- The 2024 TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Summit was held in Singapore. China Tobacco International (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. organized a unified organization to represent relevant industrial enterprises in the Chinese tobacco industry and brought more than 30 Chinese tobacco brands to participate in the exhibition. China Tobacco Hong Kong said that the exhibition will be richer in content and expanded in scale, and will display domestic cigars on a large scale for the first time. The company is optimistic about the prospects of the duty-free market.
- Australia’s vapeimports from China have dropped significantly, from more than 50 million U.S. dollars per month to more than 1 million U.S. dollars.
- In March 2024, China’s vapeexports to South Africa were approximately US$595,000, a month-on-month increase of 59.73%, and a year-on-year decrease of 21.03%; the export volume was approximately 121 tons, a month-on-month increase of 58.86%, and a year-on-year decrease of 3.77%.
- 4. Ireland is working to ban the sale of disposable vape, and the environment minister plans to introduce laws to prevent sales, fearing youth addiction and environmental pollution. Other countries have banned it, and the EU supports the ban.
- British American Tobacco announced in South Korea that the new product HYPER Pro of the heated tobacco brand Glo is on pre-sale. The product introduces Easy View screen and Heat Boost technology, and the battery performance is improved to 20 times-use.
- A state-wide preemption law passed by an Ohio judge in the United States is unconstitutional. This ruling will allow the 21 cities named in the lawsuit to enforce the ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products.
- The Prime Minister of Thailand demanded a strict crackdown on smuggling of vapes, and the customs department received instructions to act quickly. Since May, illegal tobacco and vapesworth millions of baht have been seized.