Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco

Manufacturers express deep dissatisfaction with the current taxation of cigars and cigarillos, which equates them to cigarettes. Manufacturers argue that these products are considered luxuries and are less addictive, with most consumers not inhaling…

Sales of both cigars and cigarillos recorded solid retail volume growth in 2022. Many smokers consider cigar smoking as an occasional indulgence rather than a daily necessity, and are less likely to try to quit smoking or to reduce their consumption…

Cigarillos recorded dynamic retail volume growth from 2016 to 2020. However, the boost to sales ended in 2021, with the category turning to decline. In 2022, an exceptional decline was seen, with retail volume sales falling to half the 2021 level.…

The sale of cigars and cigarillos is very limited in Ecuador, with a large proportion of products purchased by foreign visitors. Locally produced cigar brands are frequently purchased at airport gift shops and account for the majority of revenues.…

In April 2022, all nightlife-related businesses in Singapore were permitted to fully reopen, including bars, pubs, discotheques, and nightclubs. During the Circuit Breaker period in April and May 2021, all on-trade establishments were forced to close…

In recent years, there has been a growing supply of cigars, cigarettes and pipe tobacco entering illegally from Argentina and Peru. This is mainly because neighbouring countries have experienced significant currency devaluation in recent years, while…

In 2022, Mexico suffered its largest inflationary impact in the past two decades. Nonetheless, cigars, cigarillos, and smoking tobacco demonstrated a certain level of resilience, driven mainly by cigars, which holds the largest value share in the…

The withdrawal of all COVID-19 control measures in Austria during 2021 and into 2022 led to a complete return to pre-pandemic socialising habits and lifestyles among the local population by the end of the review period. This resulted in a…

The smoking of cigars in Colombia is not an entrenched tradition, but despite this the category did see positive growth in value and volume terms during 2022, continuing the pattern seen in 2021. With COVID-19 restrictions being lifted there was an…

In a major development, authorities introduced a ban on shisha smoking in 2022, following other African countries such as Kenya, The Gambia, Tanzania, Rwanda and Ghana. In addition, Mali also introduced a ban in 2022. According to the Ministry of…

2022 saw significant declines in demand for cigars and cigarillos. In cigars, the sales declines registered in 2022 form part of long-term negative sales trends that have been evident in the category for many years. In cigarillos meanwhile, declining…

Cigars and cigarillos have achieved steady growth as consumers increasingly choose to consume more sophisticated products. While cigarillos face lower taxes than cigarettes, they are the same price as cigarettes making them an attractive option to…

Sales of cigars, cigarillos and smoking tobacco rebound in 2022 due to the reopening of cafés and bars, and the surge in tourism. These products are mainly consumed in on-trade outlets, which account for more than 80% of total cigars and smoking…

Fine cut tobacco registered solid growth in retail volume terms in 2022, while cigars, cigarillos and pipe tobacco all registered a decline. Several factors can explain the positive performance of the category. Firstly, manufacturers have managed to…

Expensive and lacking in popularity, cigars and cigarillos sales declined in retail volume terms in 2022. Indeed, the category continues to shrink in size as there is no real tradition for smoking cigars and cigarillos in Algeria. Cigars are not…

There was a significant increase in volume sales for cigars and cigarillos in 2022, and in particular for cigarillos. With society fully opened up, post pandemic lockdowns, this led to an increase in volume sales, as there was more socialising. The…

The year 2020 saw a poor performance for cigars, marked by a rapid and significant increase in the dollar exchange rate. In addition, the limited opportunities for socialising due to the pandemic resulted in fewer occasions for smoking cigars.…

Sales of cigarillos boomed in 2020 and 2021. Part of this growth stemmed from the excise tax tariff on these products, which allowed players to be more flexible with their pricing. Price fighter cigarillos in particular saw exceptional growth in…

Cigars showed the fastest volume growth in the cigars, cigarillos and smoking tobacco category in 2022. This growth is explained by the development of cigar smoking culture in Estonia, which is now home to cigar clubs and competitions. For example,…

Tunisians are big fans of hookah smoking, which is widely smoked in cafés in Tunisia. This sector is dominated by foreign brands such as Mazaya, Al Fakher, and Adalya, which are smuggled into Tunisia on the black market and available from traditional…