Market & regulatory data for the vaping sector in Europe

UK Department of Health publishes its long-awaited review of tobacco law

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 29th March 2022

The UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published its post-implementation review of the country’s tobacco legislation, concluding that the existing rules work and should be retained ...

Analysis: The PATH study may have lost its way on quitting smoking with e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th March 2022

A study that recently drew attention for concluding that vaping was a less successful cessation method than nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) or even going cold turkey may be undermined by potential flaws ...

Vape advocates say Brexit provides UK with an opportunity it hasn't yet taken

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 18th March 2022

Industry insiders have suggested the UK government should raise the nicotine limit for e-cigarettes, promote vaping, and legalise snus as part of the country’s post-Brexit regulatory reforms ...

Denmark aims to lead Europe towards its own 'nicotine-free generation 2010+'

Written by Marija Obradovic | 16th March 2022

Denmark could become the first country in Europe to impose a generational limit on access to tobacco and nicotine products ...

UK urged by associations and public health officials to cut vaping VAT

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 11th March 2022

The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged the UK government to cut value-added tax (VAT) on vaping products as part of a plan to help smokers quit ...

Is the upcoming Swiss vaping taxation helpful or hurtful to public health?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 9th March 2022

Swiss stakeholders have less than a month left to comment on a proposal by the Federal Council to tax electronic cigarettes at a rate that is 77% less than the levy on regular cigarettes – in...

Iceland to regulate e-cigs, focusing on flavours that may attract children

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 2nd March 2022

A delayed bill to restrict the marketing of flavoured e-cigarettes “that may appeal to children” in Iceland will be introduced to the country’s parliament in March ...

What goes up must come down – Italy restores e-liquid tax to previous level

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 24th February 2022

Tax on vaping products in Italy will return to 2021 levels from 1st April after the Senate passed a bill containing a measure to lower the excise duties on e-liquids ...

Scottish government opens consultation on possible further restrictions to vaping

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 23rd February 2022

The Scottish government has opened a public consultation on the potential tightening of its rules for advertising and promoting vaping products ...

'Beating Cancer' report becomes official EU policy with huge Parliament backing

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 21st February 2022

The European Parliament has adopted the BECA report – the first time a European institution has formally acknowledged reduced risk products could play a role in smoking cessation – with some caveats ... ...

Norway's new rules should allow nicotine e-liquids – but it won't be plain sailing

Written by ECigIntelligence | 17th February 2022

Changes to Norway’s Tobacco Act should allow the sale of nicotine-containing e-liquids and devices but strict permit rules could effectively prohibit the 70 or so domestic retailers from taking advantage ...

Ban on e-cigarette flavours 'plays into the hands of Big Tobacco', says Lithuanian MP

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th February 2022

A Lithuanian lawmaker has criticised the country’s parliament for voting to enact a wide-ranging flavour ban rather than a more targeted, nuanced alternative ...

Good Vuse for BAT as vapour growth helps offset dip in overall revenue

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 14th February 2022

Vuse and vapour were the primary driver of a 42.4% year-on-year increase in British American Tobacco (BAT)’s new category portfolio revenue, according to the company’s latest results ...

PMI sees bright future for Iqos Veev as it prepares to expand into more markets

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th February 2022

Philip Morris International (PMI) has commited to continuing to support the sales and promotion of its Veev vaping product, with future expansion into more markets around the world ...

European Parliament prepares for first vote on anti-cancer recommendations

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 8th February 2022

The European Parliament’s first debate on the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA)’s report into how to strengthen Europe’s fight against cancer will take place on 15th February ...

Survey finds growing number of English authorities offer e-cigarettes to smokers

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 7th February 2022

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of local authorities in England offering e-cigarettes to smokers in a bid to help them quit smoking, according to a new survey ...

French public health council reverses its endorsement of vaping to quit smoking

Written by ECigIntelligence | 2nd February 2022

France’s High Council for Public Health has revised its 2016 opinion on e-cigarettes, now saying there is not sufficient evidence to recommend vaping for smoking cessation ...

Export expert outlines post-Brexit tips for moving goods into the UK or Europe

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 2nd February 2022

Andy Hooper, CEO of Global E-Commerce Experts, provides tips for companies wishing to export into Europe. He'll expand on this in a talk at White Label World Expo in London on 2nd and 3rd March...

Where do we go from here? How new rules will affect world vape markets

Written by Freddie Dawson | 31st January 2022

Consumers will continue to increasingly spread usage out over different alternative nicotine products, partly driven by further, stricter vaping regulation across the globe throughout 2022, ECigIntelligence predicts ...

Spanish medical associations come out against e-cigs in response to tax talks

Written by ECigIntelligence | 28th January 2022

Medical societies in Spain have confirmed their strong stance against e-cigarettes as the government consults on potential restrictions and taxes on vapour products ...

ECigIntelligence's 2021 predictions reviewed: did our crystal ball work?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 27th January 2022

We look back at predictions ECigIntelligence published at the start of 2021. Real events and developments confirmed ECigIntelligence’s analysis in many cases, though Covid delayed things ...

Independent study confirms previous findings over smoke and vapour toxicity

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th January 2022

A new paper successfully replicates three key studies comparing the toxicity of cigarette smoke and e-cigarette vapour on lung tissues ...

Global Trends survey details slowdown in growth of worldwide vaping market

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 12th January 2022

Vaping products have continued to take a share of the worldwide retail market away from smokable tobacco over the past three years, with sales of combustible cigarettes declining by 5% – but the rate of...

Italian vape trade fears the possible consequences as tax on e-liquids goes up

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 11th January 2022

Tax on vaping products in Italy went up at the start of the year after the Chamber of Deputies passed the 2022 Budget on 30th December ...

Wales remains vague on vaping as it plans a route to a smoke-free future

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 10th January 2022

The Welsh government has launched a public consultation over its long-term tobacco control strategy ...

2021 reviewed: false dawn for vaping, or some light showing at the tunnel's end?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 10th January 2022

Could 2021 be remembered as the year we first started to see some light at the end of the tunnel? Only time will tell for sure, but there were clues ...

Study finds flavours draw young people to e-cigs, but no onward link to smoking

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 5th January 2022

A new study has concluded that although flavours are an “important motivator” for e-cigarette uptake among young people, there is no evidence to associate them with a move to smoking tobacco ...

Spain set to tax e-cigarettes and impose tobacco advertising and usage rules

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st December 2021

The Spanish government is working on a regulation to impose further restrictions on e-cigarettes and place an excise duty on them to come into force by 2023 ...

Amendment to the Italian budget aims to soften tax increase on e-cigs from 2022

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 17th December 2021

The Lega party, part of the ruling coalition in Italy, has tabled an amendment to the Budget Bill 2022 aiming to increase the e-liquid excise duty each year until 2023 but with lower rates than...

MEPs give green light to cancer report amid uncertainty over future of flavours

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 10th December 2021

The European Parliament’s Special Committee on Beating Cancer gave the green light on 9th December to a cancer report that urges the Commission to assess a ban on selected flavours in upcoming regulations ...

UK's public health establishment mostly welcomes NICE guidance on e-cigs

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 9th December 2021

The British public health sector has broadly welcomed the updated guidance from the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence...

MEPs to soften demands on EU blanket flavour ban to just those targeting minors

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 3rd December 2021

The final report of the European Parliament’s Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) is expected to suggest a ban on selected flavours ...

Europe's e-cig markets are set to grow by 29% by 2025 as smoking declines faster

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 3rd December 2021

The decline in the use of traditional tobacco products across Europe is expected to accelerate in the next four years, while vape sales continue to grow in the five largest EU markets – France, Germany,...

New year resolutions: countries to watch for budgets and vaping taxes in 2022

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st December 2021

Governments worldwide are presenting their budget bills for 2022, with some of them proposing changes in the tax regimes applied to vaping products ...

NICE advice says smokers should 'stop completely' – and then quit e-cigs too

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 30th November 2021

The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published new recommendations on how to help promote quitting smoking, and how to introduce tools such as e-cigarettes into conversations with smokers ...

MPs urge UK government to combat 'misinformation' and support vaping

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 18th November 2021

MPs have called on the UK government to take the forthcoming Tobacco Control Plan as an opportunity to tackle misinformation around tobacco alternatives and encourage switching to less harmful products ...

Imperial remains bullish despite drop in revenue from next generation products

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 16th November 2021

Imperial Brands registered a dip in revenues from its next generation products (NGP) portfolio but said it looks forward to expanding product trials in new countries and consolidating European and US markets ...

'Only tobacco firms will be able to take advantage of UK medical licensing'

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 9th November 2021

Some manufacturers may struggle to overcome certain regulatory hurdles to licensing e-cigarettes in the UK as medical products – leaving the field to tobacco companies – experts warn ...

Swiss parliament adopts youth sales ban, advertising and packaging restrictions

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th November 2021

The Swiss Federal Assembly has adopted a longstanding bill equating e-cigarettes with traditional tobacco, despite divisions between political parties over the right approach to tobacco alternatives ...

UK health authorities pave the way for prescription-only stronger e-cigs

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 2nd November 2021

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is backing the idea of e-cigarettes as a licensed therapy, available on prescription for smokers who want to quit ...

Delaying COP9 talks on novel products 'may damage tobacco control', warns EU

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 29th October 2021

European countries have publicly expressed disagreement with the World Health Organization (WHO)’s decision to postpone discussions of novel tobacco products, keeping them out of the upcoming COP9 ...

Mixed reactions as Northern Ireland prepares to ban vaping in cars with kids

Written by ECigIntelligence | 27th October 2021

Northern Ireland’s Department of Health has presented plans to implement a smoking and vaping ban in private cars when children are present and to ban the sale of nicotine e-liquids to...

Vaping products make up 36% of patent applications for alternatives to smoking

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th October 2021

Patents for tobacco alternatives have been booming in recent times as tobacco companies position themselves as contributors to a smoke-free world, with a 9.1% year-on-year increase in patents related to vaping ...

MEPs propose changes in approach to vaping in European cancer report

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 5th October 2021

MEPs have tabled a set of proposals to amend a draft report by the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA), calling on the European Commission to implement a flavour ban on all tobacco products, including...

Nearly half of German vape retailers fear being taxed out of business, survey finds

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th October 2021

The new vaping tax scheme due to come into effect in July 2022 is already causing concern within the German e-cigarette industry, with some vape stores fearing it will force them to close down ...

European Commission survey gives thumbs-up to tax harmony across EU

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 28th September 2021

New figures from the European Commission reveal broad support for harmonised tax rules for tobacco-alternative products ...

Vaping experts see integrating science and innovation as the way forward

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 27th September 2021

Representatives of the vaping industry have urged a broader collaboration with scientists and agreed that integrating technological innovations is key to encouraging transition to tobacco alternatives ...

Harm reduction still on the agenda as UK's new public health minister steps in

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 24th September 2021

The appointment of Maggie Throup as UK junior health minister comes at a key time for tobacco alternatives, with the vaping industry hoping she will continue the harm reduction approach of her predecessor ...

Why are WHO talks on novel tobacco products postponed from COP9 to 2023?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 21st September 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to postpone a discussion on novel tobacco products to a face-to-face event in 2023 – a decision experts are linking to a lack of consensus ...

NRT and e-cigarettes work best in combination, says UK agency

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 16th September 2021

A UK smoking cessation body says a combination of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and vaping products can be more effective than either on their own in helping smokers quit – though e-cigarettes alone come very...

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