Philippines: The Department of Health and Industry announced today that it was stepping up enforcement of regulations governing vaping, heated tobacco and other
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India: Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said yesterday that the central government is working on amending several laws regulating tobacco, namely the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco
Malaysia: Deputy finance minister Steven Sim said yesterday that tax on e-cigarette products can be implemented once the Ministry of Health has finished examining
Malaysia: Answering a parliamentary question, the health minister Zaliha Mustafa said yesterday that she intends soon to reintroduce the 2022 Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill,
22nd February 2023 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan: The Ministry of Health has drawn up a proposed decree on graphic warnings about the dangers of using heated tobacco products, e-cigarettes
Thailand: Deputy prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul yesterday ordered police and customs to strictly enforce the law and block e-cigarettes from entering the country. The Health
Pakistan: In response to the recent cigarette tax increase, the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) – an independent non-profit organisation – has said
20th February 2023 - Asia, Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia: The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority tweeted on Saturday that the import of disposable e-cigarettes for personal use is limited to
Israel: The Tax Authority has told ECigIntelligence that finance minister Bezalel Smotrich today signed a decree to lower the tax on vaping products. The
Thailand: A meeting of the Consumer Protection Committee yesterday concluded that the ban on e-cigarette sales should be maintained.
India: The national Ministry of Health has written to all state health ministries asking them to ensure compliance with the statutory e-cigarette ban, press reports.
Israel: The Tax Authority has told ECigIntelligence that tomorrow, 14th February, the Knesset Finance Committee will discuss the tax on vaping products, as
Israel: A number of non-governmental public health organisations have sent a letter of protest to finance minister Bezalel Smotrich in response to his
10th February 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: During a Senate Sustainable Development Committee hearing, the executive director of the non-governmental Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance urged for the minimum
Israel: Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and finance minister Bezalel Smotrich are reportedly to discuss a possible cut in vaping tax. Smotrich is said
7th February 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: In a speech to the Senate yesterday, senator Pia Cayetano of the conservative Nacionalista Party expressed alarm about “vape flavours and designs, which are...very
Thailand: Education minister Treenuch Thienthong has called on all educational establishments to get tougher on vaping. “It is time for us to be strict, strict, and
1st February 2023 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan: The Health Code specifies that manufacturers and importers of e-cigs and e-liquids must submit reports on the results of laboratory tests on
30th January 2023 - Asia, Bangladesh |
Bangladesh: In response to the proposed amendment to ban vaping and heated tobacco products, the Bangladesh Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Traders Association (Bendsta)
Malaysia: The Ministry of Finance told ECigIntelligence today that the excise duty applicable to nicotine-containing e-liquids – which was suspended in December 2021 by
Indonesia: Vice president Ma'ruf Amin said today that the effects of e-cigarettes would be reviewed and, if proven to be harmful to public
Indonesia: The minister of health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, said yesterday that regulations for e-cigarettes are still being discussed across ministries, press reports. The minister
25th January 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: Health advocacy groups have expressed their support for House Bill 5532, which aims to raise taxes on e-cigarettes, press reports. The bill was
Indonesia: The Directorate General of Customs and Excise has revealed how much revenue was collected from e-cigarette and heated tobacco excise duty in 2022, press reports. A
Iraq: The public prosecutor of the Duhok Governorate in Kurdistan banned the use, sale and circulation of e-cigarettes, press reports. As a consequence
18th January 2023 - Asia, United Arab Emirates |
United Arab Emirates (UAE): The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology has told ECigIntelligence that a new fee is now being charged to
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, heated
Taiwan: Yesterday, 12th January, the Legislative Yuan adopted the amendments to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act banning e-cigarettes. Until now, a statutory ban
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 now
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 taxes
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 president
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 December
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 for 2023
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 the Gulf
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 traders
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 e-cigarettes,
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, sale,
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 year, press
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 well
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 lead
Vietnam: In a workshop organised yesterday (24th November) by a newspaper, the director of the legal department from the government's office, Dinh Dung Sy,