- In September, China exported approximately US$256 million of e-cigarettes to the United States, a month-on-month increase of 1.42%, and a year-on-year decrease of 4.18%. The export volume was approximately 6,037 tons, a month-on-month increase of 3.63%, and a year-on-year increase of 20.13%. The export unit price was US$42.39/kg. A month-on-month decrease of 2.14% and a year-on-year decrease of 20.24%.
- Philip Morris International announced that it has submitted a marketing application (PMTA) to the FDA for its latest heated tobacco product IQOS Iuma.
- VUSE has launched 4 e-cigarettes with “unique” flavors in South Korea. Hu Xin, an e-liquid expert, said that this naming method is an “advanced way” to define the taste and is also a means to strengthen the brand identity.
- Logic, an e-cigarette brand owned by Japan Tobacco International, hopes that the court will prevent the FDA from imposing a market ban (MDO) on its menthol-flavored e-cigarette products, but the request has been rejected by the court.
- KT&G and iMTEK, an e-cigarette design and manufacturer, launched a lawsuit over six key e-cigarette technologies. This patent dispute has lasted for three years.
- The EU’s “flavored heated tobacco ban” officially came into effect on October 23, which means that in EU countries with relevant legislation, only tobacco-flavored heated tobacco products can be legally sold.
- Due to the failure of relevant proposals in the Portuguese Congress, the effective date of the country’s “flavored heated tobacco product ban” will be postponed to 2024.