- In August, China exported approximately US$29.08 million of e-cigarettes to Kazakhstan, a decrease of 17.72% from the previous month and a decrease of 75.69% from the same period last year. The export volume was approximately 60 tons, a decrease of 31.09% from the previous month and a decrease of 79.37% from the same period last year. The export unit price was US$48.18/ Kilogram, a month-on-month increase of 19.40% and a year-on-year increase of 17.87%.
- Reynolds Electronic Cigarette Company successfully obtained an emergency administrative injunction from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, temporarily suspending the FDA’s sales ban on Vuse Alto menthol-flavored e-cigarettes.
- The Dutch government stated that it has no plans to introduce taxes on vapes or e-cigarette oils and will leave this issue to the new government after the November elections.
- The Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue plans to introduce a digital system to track the supply and distribution of tobacco products in the country.
- The mayor of New York City in the United States filed a lawsuit against several vapecompanies, requiring these companies to stop distributing products in New York City.
- Congressmen from Guam in the United States have proposed a bill aimed at banning the sale of tobacco, e-cigarettes and other nicotine products through vending machines.
- The New South Wales state government in Australia announced that it will hold an “E-cigarette Roundtable” to discuss the growing problem of e-cigarettes in schools.
- Philip Morris International is concerned that the upcoming 10th Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control will promote a ban on heated tobacco products (HTP).