LATEST ALERTS
China: In an analysis on the tenth anniversary of Beijing’s tobacco control framework, the authorities report that the smoking rate among those aged
China: The Ministry of Finance has announced retaliatory tariffs on US imports. A 15% tariff will apply to coal and liquefied natural gas
China: The State Council Customs Tariff Commission recently issued the Methods for Levying Customs Duties, Value-Added Tax, and Consumption Tax on Imported Goods, effective 1st
China: At the 20th National Academic Seminar on Tobacco Control and Health, Zhi Xiuyi, vice-president of the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control, said
China: Today, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration has released information on three cases of companies selling non-compliant e-cigarettes. These cases involve companies selling
China: Today, the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control, the country’s first and largest and tobacco control organisation, reposted an article highlighting a rise
China: As required by the Detailed Rules for the Administration of E-cigarette Import and Export Trade and Foreign Economic and Technical Cooperation, which obliges
China: On 15th October, FirstUnion Technology in Shenzhen issued a statement on its official website addressing a recent court verdict, in which the Shenzhen
China: The State Tobacco Monopoly Administration has released the “2024 Version of Tobacco Monopoly Licence Application Document Formats” to enhance the management of tobacco licences.
China: On 27th August, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration issued a Notice on Revising and Issuing the Detailed Rules for the Management of
China: On 20th August, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration issued the revised Technical Review Implementation Rules for E-Cigarette Products, press reports. The updated rules
China: On 11th August 2024, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration issued the revised Detailed Rules on E-Cigarette Logistics Management, press reports. The updated regulations
China: On 30th July, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration issued a notice revising the Detailed Rules for the Management of E-cigarette Fixed Asset
China: The National Tobacco Half-Year Work Conference was held in Beijing on 23rd and 24th July, press reports. In the meeting, authorities emphasised comprehensively reinforcing
China: According to trade data from the General Administration of Customs published in the press, in May 2024, e-cigarette exports to France totalled
China: Yesterday, 10th July, the Ministry of Public Security’s Economic Crime Investigation Bureau announced e-cigarette violation cases. Among them was an individual, called
China: According to trade data published in the press from the General Administration of Customs, in May 2024, exports of e-cigarettes to the Netherlands
China: According to recently updated trade data from the General Administration of Customs, in May 2024, exports of e-cigarettes to South Korea totalled approximately
China: According to recently updated trade data from the General Administration of Customs, in April 2024, exports of e-cigarettes to the UK totalled
China: According to recently updated trade data from the General Administration of Customs, in May 2024, exports of e-cigarettes to Indonesia totalled approximately $8.65m,
China: The General Administration of Customs updated the export data for e-cigarettes for May 2024, press reports. The data shows that the export value
China: According to recently updated trade data from the General Administration of Customs, in April 2024, exports of e-cigarettes to Kuwait totalled approximately
China: According to recently updated trade data from the General Administration of Customs, in April 2024, exports of e-cigarettes to South Africa totalled
China: According to recently updated trade data from the General Administration of Customs, in April 2024, exports of e-cigarettes to New Zealand totalled
China: According to recently updated trade data from the General Administration of Customs, in April 2024, exports of e-cigarettes to Belgium totalled approximately
China/US: The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has announced that several US companies have filed a petition with the US International Trade Commission (USITC). The
China: According to recently updated trade data from the General Administration of Customs, in April 2024, exports of e-cigarettes to Spain totalled approximately
China: The General Administration of Customs updated the export data for e-cigarettes for April 2024, press reports. The data shows that the export value of
US - Federal: The White House has released a statement on what it refers to as “China’s unfair trade practices concerning technology transfer, intellectual property,
China: Today is the last day to comment on the amendment of the E-cigarette Transaction Management Detailed Rules, which would establish a national unified management
China: The National Tobacco Administration – a state-owned corporation with a monopoly on the production and sale of tobacco products – is planning
US - Federal: Republican representatives Rob Wittman of Virginia and Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois wrote a letter to US Food and Drug Administration
China: Yesterday, the China Tobacco Monopoly Administration published the Guidelines for Promoting the Building of Quality Assurance Systems for Exported Electronic Cigarette Products. The
China: The Healthy China Action Promotion Committee instructed enforcement agencies to "severely crack down" on illegal underage and online sales. The State Tobacco Monopoly
China: As of yesterday, a 36% ad valorem tax is applied on production and import of e-cigarettes and 11% on wholesale. E-cigarettes for export are exempt from
China: Several state authorities have today jointly announced plans to levy a consumption tax on e-cigarettes. The Announcement on Collection of Consumption Tax on Electronic
China: The tobacco administration will accept objections from existing e-cigarette manufacturers starting tomorrow (8th October) until 31st October 2022. The tobacco administration published
China: On 1st October, the e-cigarette standard will enter into effect. Today, the tobacco administration published several documents regulating retroactive QR code labels and further clarifying the rules
China: Ahead of the implementation on Saturday, 1st October, of the new national standard for e-cigarette products, the tobacco administration has published a
China (Macau): The Macau Legislative Assembly has unanimously approved a government amendment to the New Tobacco Control Law, which prohibits the manufacture, import, export, distribution
China: The national Unified e-cigarette trading platform was launched today. As explained in our report on Chinese regulation, the platform will hold information on
China (Macau): Today, the Legislative Council of Macau supported the government amendment to the New Tobacco Control Law, which prohibits the manufacture, import and export of electronic cigarettes.
China: On 27th May, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration and the General Office of the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the Notice
China: The Tobacco Monopoly Bureau in Tianjin, one of the largest cities in China, has banned e-cigarette sales in places that are likely
China: The Administrative Measures for Electronic Cigarettes – which requires licensing of retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers, and imposes a flavour ban on all flavours other
China: The State Administration for Market Regulation and the National Standardisation Administration today published the approved mandatory national standard on e-cigarettes, which will be
China: The electronic cigarette standard has been changed following consultation throughout December 2021 and January 2022, as announced by the standardisation authority. A new draft is
China: The proposed Administrative Measures for Electronic Cigarettes released in December 2021 are now confirmed and will start applying on 1st May 2022.
China: Following the central government’s announcement on ending e-cigarette sales to minors, a market supervision authority in Tianjin, a northeastern city with 13.8m
