Goods imported from China to the US will see a 115% reduction in tariffs as of 14th May, but the abrupt, temporary change offers no real certainty for long-term business planning ...

This timeline of tariffs will be updated as further changes are made to the US tariff policy on Chinese imports or as new documents are added to the US Federal Register ...

Two decades after the adoption of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, public health expert Derek Yach asks: ”Surely we could have done better by now?” ...

A bill that would reset the country’s stance on vaping products, the import and merchandising of which have been prohibited since a 2009 ban, will likely be voted on in committee in the Brazilian Senate...

The Tax Foundation has published a series of potential reforms it believes the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products could realistically implement to address the country’s vaping industry ...

While the use of disposable vapes has increased significantly in the UK in the last few years, prompting a disposables ban that comes into force on 1st June, recent studies suggest their popularity is declining...

Greece is moving closer to a flavour ban on alternative nicotine products as part of a broader crackdown on under-age access to alcohol and tobacco ...

The UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill has been debated in the House of Lords (upper house of Parliament) and is now just a few steps away from becoming law ...

Altria reported a slowdown in its earnings for the first quarter of 2025, while its e-cigarette brand Njoy discontinued shipments of Ace to wholesalers as of March 2025 ...

Steep US tariffs on China have also put pressure on e-cig importers, who may look to other countries to diversify production away from China. However, it seems Latin American countries cannot come to the rescue...

Philip Morris International reported a positive start to the year in all three smoke-free categories, including an increasing contribution from its vapour brand, Veev ...

The world is wondering what the real implications of US president Donald Trump’s tariffs will be on China, and whether and how the prices of affected products will dramatically increase for US consumers ...

Thailand is embroiled in a tussle over regulating vapes, after a government crackdown on an illegal industry netted e-cigs worth millions of dollars and shut down operations serving the country’s voracious vaping market ...

Trade relations between the US and Europe have been put on a 90-day pause, marked by a tense wait as both sides assess their next moves. Could future developments potentially involve the vape sector? ...

Attempts to completely ban the sale of e-cigarettes in Russia have so far never met with government support, amid industry concerns a total ban will exacerbate the already large illegal market ...

Extreme vagueness has got the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) off the hook in the latest major challenge on its handling of premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) ...

The US Centers for Disease Control’s Office on Smoking and Health appears to be one of the casualties of job cuts throughout the Department of Health and Human Services ...

After the White House denied the possible suspension of tariffs, the confirmation came yesterday that the president had authorised a 90-day pause for most of the countries receiving them ...

As the promised axe has fallen on the workforce at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), what comes next for the agencies and the industry? ...

US president Donald Trump’s tariffs could actively harm public health – but not in a way that might be expected ...

With Poland poised to be the next European country to ban disposable vape products, is this the beginning of a wider European trend to phase out disposables in favour of stricter public health measures? ...

Excise taxes in Ukraine on cigarettes and tobacco products, which could also include e-liquids, have been raised by nearly 25%, effective 25th March ...

As part of its efforts to cut alternative tobacco product sales in Poland, the country’s Ministry of Health is advancing plans to ban nicotine-containing and nicotine-free single-use vapes ...

Chinese vape maker Shenzhen Smoore Technology has initiated legal proceedings against the EU Intellectual Property Office, following the rejection of Smoore’s opposition to registration of the “V Venilo” trademark ...

The imposition of tariffs on goods entering the US could have unintended knock-on effects elsewhere in the world, the most obvious being a general increase to prices, even in places not involved in current tariff...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently highlighted the success of its Real Cost public health campaign in preventing youth e-cigarette uptake with the first study to consider the campaign’s impact on e-cigs specifically...

Italian businesses claim a ban on the online sale of nicotine-containing products has resulted in up to 80% revenue loss and say the decree was pointless ...

As coalition negotiations advance, a CDU/CSU-led government in Germany is expected to take a more lenient stance on novel nicotine products than the previous SPD-led administration ...

A preliminary report on a study purporting to show similar adverse cardiovascular consequences from vaping and smoking has faced criticism from harm-reduction experts ...

Martin Makary faces a vote before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today, 13th March. If approved, he takes a step closer to becoming head of the US FDA ...

Figures published as part of New York state’s lawsuit against flavoured e-cigarette companies show just how big the market has been for vaping firms ...

While cigarette smoking in the US has dropped to its lowest level in 60 years, overall tobacco product use among adults has remained unchanged since 2017 ...

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is moving closer to adopting unified regulations for electronic alternatives to tobacco products, with a final draft approved by the GCC Standardization Organization in January ...

Further price increases will result from the latest round of tariffs imposed by US president Donald Trump on China – though downstream impact from tariffs on North American trading partners has again been delayed ...

The state of New York appears to have plenty of evidence against the vaping-related companies it has targeted in its lawsuit, so why would it include questionable accusations? ...

New York prosecutors have launched what they are calling a “landmark” case against the illegal sale of flavoured vaping products in the US state ...

Poland aims to use its position as EU Council president to place measures targeting alternative tobacco products high on the bloc’s legislative agenda just as Warsaw is advancing tax hikes and bans in the sector...

US HSS decision-makers have been shuttling staff between employment and dismissal, much like the Grand Old Duke of York in a nursery rhyme marches troops up and down a hill ...

As the centre-right CDU/CSU prepares for a potential return to power in Germany, its stance on tobacco and nicotine policy is set to be a key point of negotiation with prospective coalition partners ...

Canada has announced a temporary suspension of the proposed ban on flavoured vaping products. Meanwhile, a study has found 68% of former smokers who quit using vaping did so with flavoured e-liquids ...

The European Commission is taking a cautious approach to tobacco-related regulations, and key directives might not be revisited until 2026, but is it based on the whole truth? ...

Packaging of US nicotine alternatives could face a major shake-up, thanks to First Amendment challenges against restrictions on what companies can say and do ...

The French Senate has finally approved the law banning disposable vapes, officially making France the second EU country, after Belgium, to implement such a measure ...

British American Tobacco (BAT) reported a decline in revenues for the year, offset by a positive performance in new categories across all three regions ...

Predictions on what president Donald Trump will do have always been difficult. But some indicators point to a second go-around of the Trump administration providing a degree more stability and predictability ...

New research “fails to show that youth vaping causes future smoking”, announces the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Should harm-reduction advocates reach for the champagne? ...

The Polish Council of Ministers has adopted a draft bill to extend an excise tax to nicotine pouches and vaping and heating devices, including disposables ...

Tariffs on Chinese imports will not create any impetus for domestic production in the vaping sector, according to the American Vapor Manufacturers Association (AVM) ...

Philip Morris International (PMI) achieved positive results last year, with its vaping brand Veev playing a significant role in the company’s smoke-free multi-category strategy ...

New tobacco sales requirements proposed in January by the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs explicitly include regulations for e-cigarettes in Saudi Arabia and signal a move towards stricter controls ...