Market & regulatory data for the vaping sector in Europe

Italy to fight smuggling and illegal sales with new tax stamps for e-liquids

Written by ECigIntelligence | 8th March 2021

The Italian Customs and Monopoly Agency (ADM) is to strengthen controls against illegal marketing of vaping products with a system of tax stamps ...

PHE report suggests medicine before or after vaping as best way to quit smoking

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 25th February 2021

Public Health England (PHE) is calling on local authorities to continue supporting e-cigarettes after new research confirmed they are more effective than nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) in smoking cessation ...

German higher court rules that online adverts CAN say e-cigarettes save lives

Written by ECigIntelligence | 24th February 2021

A high court in Germany has ruled that it is legal to promote e-cigarettes as a less harmful alternative to cigarettes, overturning a previous decision by a lower regional court ...

Warning as vape stores in England are told not to reopen before mid-April

Written by ECigIntelligence | 23rd February 2021

UK prime minister Boris Johnson has announced that vape stores in England should not reopen before 12th April – while the industry continues to demand that they should be considered essential businesses ...

BAT enjoys 52% increase in vapour revenue as overall figures slip back

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 18th February 2021

British American Tobacco (BAT) has reported a "strong performance" of its e-cigarette business in 2020, with vapour revenue up more than 50% on the previous year and growth accelerating ...

Germany proposes new €0.02 per mg tax on nicotine e-liquids from 2022

Written by ECigIntelligence | 17th February 2021

The German government is proposing a new tax scheme for nicotine-containing vaping products to come into force in summer 2022 as “a response to current market developments” ...

COP9 'will be UK's chance to put the case for more progressive vaping regulation'

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th February 2021

Britain will have an “incredible opportunity” later this year to spread the message that appropriate vaping regulation saves lives, members of the Westminster parliament have been told ...

Uncertainty over leaked government plan for new e-cigarette tax in Germany

Written by ECigIntelligence | 11th February 2021

Rumours of a German government proposal to introduce a tax scheme for e-cigarettes from 2022 have been greeted with both surprise and doubt among the industry and federal policymakers ...

'Incomprehensible and deadly': store owners' verdict on Dutch flavour ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th February 2021

Members of the vaping industry in the Netherlands have voiced concern at the legislative bid to ban non-tobacco flavours in e-cigarettes from 2022, accusing the Dutch government of proposing dangerous regulations ...

German study finds most e-liquids lack appropriate safety instructions

Written by ECigIntelligence | 8th February 2021

Research conducted by the regional government of Baden-Württemberg in Germany has found that 86% of vaping products inspected did not fully comply with existing labelling and packaging regulations ...

European strategy on beating cancer comes under MEPs' legislative scrutiny

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 8th February 2021

Intense debate has begun in the European Parliament on Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, presented by the European Commission last week, including suggested measures to tighten regulation of tobacco alternatives ...

European Commission commits to taking 'stricter' approach to tobacco alternatives

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 3rd February 2021

The European Commission has committed itself to a more restrictive legislative approach to tobacco-related products, to protect the public “from picking up lasting habits that are damaging to health” ...

Imperial to pursue a 'more concentrated' market approach to vaping sector

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 28th January 2021

Imperial Brands has announced a substantial change in strategy towards its vapour segment, with more focused investment in its Blu e-cigarette brand ...

Bavarian High Court rules vape stores can open during coronavirus lockdown

Written by ECigIntelligence | 25th January 2021

The High Administrative Court of Bavaria has ruled that vape stores provide essential goods and services and can remain open during the Covid-related lockdown in Germany’s largest state ...

'Beyond nicotine' – BAT launches new CBD Vuse e-liquids in the UK

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th January 2021

British American Tobacco (BAT) has launched CBD e-liquids compatible with its Vuse device onto the British market as part of the company’s plan to expand its portfolio into new areas “beyond nicotine” ...

Royal Navy bans vaping at sea as UK armed forces aim to cut it out

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 12th January 2021

Vaping is no longer allowed on UK Royal Navy vessels under a Ministry of Defence strategy to achieve a smoke-free – and vape-free – generation among all the armed forces ...

What lies over the horizon for the worldwide e-cigarette industry in 2021?

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 7th January 2021

2021 is sure to be another significant year for the vaping industry across the globe, with a bunch of new regulations on the horizon – and hopefully a light at the end of the Covid-19...

Italy's budget brings in new taxes on
e-liquids, with and without nicotine

Written by ECigIntelligence | 5th January 2021

Italy has entered 2021 with new excise duties on e-liquids after the Senate passed the 2021 Budget law (Legge di bilancio) ...

UK healthcare products agency ready to take over e-cigarette notifications

Written by ECigIntelligence | 28th December 2020

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is on course to take charge of new e-cigarette product notifications in England, Scotland and Wales from 1st January, when Britain will officially no longer be...

UK vaping industry gives a cautious welcome to last-ditch Brexit deal

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 24th December 2020

The British vaping industry has broadly welcomed the agreement reached on Christmas Eve between the UK and EU over the trade relations the two parties will enjoy from 1st January ...

Italy’s small vape businesses welcome association's planned retail network

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th December 2020

Hundreds of vaping businesses have shown interest in a new project launched by the main Italian industry association to support and promote e-cigarette retail and create a network of vaping suppliers ...

Experts call for tighter regulation of e-cigs in revised UK tobacco legislation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th December 2020

Experts on smoking say the post-Brexit UK revision of the 2016 Tobacco and Related Products Regulations (TRPR) should include tougher rules on the advertising and labelling of tobacco-alternative products ...

Swiss lower house starts discussion of long-awaited law on e-cigarettes

Written by ECigIntelligence | 9th December 2020

The lower house of the Swiss Federal Assembly, the National Council, is debating the country’s draft Federal Tobacco Act, but a final vote on the bill is unlikely before mid-2021 ...

Vape sales in Dutch supermarkets to end in 2024 in planned phase-out of tobacco

Written by ECigIntelligence | 23rd November 2020

From 2024, supermarkets in the Netherlands will no longer be allowed to sell tobacco products, including e-cigarettes ...

Spanish ministry aims to equate 'unsafe' e-cigs with tobacco in new regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th November 2020

The Spanish Ministry of Health has prepared a draft amendment to the current Tobacco Act, including some provisions concerning e-cigarettes, which the ministry considers hazardous ...

Imperial to be more 'prudent' after tobacco-alternatives revenues slip

Written by ECigIntelligence | 17th November 2020

Imperial Brands has revealed that net revenue from its next-generation portfolio declined by 27% in the year to September and announced that it will take a “more prudent approach” in its business model from now...

Poland to allow non-adhesive excise tax stamps due to glue shortage

Written by ECigIntelligence | 17th November 2020

The Polish Ministry of Finance is to allow the use of non-adhesive stamps instead of self-adhesive ones, a month after the new excise tax rate on e-liquids and novel tobacco products came into force ...

MEPs give green light to new seven-year EU health programme

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 13th November 2020

The European Parliament approved by an overwhelming majority the EU health policy programme for the period 2021-2027 aimed at tackling some of the main health issues in Europe, including tobacco policy ...

European surveys back up smoking cessation aim in e-cigarette users

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 13th November 2020

A new survey reveals that 80% of Europeans who switched to e-cigarettes to quit their habit have succeeded ...

Norway working on plan to tax nicotine e-cigarettes – once they are legalised

Written by ECigIntelligence | 9th November 2020

The Norwegian government is working on a new proposal to create a tax scheme for vaping products as part of its plans to legalise nicotine-containing e-cigarettes by 2021 ...

Opinion: ECigIntelligence smells a rat in bad science on e-cigs and COVID-19

Written by Marc Beishon | 9th November 2020

Marc Beishon, former editor of New Scientist magazine, takes recent examples of bad science to task for misrepresenting the supposed dangers of e-cigarettes, including unfounded links with COVID-19 ...

Months after slashing e-liquid taxes, Hungary is set to increase them again

Written by Marija Obradovic | 6th November 2020

Seven months after more than halving the tax on e-liquids, Hungary’s government has changed its mind and is proposing an increase to comply with EU demands ...

Vape industry warns of 50% sales drop as second lockdown begins in England

Written by ECigIntelligence | 5th November 2020

Industry insiders have called for vape stores to be classed as essential outlets as all non-essential shops in England are ordered to close for a month under the terms of the country’s second lockdown ...

France investigates vaping market to detect and correct inconsistencies

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 29th October 2020

New research from the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) has indicated the positives and negatives of the vaping market in the country, and highlighted those areas for future investigation...

Government concludes German e-liquids are vitamin E free, but warns about THC

Written by ECigIntelligence | 22nd October 2020

A study concludes that e-liquids marketed in Germany do not contain potential concerning chemicals and additives such as vitamin E acetate, but warned about high levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in some of them ...

EU 'roadmap' to show route to taxation of tobacco alternatives by autumn 2021

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 21st October 2020

The tax authorities in Brussels are to give a final decision on introducing a new harmonised tax scheme for e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products in a year’s time ...

Poland ready to get tough on compliance with newly imposed tax on e-liquids

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st October 2020

The Polish tax authorities are to intensify their enforcement actions to ensure industry complies with the new excise tax rate on e-liquids and novel tobacco products that came into force on 1st October ...

EU plans 'tax' on non-recycled plastic packaging waste – but who will pay?

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla | 20th October 2020

EU member states will have to decide how to implement a planned European levy on non-recycled plastic packaging waste – to fund it from national budgets or make industry pay for the waste it produces...

ASH blames 'mistaken belief in harm' for 11% drop in number of British vapers

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th October 2020

The number of e-cigarette users in Great Britain declined by 400,000 between 2019 and 2020, according to new research by the public health charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) ...

Cochrane evidence review supports nicotine e-cigs for smoking cessation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th October 2020

Nicotine e-cigarettes can be more effective than other more traditional methods in helping smokers to quit the habit for at least six months, the latest Cochrane review of the subject has concluded ...

Ukrainian parliament to consider new e-cig restrictions by the end of the year

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th October 2020

Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, is seeking to pass legislation equating tobacco-alternative products to conventional cigarettes and other restrictions in line with the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) ...

Heart charity urges Irish government to budget for a tax on vaping products

Written by ECigIntelligence | 12th October 2020

A day ahead of the presentation of the Irish 2021 budget, the government in Dublin is being urged to put forward a new tax scheme for vaping products ...

Imperial's revenue from tobacco alternatives down 30% from last year

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 9th October 2020

Imperial Brands has revealed that the company’s net revenue from its next-generation portfolio is around 30% down on 2019, while overall company revenue remains flat ...

Slovak finance ministry rejects call for a tax on nicotine vapour products

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova | 6th October 2020

The Slovakian Ministry of Finance has rejected a suggestion by education officials that it should set up a tax scheme for nicotine-containing e-cigarettes ...

E-cigarettes are likely to reduce harm but not without risk, says UK science panel

Written by ECigIntelligence | 5th October 2020

Switching from smoking to vaping is likely to reduce harm to health but could still have risks, while flavours represent an area of further uncertainty, an independent UK government science committee has concluded ...

Brussels suggests changing the wording of Denmark's plan to ban e-cig flavours

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 2nd October 2020

Brussels has given a negative opinion on the plan put forward by the Danish Ministry of Health to ban all flavoured e-liquids, water pipes and chewing tobacco except tobacco and menthol flavour from 2022 ...

Repeal of shake and vape ban brings relief to Greek vaping industry

Written by ECigIntelligence | 29th September 2020

The Greek e-cigarette industry is largely “satisfied” with the government’s decision to repeal the law banning shake and vape products – but doubts and difficulties remain ...

EU: evidence to support e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation tool 'weak'

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 25th September 2020

A leading EU scientific committee says evidence “for the support of electronic cigarettes' effectiveness in helping smokers to quit” is weak, and has warned about nicotine addiction in young people ...

Germany finally gets its long-discussed outdoor and cinema advertising ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st September 2020

After years of discussions within the governing coalition and campaigning by health bodies, Germany is to impose further restrictions on the advertising of tobacco and vaping products ...

How EVALI, and the way it was reported, damaged perceptions of vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th September 2020

Many smokers believe vaping is at least as harmful as combustible cigarettes, despite e-cigarettes’ lower production of toxicants and carcinogens; researchers in England have been examining why ...

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