The EU-ASEAN Business Council (EU-ABC) and Euromonitor International have reported that Singapore’s illegal vaping market will generate an estimated $10.4 million between 2024 and 2025. This illicit trade, driven by lower prices and interconnected regional routes, is severely undermining government tax revenues across Southeast Asia.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in coordination with the Coast Guard and FDA, has seized more than 18 million illegal electronic nicotine delivery systems. Valued at over $175 million, this massive interception is part of “Operation Red Mist,” a targeted effort to block illicit maritime shipments originating from China.
Read moreThe Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) and the FIOD have executed major raids across Zuid-Holland and Noord-Brabant, seizing hundreds of thousands of illegal vaping products and millions of illicit cigarettes. This aggressive two-week crackdown directly targets the black market distribution of banned sweet-flavored vapes and untaxed tobacco.
Read moreA coalition of 25 state attorneys general and the City of New York has officially called on nine major credit card and payment processing companies to immediately block transactions for illegal vaping products. This coordinated effort aims to sever the financial lifelines of unauthorized e-cigarette retailers bypassing federal laws.
Read moreThe Tasmanian House of Assembly has passed a stringent new bill introducing severe penalties and business closure powers to combat the illicit trade of tobacco and vaping products.
Read moreState health officials and local police intercept millions of dollars in illicit e-cigarettes as authorities shift their enforcement strategy from retail shops to major wholesale distributors.
Read moreNearly five million illegal vapes have been removed from UK streets over the last three years as authorities struggle to contain a black market estimated to be worth over £1 billion. While major transport hubs like Heathrow and Dover remain primary entry points, smaller regional councils are reporting unprecedented spikes in seizures of these unregulated, fire-prone devices.
Read moreExplosive growth in Germany’s illicit vaping sector is being driven by a 60% price hike following a doubling of e-liquid taxes since 2022.
Read moreThe Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) warns governments against restricting legal nicotine vapes in response to the rise of illicit, drug-laced “zombie vapes.” They argue that conflating black market criminal activity with regulated harm reduction tools will only drive adult smokers back to deadly cigarettes.
Read moreWhile Australia has been a global leader in anti-smoking policy since the 1970s, achieving some of the lowest adult smoking rates in the OECD, its progress is currently threatened by a booming illegal tobacco market and the rise of youth vaping. High excise taxes have inadvertently fueled a black market for cheap “chop-chop” tobacco, while e-cigarettes are acting as a potential gateway for teenagers to nicotine addiction.
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