China: Market and regulatory data analysis of the vaping sector

China takes next step towards its first national legislation on e-cigarettes

Written by ECigIntelligence | 12th August 2020

China is currently debating a bill that would create vape-friendly areas and restrict the public use of vaping products ...

Tobacco control association proposes e-cig public use ban in Beijing

Written by ECigIntelligence | 28th July 2020

A Beijing-based tobacco association intends to submit a proposal to the legislators at the city’s people’s congress, prohibiting vaping in public areas in the near future amid lack of vaping “provisions” in the current local...

China Tobacco kicks off intensive compliance checks on e-cig sales

Written by ECigIntelligence | 22nd July 2020

Chinese authorities have decided to take further steps to toughen enforcement of e-cigarette regulations, increasing compliance checks in both online and offline channels ...

Accusations fly over proposal for a nationwide e-cigarette ban in China

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th June 2020

Proposals for the national regulation of e-cigarettes in China range from advertising restrictions to a controversial suggestion by the boss of a pharmaceutical company that they should be totally banned ...

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 ...

Limited enforcement of the online sales and advertising ban in China

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th May 2020

The enforcement of the ban issued in China in late 2019 that prohibits the online sales of e-cigarettes as well as vaping advertising has proven relatively ineffective, ECigIntelligence has found ...

Spring vaping shows and exhibitions worldwide fall victim to coronavirus

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th March 2020

Fears over the coronavirus outbreak, and governments’ responses to it, have led to the cancellation of a number of vaping events that were scheduled over spring at locations around the world ...

Coronavirus in China may mean global shortages for vaping manufacturers

Written by ECigIntelligence | 25th February 2020

The coronavirus that has so far killed more than 2600 people in China has had limited impact up to now in the vaping industry around the world, but severe movement restrictions have raised fears ...

Chinese court to hear first case for misleading e-cigarette branding

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th November 2019

Chinese e-cigarette companies have been caught in the country’s first civil court case for allegedly claiming that their vaping products pose no or little harm to people’s health ...

China demands an end to e-cigarette sales online and to young people

Written by Marija Obradovic | 4th November 2019

China’s tobacco and market regulators have announced a major crackdown on e-cigarette sales and advertising, reiterating the ban on sales to minors and demanding the closing-down of e-cig websites ...

Chinese tobacco monopoly says it is working to 'step up' e-cig regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 31st October 2019

China's state tobacco monopoly is studying plans to tighten regulations on the sale and use of e-cigarettes, after a government adviser publicly declared support for an outright ban on vaping products ...

Researchers find possible flaw in argument for low-nicotine e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th October 2019

E-cigs that don’t deliver enough nicotine may do more harm than good by encouraging the use of tobacco, according to a new US study. We report on this and other research into vaping prevalence and...

Chinese e-cig imports into US rocket even as Trump’s tariffs war rages

Written by ECigIntelligence | 28th August 2019

While relations between the two countries are soured by Donald Trump’s tariffs announcements, e-cigarette imports into the US from China have increased dramatically ...

China hints at stricter regulations to curb e-cig rise

Written by ECigIntelligence | 31st July 2019

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 ...

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 ...

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

Written by ECigIntelligence | 22nd July 2019

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

Hong Kong debates blanket e-cig ban and its possible repercussions

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th June 2019

Industry and unions in Hong Kong have warned that a proposed ban on e-cigarettes could undermine the city’s status as a major hub for their import and export ...

China issues new industry standards for e-cigarettes and e-liquids

Written by ECigIntelligence | 7th May 2019

China is set to enforce new industry standards for electronic cigarettes, laid out in detail in a recent submission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) ...

US International Trade Commission investigates 23 over ‘Juul-like’ e-cigs

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 9th January 2019

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) is investigating 23 companies, including five in China and one in Uruguay, for US patent infringement of Juul’s e-cigarette cartridges and components ...

China Tobacco launches new HnB system on South Korean market

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th November 2018

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 ...

Study reveals just how much world press accentuates the negative

Written by Barnaby Page | 12th November 2018

Media coverage of ENDS around the world is much more likely to be negative than positive, and to focus on health effects rather than e-cigs’ use in smoking cessation, a new study suggests ...

Juul buys ‘world online leader’ VMR in $75m deal

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 17th October 2018

Juul Labs has bought VMR – “the world’s largest online e-cigarette retailer” – from High Praise, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Huabao International Holdings of Hong Kong, for $75m ...

Vapour coalition calls on Trump regime to scrap e-cig product tariffs

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 18th September 2018

A group of vapour trade associations has called for the scrapping of newly announced US tariffs on Chinese imports which they say will punish thousands of small US businesses ...

Chinese authorities arrest 30 suspects in two HnB smuggling cases

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th August 2018

A total of 30 suspects have been arrested in a joint anti-smuggling operation by Chinese law enforcement. China Tobacco Ningbo, Ningbo municipal police department and Ningbo municipal anti-smuggling bureau joined forces ...

Will vaping industry take a beating in tariffs round two or three?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 16th July 2018

The initial round of trade tariffs imposed on China by the Trump administration is not expected to have much impact on the vapour industry – but a forthcoming second round could specifically include vaping products...

‘Tobacco substitutes and extracts’ hit by Chinese tariffs are not e-liquids

Written by ECigIntelligence | 9th July 2018

ECigIntelligence can reveal that reports that China was imposing a tariff on e-liquids as part of its tit-for-tat trade war with the US are wide of the mark ...

Trump’s tariff war with China will hit vapour goods in round two

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 5th July 2018

Vaping imports from China – a major source for the industry worldwide – will be hit by a second round of US trade tariffs likely to follow the first ...

Beyond Kungfu – China Tobacco ready to move further into vapour and HnB

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th June 2018

China Tobacco, the Chinese state monopoly, looks set to increase its involvement in alternative products, including both e-cigarettes and heated tobacco – possibly in co-operation with major foreign companies ...

Chinese industry sets its own standards – and hopes government will follow

Written by ECigIntelligence | 31st May 2018

A set of industry-designed standards could inform future national Chinese standards for e-cigarette products– said to be expected within 24 months ...

Counterfeit gorillas, disputed racers in China’s battlefield of fakes

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th April 2018

Amid the haze of vape fog shrouding the four packed halls of the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Centre, disputes simmered at China’s foremost vape exhibition over alleged trademark violations and cloned e-liquids ...

China expo highlights the speed of the shift towards closed systems

Written by ECigIntelligence | 27th April 2018

The nature of closed-system pods is changing fast and if the current generation of large-sized mod systems is relegated primarily to hobbyists, could this be the death knell for vape stores in China? ...

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

Written by ECigIntelligence | 11th October 2017

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...

From tiny beginnings, China’s vaping market is growing rapidly

Written by ECigIntelligence | 2nd October 2017

The number of vapers in China appears to have doubled since 2016, while the value of the market has almost tripled in a year, according to research by ECigIntelligence ...

How safe is that battery? The industry’s secrets unwrapped

Written by ECigIntelligence | 27th June 2017

Battery safety continues to be an issue for the e-cigarette industry – particularly from an image perspective – but ensuring the best possible component for an e-cig is not as straightforward as it might first...

China buys cheap, but higher prices bring higher returns

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th February 2017

The most popular e-liquid products in China appear to be the cheapest ones, according to a new ECigIntelligence analysis of online pricing in the Chinese...

Global Horizon joint venture could open up Chinese market to e-cigs

Written by Freddie Dawson | 31st January 2017

A new UK-Chinese joint venture could bring Blu to the Chinese domestic market. But are the pricing conditions favourable for such a move?...

Chinese authorities continue to duck challenge of e-cig regulation

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th December 2016

Chinese e-cig regulation has been delayed due to agencies passing the buck, researchers say. Future regulation may shade more towards pharmaceutical or tobacco controls, with significant implications for the tiny domestic industry either way....

China: are rigorous public smoking rules on the way at last?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 24th November 2016

China is finally to impose tough nationwide restrictions on smoking in public places, a public health official promised this...

VMR anticipates lucrative but difficult Chinese domestic market

Written by Freddie Dawson | 4th August 2016

VMR anticipates great risk and greater potential in the Chinese domestic market....

New Chinese trade body promises standardisation, lobbying

Written by Freddie Dawson | 22nd April 2016

A new trade association for the e-cigarette industry in China plans to lobby local and national governments to improve the business...

Vaping “more expensive than smoking in many countries"

Written by Barnaby Page | 29th March 2016

High pricing of e-cigarettes compared to combustibles could deter smokers from switching to vaping in many jurisdictions, a new study...

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...

Complete ban predicted in Hong Kong after smoking body’s study

Written by Freddie Dawson | 8th March 2016

A new study commissioned by Hong Kong’s Council on Smoking and Health (COSH) purports to show significant problems with carcinogens in vapour from electronic cigarettes, leading the organisation to reiterate its calls for a complete...

Potential of Chinese e-cig market prompts bid for Kimree?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 26th November 2015

Chinese manufacturer Kimree is the subject of a takeover due to its strong presence in the domestic Chinese market....

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...

Developing nations advised to adopt pharma model

Written by Barnaby Page | 21st August 2015

Governments of poorer countries need to regulate e-cigarettes just as much as their wealthier counterparts, and ought to opt for a pharmaceutical model – but they may find it difficult, according to a new paper...

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...

Hong Kong trade group resists mooted ban on e-cigarettes

Written by Freddie Dawson | 14th May 2015

A group of e-cig companies have banded together to lobby the Hong Kong government as it considers a proposal to ban e-cigs entirely....

At last, a domestic e-cig market for China’s manufacturers

Written by Barnaby Page | 6th May 2015

The domestic Chinese market for e-cigarettes appears to finally be opening up, with a major manufacturer having started distribution of nicotine-containing cigalikes through convenience stores at the beginning of this year, and a number of...

Filipino legislators propose gentle restrictions on e-cigs

Written by Barnaby Page | 23rd April 2015

E-cigarette regulation is back on the agenda in the Philippines with a proposal to add novel nicotine delivery products to the country’s relatively easy-going tobacco...

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