Market & legal data for the vapour sector in Indonesia

What to expect in e-cigs in 2025: is this the end for flavours and disposables?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 10th January 2025

The year 2025 is shaping up to be a significant one for vaping. ECigIntelligence predicts several long-anticipated policy developments will start to emerge as regulators attempt to catch up to the rapidly evolving vaping market...

Keeping an eye on trends and regulatory shifts for vape products in Southeast Asia

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 14th November 2024

Southeast Asia is witnessing notable regulatory shifts in the vaping sector, as countries across the region adopt varied approaches to e-cigarettes ...

Smoke-free products on way towards making up the majority of PMI’s sales

Written by Freddie Dawson | 23rd October 2024

Philip Morris International (PMI) highlighted the performance of its smoke-free products during its third-quarter results presentation, with the category growing to reach 38% of the company’s total net revenue ...

Indonesia’s draft plan to regulate e-cig packaging triggers industry backlash

Written by ECigIntelligence | 25th September 2024

After years of pledging to regulate e-cigarettes and tobacco products, Indonesia has finally taken decisive action. However, a move to tighten regulations on packaging has raised concerns among industry stakeholders ...

Southeast Asia regulatory round-up, July 2024

Written by Freddie Dawson | 26th July 2024

Expect a flurry of regulations on vaping and other alternative nicotine products in Southeast Asia over the second half of 2024. Multiple countries have promised to introduce the first-ever regulations for e-cigarettes ...

BAT expects new launches to accelerate H2 performance, after revenue drop in H1

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 25th July 2024

British American Tobacco reported a drop in first-half revenue, offset by the continued growth of new categories. BAT expects new-category revenue to be weighted in the second half of 2024, driven by phased launches ...

PMI’s smoke-free expansion continues, Veev One sees ‘strong traction’ in Europe

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 24th July 2024

Philip Morris International recorded a multi-category, smoke-free expansion in the first half of the year. Its Veev vaping products have become the closed-pod leader in five European markets within 12 months of launch ...

Swapping smoking for ENDS products may help oral health, Italian study finds

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 12th July 2024

Users of smoke-free nicotine products may enjoy better dental health than tobacco smokers, according to a study that found electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) to be associated with a lower accumulation of dental plaque ...

Can e-cigarettes help reduce tobacco use? WHO needs more vaping data to find out

Written by Freddie Dawson | 25th January 2024

Not enough countries collect data on e-cigarette usage and it's necessary to improve this to better monitor reduction in tobacco use, says the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

What’s in store for 2024? A look at expected regulation in the year ahead

Written by Freddie Dawson | 2nd January 2024

Further regulatory restrictions on e-cigarettes are expected, but these will not prevent the global vaping market from continuing to grow in 2024, ECigIntelligence predicts ...

Rising costs have led to international ‘spillover’ of Chinese e-cig factories

Written by ECigIntelligence | 7th December 2023

Rising costs – not increased domestic regulation – are the main reason for Chinese e-cig manufacturers to set up factories internationally. Surveys indicate three main reasons why companies are moving factories out of China ...

BAT records ‘resilient’ H1 performance, remains confident about Vuse Alto PMTA

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 28th July 2023

British American Tobacco’s vapour brand Vuse was the key driver of the company’s positive performance in the first half of the year, and it remains confident in its Vuse Alto pre-market tobacco product application submission...

Indonesia makes long-awaited progress in its tobacco regulation revision plan

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st February 2023

After years of political debate, Indonesia is finally making progress towards regulating e-cigarettes as well as heated tobacco products, which are regulated the same in the country ...

Indonesia heading towards a standard for vaping products 'to aid the market'

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th November 2020

The Indonesian Ministry of Industry is planning to hold discussions by the end of the year as it works on a new national standard for e-cigarettes ...

Indonesian government under fire for 'reluctance' to update regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st September 2020

Tobacco control advocates in Indonesia have questioned the government’s lack of progress on revising the regulation on the safety of addictive ingredients in tobacco products and urged it to get the ball rolling ...

World No Tobacco Day 2020: the debate about harm reduction

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 31st May 2020

World No Tobacco Day provides an opportunity to consider the approach that public health authorities, policymakers, and advocates around the world have towards the role of tobacco-alternatives products ...

Health advocates urge Indonesian president to act against vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence | 27th April 2020

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 ...

Juul suspends all sales in Indonesia, faces probe by coalition of US states

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 27th February 2020

Less than a year after launching in the country, Juul Labs is stopping selling all its products in Indonesia while it puts new measures in place to combat under-age purchases. Juul also faces further legal...

Islamic fatwa is issued, telling 50m Indonesians they must not use e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th February 2020

The second largest Islamic organisation in Indonesia, with around 50m members, has issued a formal ruling banning e-cigarettes ...

Indonesian policy group suggests tax incentive for tobacco alternatives

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th January 2020

A plan by the Indonesian government to equate vaping products with combustible cigarettes has been criticised by a Jakarta-based policy think-tank ...

Indonesia embarks on the legislative road to banning e-cigs from 2020

Written by ECigIntelligence | 25th November 2019

A revision of Indonesia’s main tobacco control regulation is under way, with the aim of banning all e-cigarette products, flavours and additives in the near future ...

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

Written by ECigIntelligence | 29th July 2019

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

Indonesia delays e-liquid tax to October due to ‘a lot of use’

Written by Freddie Dawson | 7th July 2018

The full implementation of a 57% tax on e-liquid in Indonesia has been delayed until 1st October 2018. The tax was originally scheduled to come into force on 1st July ...

IQOS flourishes across Southeast Asia – without PMI’s approval

Written by ECigIntelligence | 6th February 2018

The IQOS heated tobacco system is on sale across Southeast Asia, despite doubts over its legality in a number of countries, and the official disapproval of its maker, Philip Morris International ...

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

Written by ECigIntelligence | 22nd November 2017

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...

Threat of ban looms in Indonesia as health minister leads opposition

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th December 2016

E-cigarettes could be banned entirely in Indonesia if the health minister has her way – and she has some powerful support in a nation which has the third highest prevalence of smoking in the...

Framework Convention “ignores its own harm reduction principles”

Written by Barnaby Page | 23rd June 2016

The World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) has been accused of ignoring its own founding document in taking a stance against e-cigarettes, as well as neglecting the governance principles of its...

Black markets flourish as Asian governments ponder regulation

Written by Freddie Dawson | 18th March 2016

E-cigarette regulation is expected in the near future in both Malaysia and Hong Kong, while other southeast Asian countries such as Thailand and Vietnam face continuing battles with illegal...

Russia becomes fourth territory for iQOS heat-not-burn trials

Written by Barnaby Page | 5th November 2015

Philip Morris International (PMI) is testing its iQOS heat-not-burn product in Russia, ECigIntelligence has...

Singapore’s new e-liquid ban: part of a growing Asian trend?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 18th June 2015

Singapore is to ban e-liquids as part of a wider move to end the importation, sale and use of alternatives to combustible...

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