New pictorial warnings come into force in South Korea, but tax hike is averted

Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th January 2021 || News analysis |

E-cigarette products marketed in South Korea must now meet new packaging requirements, including disturbing new graphic warnings – but the threat of big tax rises has been set aside for now ...

Chinese e-cigarette leader Relx moves towards $100m US stock market launch

Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th January 2021 || News analysis |

The leading Chinese e-cigarette brand Relx has taken the first formal steps toward an initial public offering (IPO) in the US ...

A world of regulatory change in 2021: ECigIntelligence assesses the prospects

Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th January 2021 || Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |

ECigIntelligence considers the developments we expect to see in e-cig regulation around the world in 2021, looking at past policy initiatives to assess the prospects for future change ...

Italy’s budget brings in new taxes on
e-liquids, with and without nicotine

Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th January 2021 || News analysis |

Italy has entered 2021 with new excise duties on e-liquids after the Senate passed the 2021 Budget law (Legge di bilancio) ...

Philippine memorandum lays down rules on labelling of tobacco alternatives

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th December 2020 || News analysis |

A joint memorandum issued by a number of government agencies laying down rules for vapour products in the Philippines establishes new restrictions on flavours and changes to labelling requirements ...

UK healthcare products agency ready to take over e-cigarette notifications

Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th December 2020 || News analysis |

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is on course to take charge of new e-cigarette product notifications in England, Scotland and Wales from 1st January, when Britain will officially no longer be a member of...

Canada moves to lower federal nicotine concentration cap, may restrict flavours

Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st December 2020 || News analysis |

Canada’s Department of Health is proposing to lower the maximum nicotine concentration in vaping products to “contribute to reducing the appeal” to youth, while new flavour restrictions are also under consideration ...

China’s e-cig market faces the possible threat of a government change of heart

Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th December 2020 || News analysis |

A major new report from ECigIntelligence examines the Chinese vapour market and finds it could be threatened by a possible government crackdown – and the spectre of a takeover by the giant China Tobacco monopoly ...

Podcast: E-cigarettes in China: market, regulation and outlook

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th December 2020 || News analysis , Podcasts |

China’s domestic e-cigarette market has quietly grown to become the world’s third largest by value. With relatively low vaping prevalence, high smoking rates, and a huge population, it has significant potential for further growth. But it is also...

Italy’s small vape businesses welcome association’s planned retail network

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th December 2020 || News analysis |

Hundreds of vaping businesses have shown interest in a new project launched by the main Italian industry association to support and promote e-cigarette retail and create a network of vaping suppliers ...

Quebec unveils plan to ban flavours and limit nicotine concentration in e-liquids

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th December 2020 || News analysis |

Canada’s second-largest province has become the latest to announce an intention to restrict flavours and limit nicotine levels in vaping products ...

Experts call for tighter regulation of e-cigs in revised UK tobacco legislation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th December 2020 || News analysis |

Experts on smoking say the post-Brexit UK revision of the 2016 Tobacco and Related Products Regulations (TRPR) should include tougher rules on the advertising and labelling of tobacco-alternative products ...

Swiss lower house starts discussion of long-awaited law on e-cigarettes

Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th December 2020 || News analysis |

The lower house of the Swiss Federal Assembly, the National Council, is debating the country’s draft Federal Tobacco Act, but a final vote on the bill is unlikely before mid-2021 ...

Texas legislature to consider new e-cigarette tax for storage and use

Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th December 2020 || News analysis |

New bills in both the Texas House and the Senate would impose a tax on vapour products, which lawmakers might find appealing given the budget crunch on the heels of the coronavirus pandemic ...

San Francisco heads for ban on smoking or vaping in private apartments

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd December 2020 || News analysis |

San Francisco is a step closer to becoming one of the largest cities in the US to prohibit smoking and vaping in private apartments after a proposal received broad support in the city’s legislative body ...

Bid to ban flavours in New Brunswick raises hackles in Canadian vape trade

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st December 2020 || News analysis |

New legislation tabled in the New Brunswick provincial legislature to ban flavours in e-liquids has caused alarm among Canada’s vaping industry ...

Who will Biden pick for the top health jobs crucial to US e-cig regulation?

Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th November 2020 || News analysis |

US president-elect Joe Biden has yet to name his candidates to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), roles that will be crucial to e-cigarette regulation ...

Snapshot: Ireland, November 2020

Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th November 2020 || Market reports , Market Snapshots |

This ECigIntelligence market snapshot for Ireland covers key indicators such as recent, present and predicted market size, an indication of regulation level and an overview of the top available brands ...

Indonesia heading towards a standard for vaping products ‘to aid the market’

Written by ECigIntelligence || 26th November 2020 || News analysis |

The Indonesian Ministry of Industry is planning to hold discussions by the end of the year as it works on a new national standard for e-cigarettes ...

Taiwan government to consider e-cig ban in amendment to Tobacco Hazards Act

Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th November 2020 || News analysis |

Taiwan’s Executive Yuan is expected to meet shortly to discuss the draft proposal to amend the country’s Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act submitted late last month by the Health Promotion Administration (HPA) ...

Vape sales in Dutch supermarkets to end in 2024 in planned phase-out of tobacco

Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd November 2020 || News analysis |

From 2024, supermarkets in the Netherlands will no longer be allowed to sell tobacco products, including e-cigarettes ...

Vaping product trends in the US

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th November 2020 || News analysis |

Carlo Infurna Wangüemert, market analyst, presented vaping product trends in the US at Vape Live during VOXPO – Virtual Online Vape & CBD Expo on 19th November. He analysed the changes in flavour and nicotine concentration of the...

Spanish ministry aims to equate ‘unsafe’ e-cigs with tobacco in new regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th November 2020 || News analysis |

The Spanish Ministry of Health has prepared a draft amendment to the current Tobacco Act, including some provisions concerning e-cigarettes, which the ministry considers hazardous ...

Imperial to be more ‘prudent’ after tobacco-alternatives revenues slip

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th November 2020 || News analysis |

Imperial Brands has revealed that net revenue from its next-generation portfolio declined by 27% in the year to September and announced that it will take a “more prudent approach” in its business model from now on ...

Poland to allow non-adhesive excise tax stamps due to glue shortage

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th November 2020 || News analysis |

The Polish Ministry of Finance is to allow the use of non-adhesive stamps instead of self-adhesive ones, a month after the new excise tax rate on e-liquids and novel tobacco products came into force ...

Market report: China – will China Tobacco step in and take control?

Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th November 2020 || Country market reports , Market reports |

While China is the supplier of e-cigarettes to the world, the domestic vapour market is small, slow-growing – and faces the uncertainty of future regulation, or even a total takeover, by the state tobacco monopoly ...

Norway working on plan to tax nicotine e-cigarettes – once they are legalised

Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th November 2020 || News analysis |

The Norwegian government is working on a new proposal to create a tax scheme for vaping products as part of its plans to legalise nicotine-containing e-cigarettes by 2021 ...

Vape industry warns of 50% sales drop as second lockdown begins in England

Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th November 2020 || News analysis |

Industry insiders have called for vape stores to be classed as essential outlets as all non-essential shops in England are ordered to close for a month under the terms of the country’s second lockdown ...

Health body calls for e-cig regulation in Argentina in place of ‘outdated’ ban

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd November 2020 || News analysis |

Public health and vaping organisations in Argentina are working on a proposal to regulate e-cigarettes, arguing that the current legislation, which dates from 2011, is no longer fit for purpose ...

Snapshot: Greece, November 2020

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd November 2020 || Market reports , Market Snapshots |

This ECigIntelligence market snapshot for Greece covers key indicators: market size; regulation level; an overview of the top available brands, form factors, retail distribution split, prices and affordability ...

How will the US elections shape the future of the vaping industry?

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th October 2020 || News analysis |

Just a few days ahead of US elections, there is a lot of uncertainty about the approach that the next White House leader will have towards the tobacco-alternatives industry ...

Court to decide whether it halts Nova Scotia’s flavour ban and tax

Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th October 2020 || News analysis |

Nova Scotia’s Supreme Court will rule by the end of next month as to whether it strikes down key parts of the province's recent vaping laws after a company took the Canadian state to court amid violation of...

US FDA wants to identify ‘concerning’ trends in vaping device problems

Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th October 2020 || News analysis |

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has increased the amount of mandatory information required to report a problem with an e-cigarette device in order to “identify new or concerning trends” ...

Michigan revives attempt at state flavour ban

Written by ECigIntelligence || 26th October 2020 || News analysis |

The US state of Michigan is working to implement a new regulation that would ban the sale of flavoured vaping products and limit the advertising of such products, one year after a court blocked a previous effort by...

Hard-line Australia has precautionary principle all wrong, study suggests

Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd October 2020 || News analysis |

Regulators need to consider the risks of the precautionary measures they implement, and not just the risks they are trying to avoid, according to researchers studying Australian e-cigarette regulation ...

Australia postpones e-cigarette import ban for the second time

Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd October 2020 || News analysis |

The Australian Ministry of Health decided to defer until further notice the implementation of the import ban on nicotine e-cigarettes that was to come into force in January 2021, after already being postponed by half a year ...

Government concludes German e-liquids are vitamin E free, but warns about THC

Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd October 2020 || News analysis |

A study concludes that e-liquids marketed in Germany do not contain potential concerning chemicals and additives such as vitamin E acetate, but warned about high levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in some of them ...

Poland ready to get tough on compliance with newly imposed tax on e-liquids

Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st October 2020 || News analysis |

The Polish tax authorities are to intensify their enforcement actions to ensure industry complies with the new excise tax rate on e-liquids and novel tobacco products that came into force on 1st October ...

Regulatory report: Singapore, October 2020

Written by ECigIntelligence || 20th October 2020 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

It is prohibited to sell, use, possess for sale, import or distribute imitation tobacco products including e-cigarettes and e-cigarettes devices in Singapore. This report covers all areas of regulation for e-cigs in Singapore ...

ASH blames ‘mistaken belief in harm’ for 11% drop in number of British vapers

Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th October 2020 || News analysis |

The number of e-cigarette users in Great Britain declined by 400,000 between 2019 and 2020, according to new research by the public health charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) ...

Cochrane evidence review supports nicotine e-cigs for smoking cessation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th October 2020 || News analysis |

Nicotine e-cigarettes can be more effective than other more traditional methods in helping smokers to quit the habit for at least six months, the latest Cochrane review of the subject has concluded ...

Ukrainian parliament to consider new e-cig restrictions by the end of the year

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th October 2020 || News analysis |

Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, is seeking to pass legislation equating tobacco-alternative products to conventional cigarettes and other restrictions in line with the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) ...

US lawsuits against Juul pile up, but where are they all headed?

Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th October 2020 || Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |

Juul is being sued in courts across the US. Most of the cases brought by individuals, states, or school districts have many allegations in common – and the consequences could affect the whole e-cigarette industry ...

Heart charity urges Irish government to budget for a tax on vaping products

Written by ECigIntelligence || 12th October 2020 || News analysis |

A day ahead of the presentation of the Irish 2021 budget, the government in Dublin is being urged to put forward a new tax scheme for vaping products ...

Regulatory report: Azerbaijan, October 2020

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th October 2020 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

E-cigarette regulation in Azerbaijan was made equal to that of conventional tobacco products by the Law Restricting the Use of Tobacco Products. This report provides an overview of the current regulatory framework ...

US school districts sue Juul for alleged ‘fraudulent marketing to children’

Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th October 2020 || News analysis |

More than 100 school districts across the US have joined in suing Juul Labs, accusing the company of “intentional and fraudulent marketing to children” ...

Snapshot: Australia, October 2020

Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th October 2020 || Market reports , Market Snapshots |

This market snapshot for Australia covers key indicators: recent, present and forecast market size; regulation level; an overview of the top available brands, form factors, retail distribution, prices and affordability ...

E-cigarettes are likely to reduce harm but not without risk, says UK science panel

Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th October 2020 || News analysis |

Switching from smoking to vaping is likely to reduce harm to health but could still have risks, while flavours represent an area of further uncertainty, an independent UK government science committee has concluded ...

Repeal of shake and vape ban brings relief to Greek vaping industry

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th September 2020 || News analysis |

The Greek e-cigarette industry is largely “satisfied” with the government’s decision to repeal the law banning shake and vape products – but doubts and difficulties remain ...

Juul chief calls for ‘advantageous’ regulation for tobacco alternatives

Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd September 2020 || News analysis |

Juul Labs chairman and CEO Kevin Crosthwaite has warned that regulatory efforts to curb e-cigarette use risk tipping the balance back in favour of more dangerous combustible cigarettes ...