Philip Morris India calls for stronger enforcement and collaboration to disrupt illicit tobacco ecosystemAs per the Tobacco Institute of India (TII), in India, illicit cigarettes represent nearly one-fourth of the domestic market, with estimate...
10 Jun, 2026, 08.31 PM IST
2,400,000,000,000: Chinese are smoking nearly half of world's totalChina's cigarette consumption has surged by 39% between 2003 and 2023, contrasting with a global decline. Despite fewer young smokers, low ...
27 May, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
On their toes: Brands step up anti-counterfeit drive as fake products flood marketsCompanies are fighting a rising tide of fake goods. Brands from toothpaste to cigarettes are changing packaging and tightening checks. Coun...
07 May, 2026, 12.18 AM IST
Could your next pack of cigarettes be funding criminal networks? Inside Western Canada’s billion-dollar contraband tradeWestern Canada faces a surge in illegal cigarette trade. This market links with organized crime. It affects public health and diverts gover...
29 Sep, 2025, 11.04 AM IST
Illegal cigarettes account for one-fourth of market: ReportThe report by tobacco industry body The Tobacco Institute of India (TII), the steep tax increases on cigarettes have provided a boost to il...
03 Nov, 2020, 07.08 PM IST
Use GST to curb illegal cigarette trade, tobacco body saysTobacco Institute of India director Syed Mahmood Ahmad said GST presents a unique opportunity to government to address the growing illegal ...
30 Mar, 2017, 03.14 PM IST
Plain packaging will destroying legal domestic industry: TIIUnder plain tobacco packaging currently followed only in Australia, logos, colours, imagery and promotional information are not allowed on ...
30 May, 2016, 06.49 PM IST
Tobacco growers blame lobbyists for high taxes hereITGA has claimed that more than $1 billion have been pumped into anti-tobacco movement in last two years by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundati...
29 Apr, 2016, 12.53 PM IST
Industry losing Rs 350 crore per day due to warning on tobacco products: AssochamIt said the lack of clarity has also opened floodgates in terms of illegal imports to the extent of 90 per cent.
12 Apr, 2016, 11.02 PM IST
Budget 2016: Excise duty hike on tobacco products will have negative impact on cigarette companiesITC, the country’s largest cigarettes seller, did not respond to the mail seeking comment on the latest excise hike in the national budget.
29 Feb, 2016, 05.50 PM IST
Budget 2016: Excise duty on tobacco products up by 10-15%; cigarettes set to cost moreCigarette prices are set to go up for the fifth successive year in India with the Budget announcing 10-15% increase in excise duty for all ...
29 Feb, 2016, 05.15 PM IST
High taxation reduces cigarette industry from 110 billion sticks to 95 billion sticks over last three yearsThe WHO report on tobacco taxation 2015 reveals that at 6.5% of per capita GDP, cigarette taxes in India are amongst the highest in the wor...
19 Feb, 2016, 07.28 PM IST
Government needs to introduce tobacco regulation to prevent trade in illegal cigarettesSales volume has declined by as much as 15 per cent in the last two quarters, with the affordable sub-65 mm length cigarettes prices having...
01 Sep, 2015, 03.48 PM IST
Smuggling of cigarettes into India increases four times: WHOCigarette smuggling into the country increased four-fold between 2012 and 2014, seizure data from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (...
30 May, 2015, 10.52 AM IST
Budget 2015: Widen tax base to cover all tobacco products, says TIIHigh taxation should not be restricted only to cigarettes but all forms of tobacco must be included to counter the growing menace of contra...
12 Feb, 2015, 01.00 PM IST
Impose higher taxes on all illegal tobacco products: TIIExcise duty was increased to 72 per cent on cigarettes of length not exceeding 65 mm and to 11-21 per cent for those of other lengths.
09 Feb, 2015, 04.29 PM IST
Budget 2014: Cigarette makers urge government to not increase excise dutyWorried by falling stock prices cigarette makers are lobbying hard to prevent the government from hiking excise duty for the third straight...
30 Jun, 2014, 05.42 PM IST