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The illicit cigarette trade is defined as "the production, import, export, purchase, sale, or possession of tobacco goods which fail to comply with legislation" (FATF 2012). [1] Illicit cigarette trade activities fall under 3 categories: Contraband: cigarettes smuggled from abroad without domestic duty paid;
The cigarette-tax study authors add that because their tax rates drive people to purchase their smokes from illicit dealers, high-tax states suffered a revenue hit in 2022 of more than $5 billion.
Between 2006 and 2012, illegal smuggling of this product grew by more than 15%. The trade is largely run by organized crime. Government policy can be blamed for at least part of the problem.
The Protocol also promotes international co-operation in information sharing, mutual legal assistance, and extradition of persons suspected of involvement in the illicit tobacco trade. Once it has entered into force, the Protocol will be monitored by the Meeting of the Parties which convenes every other year immediately following the FCTC ...
Illicit trade is the production or distribution of a good or service that is considered illegal by a legislature. [1] It includes trade that is strictly illegal in different jurisdictions, as well as trade that is illegal in some jurisdictions but legal in others. [2] Illicit trade can occur either in black markets or in
Big international tobacco players Philip Morris , British American and Imperial Tobacco are now more at risk of being affected by the illegal tobacco trade than ever before as governments continue ...
The Act exempts areas of businesses where tobacco products are developed and tested, cigar bars (a business that has a liquor permit and generated at least 10% of its 2002 gross income from on-site sales of tobacco products or humidor rentals and has not changed its size or location after December 31, 2002), and public housing projects. [68]
The 2023 National Youth Tobacco Survey found that overall tobacco use by high school students declined from 16.5% to 12.6% between 2022 and 2023, with the decline being driven by the use of e ...