start of a period of greater regulatory scrutiny in the...

Polish product mix revealed by TPD notifications: Poland market report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th October 2017 || Market reports , Topic market reports |

Poland’s Bureau for Chemical Substances has published the first official list of all notified e-cigarette products, providing an insight into the product mix on the Polish market ...

Supreme court decides Germany’s ban on tobacco ads includes the web

Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th October 2017 || News analysis |

A decision by Germany’s highest law court has made it clear that the ban on advertising tobacco products – which includes nicotine-containing e-cigarettes – extends to the internet ...

Mods and starter kits take larger slice of US vape store revenues

Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th October 2017 || News analysis |

An ECigIntelligence survey of US vape stores found that while monthly revenues have remained at the same level as they were in 2016, a lower proportion is now generated by the sale of e-liquids, with mods and starter...

Italy: where the e-liquid manufacturers are and what they make

Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th October 2017 || Market reports , Topic market reports |

ECigIntelligence’s survey of Italian e-liquid manufacturers finds most are based in the north, around Milan and Turin, while a few take advantage of favourable conditions in neighbouring countries ...

What rules govern e-cigarette sales from one EU country to another?

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd October 2017 || News analysis |

While most attention has been paid to the effects of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) within individual markets, it also imposes new demands on cross-border sellers ...

The Slovenian Constitutional Court building, Ljubljana

Is online sales ban against Slovenia’s constitution? Court must decide

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd October 2017 || News analysis |

Slovenia’s Constitutional Court has been asked to rule on whether the country’s ban on online e-cigarette sales contravenes the national constitution ...

Slovenia: a small market under a highly restrictive regime

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd October 2017 || Country market reports , Market reports |

Our investigation of the Slovenian e-cigarette market finds a very small vaping population and a small number of vape stores bound by a highly restrictive regulatory regime ...

E-cigarette prices in Bangladesh set to soar under new customs regime

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd October 2017 || News analysis |

New customs duties will more than double the price of most e-cigarettes in Bangladesh as the government attempts to reduce the use of nicotine by young people ...

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