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Poland delays collection of e-liquid tax until October to cut industry's red tape

Written by ECigIntelligence | 6th July 2020

Poland’s Ministry of Finance has decided to delay tax on e-liquids by three months to reduce the red tape for businesses during the coronavirus pandemic ...

Enforcing Germany's ban on outdoor advertising 'will cost €2.2m a year'

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 2nd July 2020

Germany’s anticipated decision to ban outdoor advertising of tobacco, including vaping and heat-not-burn (HnB) products could cost the public finances an estimated €2.27m a year ...

South Korea tries again to prohibit all e-cigarette advertising and promotion

Written by ECigIntelligence | 2nd July 2020

South Korea’s health minister Park Neung-hoo has announced a fresh plan to ban advertising and promotional activities for e-cigarettes and other tobacco-alternative products ...

Podcast: the future of the Tobacco Products Directive and EU taxation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st July 2020

ECigIntelligence managing news editor David Palacios joins Jon Bruford to discuss the implications and impact of the looming Tobacco Products Directive version 3 on the...

Colorado asks voters to decide on new vaping tax scheme in November ballot

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st July 2020

Voters in the US state of Colorado will decide in November whether to enact a new tax on vapour products after the state legislature agreed to put a taxation scheme for nicotine products to the...

Ireland's new government takes office with vaping regulations on the agenda

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th June 2020

The newly elected taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland, Micheál Martin, has a more restrictive approach to tobacco-alternative products among his policy priorities, as laid out in the coalition government's five-year plan ...

Hong Kong will look again at banning e-cigs after September elections

Written by ECigIntelligence | 29th June 2020

Hong Kong will reintroduce a bill to ban tobacco-alternative products after local elections in September. The Legislative Council halted discussions on the existing bill due to a lack of time ...

Montana officials push for permanent state ban on e-cigarette flavours

Written by ECigIntelligence | 29th June 2020

Officials in the US state of Montana want to implement a total ban on the sale, marketing, and advertising of flavoured vaping products, in a move they admit could seriously impact the local industry ...

Australia postpones its e-cigarette import ban until next year

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 26th June 2020

The ban on all e-cigarette imports into Australia that was due to come into force next week has now been delayed until January 2021 ...

Netherlands heads towards ruling out e-liquid flavours from early next year

Written by ECigIntelligence | 25th June 2020

The Dutch government is working on new legislation to ban all e-cigarette flavours early next year to reduce the appeal of vaping to young people while not discouraging smokers from using e-cigs to help them...

New tracker reveals extent of US trend towards fruit-flavoured e-liquids

Written by ECigIntelligence | 24th June 2020

US vapers are becoming increasingly drawn to fruit flavours. In the first quarter of 2020 the category accounted for more than 40% of all e-liquids tracked by ECigIntelligence for its newly launched US flavours tracker...

Australia cracks down still harder, banning e-cig imports from 1st July

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 23rd June 2020

Australian health minister Greg Hunt has announced that importing e-cigarettes will be banned from 1st July “to reduce the risk to public health through addiction to nicotine and nicotine poisoning” ...

Reynolds sues LA County over 'draconian' e-cig flavour ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th June 2020

RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company and two of its affiliates have filed a lawsuit trying to strike down Los Angeles County’s ban on flavoured vapour and tobacco products ...

Philippines on track for strict e-cig regulation, awaits public comments

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th June 2020

The Philippines Food and Drug Administration (FDA) appears to be tightening its grip on the country’s e-cigarette industry with a detailed proposal to regulate vapour products ...

New minty e-liquid flavours laid out to tempt former menthol smokers

Written by ECigIntelligence | 17th June 2020

A month after the ban on menthol cigarettes came into effect in Europe, manufacturers are looking to new e-liquid lines to attract former menthol smokers looking for an alternative ...

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 ...

How the 2019 US developments will impact the global vape market for many years to come

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th June 2020

Our managing director, Tim Phillips, recently discussed how the 2019 US developments will impact the global vape market at the Global Forum on Nicotine, which took place online on 11th and 12th June. He explored...

Hot debate in New Zealand over fine detail of bill to regulate e-cigarettes

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 15th June 2020

An intense debate is on-going in New Zealand between representatives and health officials over planned legislation to regulate vaping products in the country for the first time ...

Alberta tables new e-cig legislation setting under-age sales ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 12th June 2020

Canada could soon have provincial vaping laws from coast to coast after Alberta, the one province without its own law, tabled legislation to crack down on where vaping products can be sold and who can...

US representatives ask FDA to publish a list of vaping PMTA submissions

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th June 2020

Members of the US Congress have asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to produce “a public list” of vaping products for which premarket tobacco product applications (PMTA) have been submitted ...

While vapour recovers, BAT puts back its £5bn goal for next-gen revenue

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th June 2020

British American Tobacco (BAT) is pushing back to 2025 its goal of achieving £5bn in revenues from its next-generation portfolio amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic ...

Taiwan proposal would ban e-cigs but leave uncertainty over other products

Written by Marija Obradovic | 8th June 2020

The Taiwan Ministry of Health and Welfare has released a draft proposal to ban e-cigarettes, while leaving open the possibility of market approval for some reduced-risk products ...

Altria takes Reynolds to court over alleged Vuse patent infringement

Written by ECigIntelligence | 5th June 2020

The Altria Group have filed a lawsuit for patent infringement against R. J. Reynolds Vapor Co., a subsidiary of Reynolds American Inc., over some of its Vuse e-cigarette products ...

Russia's e-cig bill remains on hold amid disagreement among lawmakers

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th June 2020

A proposal to impose stricter regulations for e-cigarettes in Russia is being reviewed by the government while the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly, has put the process on hold ...

EU nations want 'urgently' to bring all novel tobacco products under tax rules

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 3rd June 2020

The Council of the European Union considers it “urgent and necessary” to harmonise the definitions and tax treatment of novel tobacco products such as e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products ...

German Bundestag debates upcoming outdoor and cinema advertising ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 2nd June 2020

Germany has moved a step closer to a comprehensive ban on outdoor advertising of tobacco – including vaping and heated tobacco products – with a first debate in the Bundestag ...

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 ...

California governor proposes vape tax from 2021, supports state flavour ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 29th May 2020

California is putting forward a budget proposal that would increase taxes on vapour products in the next fiscal year and promises to work on a statewide flavour ban ...

States urge European Commission to include e-cigs in EU tax directive

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 28th May 2020

EU nations are to recommend to the European Commission that e-cigarettes should be included in the forthcoming revision of the structure and rates of tax applied to manufactured tobacco products ...

Vape stores across England preparing to reopen for business next month

Written by ECigIntelligence | 27th May 2020

The English vaping industry is preparing to reopen the roughly 3,000 vape stores across the country after a ten-week lockdown imposed by the government due to the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Brazil puts back until 2021 a decision on whether to legalise e-cigarettes

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th May 2020

Brazil has postponed until next year a decision on the possible legalisation of e-cigarettes amid a “reorientation” of health priorities to contain the expansion of the coronavirus pandemic ...

Oklahoma and Minnesota bring total number of Tobacco 21 states to 26

Written by ECigIntelligence | 25th May 2020

Minnesota and Oklahoma have adopted laws raising the legal age to purchase tobacco and vapour products to 21, bringing to 26 the number of US states to have taken similar measures ...

Canada’s Nova Scotia sets nicotine cap, British Columbia may follow suit

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st May 2020

The Canadian province of Nova Scotia is to limit the nicotine concentration in e-cigs to 20 mg/ml. And with no federal regulation on the issue, some other provinces are considering a similar approach ...

Imperial Brands posts 43.9% slump in next-generation half-year revenues

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th May 2020

Imperial Brands, the company behind the e-cigarette brand Blu, has recorded a major slump in revenue from its next-generation products ...

Melbourne moves to ban vaping in the business district 'to clear the air'

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th May 2020

The Australian city of Melbourne is working to implement new regulation that would prohibit the use of e-cigarettes in the city’s central business district ...

Maryland governor vetoes planned increases in vaping sales taxes

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th May 2020

A planned increase in sales taxes on e-cigarettes has been halted in the US state of Maryland due to concern about the economic impact on the industry amid the coronavirus pandemic ...

Altria aims for non-combustible success after Juul 'disappointment'

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 16th May 2020

Virginia-based tobacco manufacturer Altria aims to establish the company as the industry leader by increasing its tobacco alternatives portfolio in ten years’ time and joining efforts in preventing underage use ...

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 ...

Moves afoot in Belgian Parliament to ban a range of e-cigarette flavours

Written by ECigIntelligence | 13th May 2020

A Belgian MP has submitted a proposal to Parliament that aims to ban certain e-cigarette flavours to make them less attractive to young people ...

A tough regime softens as Estonia moves to legalise menthol e-liquids

Written by Lorenzo Guaragna | 11th May 2020

Estonia’s parliament, the Riigikogu, has approved a bill to relax one of the toughest regulatory regimes for e-cigarettes in Europe, legalising menthol e-liquids ...

New Jersey bill proposes 19,000% rise in vaping business licence

Written by ECigIntelligence | 8th May 2020

A new bill introduced in the New Jersey Legislature is considering new regulations for vapour businesses and dramatically increasing the licence cost for opening new vape stores ...

Juul hits hard times as it plans to exit EU markets, US sales drop 10%

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 6th May 2020

Juul is not having the best of times, with an increasing decline in sales leading the company to pull out of South Korea and some European countries – while its sales in the US are...

Planned e-cig tax and restrictions to go before Danish Parliament

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 6th May 2020

The Danish government is to submit to Parliament a proposal to levy a tax on e-cigarettes and a national action plan on restricting e-cigarettes to cut tobacco uptake by young people ...

‘95% safer’ or ‘just as bad’? How does the argument on vaping stand?

Written by Marc Beishon | 4th May 2020

Widely publicised linkages with the coronavirus are just the latest manifestation of distrust of vaping, in the public-health community as well as the media. So how does that “95% safer than smoking” view hold up?...

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Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th April 2020

All ECigIntelligence’s COVID-19-related news briefings and other data can now be found in one place here ...

COP9 postponement buys time to consider evidence, say experts

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th April 2020

The postponement of the 2020 Conference of the Parties (COP9) to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) to next year could be good news for the tobacco alternatives sector ...

Flavour ban and coronavirus a double whammy for New Jersey vape trade

Written by ECigIntelligence | 29th April 2020

Vaping businesses in the US state of New Jersey, already crunched by the coronavirus pandemic, now say they need to make radical changes to stay afloat under a state ban on the sale of flavoured...

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 ...

Podcast: e-cig and tobacco industry analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic

Written by ECigIntelligence | 24th April 2020

Our host for today’s podcast is Tim Phillips, the founder and managing director of ECigIntelligence, who presents a year overview and analysis of the regulatory path in the e-cigarette sector ...

Pandemic measures place new pressures on US vaping trade

Written by ECigIntelligence | 23rd April 2020

The sweeping response to the global COVID-19 pandemic has had an uneven impact on the US vaping sector, with some stores being forced to close while others respond in novel ways to government restrictions ...

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