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16th January 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: Following seizures of smuggled and untaxed products, the Bureau of International Revenue (BIR) has called on all distributors and sellers of e-cigarettes,
Taiwan: Yesterday, 12th January, the Legislative Yuan adopted the amendments to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act banning e-cigarettes. Until now, a statutory
10th January 2023 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan: The tax rate for nicotine e-liquids has changed from 1st January to KZT53 ($0.12) per ml.
Indonesia: A new excise duty of IDR532 ($0.034) per ml of e-liquid in open-system e-cigarettes now applies, as of 1st January, while closed-system e-cigarettes are
10th January 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: As of 1st January 2023, e-liquid taxes increased to PHP60 (€1.02) per 10 ml or a fraction thereof. Nicotine salt product
Israel: The Ministry of Health has issued a warning against the use of e-cigs containing synthetic cannabinoids (ADB-BUTINACA and MDMB-4en-Pinaca) known as “Nice
Jordan: Representative Talal El-Nesour has called on a parliamentary session to increase the taxes on tobacco to finance costly gas and fuel bills,
Indonesia: On 23rd December 2022, president Joko Widodo issued the list of planned governmental regulations for 2023. Among the proposed regulations, the
9th January 2023 - Asia, Uzbekistan |
Uzbekistan: At the end of December 2022, the Senate approved a new version of the law “On restricting the distribution and consumption of
9th January 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry published the Rules and Regulations of the Vaporised Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act in
Vietnam: At a workshop held on 23rd December 2022, representatives from the Ministry of Trade and Industry said they were gathering opinions from
Indonesia: The Ministry of Finance has recently issued Regulation 192/PMK.010/2022, amending Regulation 193/PMK.010/2021 to set the new applicable excise duties for vaping products
16th December 2022 - Asia, Bangladesh |
Bangladesh: The Ministry of Health intends to ban vaping products and heated tobacco by amending the Smoking and Use of Tobacco Products (Control)
Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Customs has released "Customs Instruction No. 101/2022", postponing the adoption of the 100% customs duty tax imposed by
14th December 2022 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has filed a criminal complaint before the Department of Justice over alleged tax evasion by five
Gulf Cooperation Council: The Gulf Health Council has launched a week-long online campaign under the slogan “#companionship_without_vaping” to combat the use of
Indonesia: Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar, chairman of the National Awakening Party, has called on the government to reconsider its plan to increase tax on e-cigarettes by
India: The Delhi High Court has directed the central government to ensure compliance with the 2019 act banning the manufacture, import, export, transportation,
Malaysia: New health minister Zaliha Mustafa has said she plans to reintroduce the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022 in the first sitting of Parliament next
9th December 2022 - Asia, Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia: The Saudi Health Council tweeted against the use of e-cigarettes, stating that they negatively affect brain development in children as
Indonesia: The metropolitan police authority in the capital, Jakarta, has asked the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) to oversee the circulation of e-liquids in
Vietnam: According to Ngo Khai Hoan, deputy director of the Department of Industry and Trade, leaders of the industry and health ministries are
28th November 2022 - Asia, Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia: The Riyadh Health Cluster, a Ministry of Health-affiliated institution, has tweeted against the use of e-cigarettes, saying that e-liquid may
Vietnam: In a workshop organised yesterday (24th November) by a newspaper, the director of the legal department from the government's office, Dinh Dung
24th November 2022 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan: Following a recent proposal to ban vapour products, the harm reduction association Densaulyk says not all e-cigarettes should be banned, but only
Vietnam: Tran Thi Trang, deputy director of the Ministry of Health legal department, today told a seminar organised by the Ministry of Information
23rd November 2022 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: Representative Joey Salceda of the majority bloc Lakas-CMD party has presented a bill to increase e-cigarette taxes from 1st January. The proposed
23rd November 2022 - Asia, Tajikistan |
Tajikistan: A draft amendment to the Law on Restricting the Use of Tobacco Products was presented at a meeting of a parliamentary
Malaysia: None of the three main coalitions in Malaysia got the amount of votes needed to hold a simple majority of seats in
18th November 2022 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has published revenue regulations for e-cigarettes, heated tobacco and novel tobacco products in compliance with the recently
Thailand: The Department of Disease Control has issued a warning against vaping, especially by young people. It said most products on the market made
Qatar: In advance of the FIFA World Cup, the Ministry of Public Health has announced a campaign titled "Sport for Better Health"
Israel: The Ministry of Health has launched a campaign against the use of tobacco and vaping products by young people, featuring “testimonies” from teenagers who
10th November 2022 - Asia, South Korea |
South Korea: The Customs Service today announced that it will consult with the relevant ministries to revise the relevant laws to include synthetic nicotine
10th November 2022 - Asia, Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyzstan: The Cabinet of Ministers has set minimum retail prices for e-cigarette products, media reports. A price of KGS250 ($3) is set
9th November 2022 - Asia, Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyzstan: Parliament member Ulan Bakasov has proposed banning vapour and e-cigarette products, introducing a bill “On the prohibition of the use of
Malaysia: Caretaker minister of health Khairy Jamaluddin said today that if the National Front (Barisan Nasional) wins the upcoming general elections, to be held on
Jordan: The World Health Organization (WHO)’s director of the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases Office in Jordan, Hala Bou Kardana, expressed the
Indonesia: The government has decided to increase the excise duties for tobacco and vaping products for the next year, press reports. The
Israel: With most votes counted after yesterday’s general election, the Likud party led by former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared set to
Vietnam: Members of the one-party National Assembly have expressed concern about a potential pilot project for the regulation of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco,
2nd November 2022 - Asia, Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia: The National Committee for Tobacco Control plans to increase the excise tax on all tobacco products to 150% in an attempt to
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
31st October 2022 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan: The period for providing feedback on the proposal "on Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Hong Kong: Hong Kong could reverse the ban on the re-export of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products by the end of this year,
28th October 2022 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: Today (28th October), the Philippines Department of Trade and Industry is holding a virtual public consultation on implementing rules and regulations (IRR)
25th October 2022 - China |
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
25th October 2022 - Philippines |
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry is to hold a virtual public consultation on Friday, 28th October, on the draft implementing
Armenia: The government has put forward a bill to introduce an excise tax on e-liquids, media reports. If it is adopted, the
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