- In December 2023, China’s vapeexports to Switzerland were approximately US$5.63 million, a month-on-month increaseof 72.18%; the export volume was approximately 94 tons, a month-on-month increase of 32.89%, and a year-on-year increase of 56.90%.
- The Kentucky House of Representatives is pushing a bill that would require retailers to sell only smokeless nicotine products certified by the US FDA.
- Brazil’s National Health Supervision Bureau announced the results of the “Public Consultation on vapes”. 58% of participants believed that maintaining the vapeban policy has had a negative impact on Brazil; 37% were in favor of continuing to maintain the vapeban.
- Philip Morris South Africa said it has released the heated tobacco device IQOS ILUMA in South Africa.
- Two Philippine senators support a ban on the sale of disposable vapes, emphasizing that they are harmful to health and involve tax evasion problems. The current tax standard for disposable vapescontaining nicotine in the Philippines is US$0.9 per milliliter.