LATEST ALERTS
Malaysia: The government has collected MYR141.1m ($31.4m) in vape tax revenue between 2021 and 2024, with MYR82.5m ($18.3m) coming from nicotine-free e-cigarettes and
Malaysia: The minister of health said yesterday (1st August) that the regulations implementing the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 will
China: On 30th July, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration issued a notice revising the Detailed Rules for the Management of E-cigarette Fixed Asset
Jordan: Jordan officially ratified the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products on 25th July. The country’s accession to this protocol will enter into force on
Indonesia: President Joko Widodo has put into effect the regulations developing the Health Law. The law, approved in August 2023, gives the government
Philippines: The Supreme Court has affirmed its 2021 decision ruling that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has regulatory authority over the health aspect of
India: The National Tobacco Control Cell (NTCC), part of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has published data on vape-related violations
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
United Arab Emirates: The Ajman Police has launched an initiative called “Your Life is Purer Without Smoking” to raise public awareness about the harmful
Philippines: The House Ways and Means Committee approved a substitute to bill 10329, which requires tobacco and vaping companies to implement a digital track-and-trace system
Vietnam: Following the introduction of a draft law on special consumption tax to increase the tax on tobacco products, the Ministry of Finance has
Taiwan: In a meeting held recently, the Supreme Prosecutors Office of Taiwan, together with members of other ministries, discussed the legal issues surrounding
Thailand: The Ministry of Health Committee on the Safety of Products and Services issued order 24/2024 on 18th July 2024, to improve regulations by adding definitions
Indonesia: The minister of finance has released the Macroeconomic Framework and Fiscal Policy Principles for 2025, in preparation for the State Budget 2025.
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has issued the Department Administrative Order 24-03, series of 2024, which suspends online sales of
Indonesia: The Indonesian Personal Vaporiser Association (APVI) has called on the government to separate regulations concerning cigarettes from the ones regulating e-cigarettes and
Malaysia: Former minister of health and current minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Zaliha Mustafa urged the Ministry of Health to step
Thailand: In a meeting held today, health minister Somsak Thepsuthin, together with members of other ministries, approved measures to enhance law enforcement on e-cigarettes,
China: According to trade data from the General Administration of Customs published in the press, in May 2024, e-cigarette exports to France totalled
Vietnam: The representative of the Department of Tax, Fee and Charge Policy Supervision and Management of the Ministry of Finance said at a workshop that the
Qatar: The Ministry of Interior has published an awareness video on X, saying that, for public safety reasons, the use of cigarettes and tobacco
South Korea: A group of ten members of parliament from the ruling party, the People Power Party, has introduced a bill amending the Tobacco Business
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
Philippines: Senator Robinhood “Robin” Padilla of the majority bloc Philippine Democratic Party has filed Senate Bill 2729, which seeks to amend the Vape Law
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
Kazakhstan: Since the ban on the sale, distribution and import of vapes in Kazakhstan came into force on 20th June, various distribution schemes
Israel: A new tax rate on e-liquids and disposable e-cigarettes has entered into force, imposing an excise duty of 270% of the wholesale price,
Malaysia: The minister of health reportedly said yesterday (1st July) that the regulations implementing the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act
Pakistan: The Finance Act 2024 entered into force on 1st July, imposing an excise duty on e-liquids of PKR10 ($0.04) per ml, irrespective of
Bangladesh: The Anti-Tobacco Parliamentary Women’s Forum – a forum of female members of parliament, calling to curb tobacco use – has sent a
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
Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health has published a video on Facebook warning against the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDs) and
Kyrgyzstan: The parliament has adopted in the second and third readings the bill to ban the import, sale and use of e-cigarettes in
Pakistan: The district government of Peshawar – the capital city of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with a population of over 4.7m –
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
Philippines: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has said that the total tax liability from confiscated illegal cigarettes and vapes amounted to more
South Korea: Yesterday (20th June), the Ministry of Health and Welfare updated the health warnings that nicotine-containing e-liquids must carry. The new requirements, which
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
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will start punishing stores selling unregistered vape products as of September, press reports. Assistant secretary Amanda
Kazakhstan: The Law on Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Health Issues, which, among other things, bans the
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
Pakistan: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed a bill to amend the Federal Excise Act. Under the proposed amendments, e-liquids will be subject to
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
Kyrgyzstan: The bill to ban the import, sale and consumption of e-cigarettes in Kyrgyzstan is being discussed in the Jogorku Kengesh (parliament), media
Iraq: Abbas Jabar, director of the Smoking Control Division in the Ministry of Health, has warned against the alarming spread of e-cigarettes among
