Tobacco in the United Arab Emirates
Tobacco in 2022: The big picture
Summary 1 Legislation Summary at a Glance
Minimum legal smoking age
Advertising and sponsorship
Point-of-sale display bans
Low ignition propensity (LIP) cigarette regulation
Flavoured tobacco product ban
Table 1 Number of Adult Smokers by Gender 2017-2022
Table 2 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2017-2022
Table 3 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2017-2022
Table 4 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
Table 5 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
Table 6 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2022-2027
Table 7 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2022-2027
Table 8 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
Table 9 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
Summary 2 Research Sources
Cigarettes in the United Arab Emirates
Big manufacturers dominate cigarettes
The main cigarette volumes are within the mid-priced and premium segments
Illicit trade volumes are on the rise
Cigarettes will face further challenges amidst high taxation
The threat of replacement by heated tobacco products
Younger generations will think twice before starting smoking cigarettes
Table 10 Taxation and Duty Levies 2017-2022
Average cigarette pack price breakdown
Summary 3 Average Cigarette Pack Price Breakdown: Brand Examples
Table 11 Sales of Cigarettes: Volume 2017-2022
Table 12 Sales of Cigarettes by Category: Value 2017-2022
Table 13 Sales of Cigarettes: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
Table 14 Sales of Cigarettes by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
Table 15 Sales of Cigarettes by Blend: % Volume 2017-2022
Table 16 Sales of Cigarettes by Standard/Menthol/Capsule: % Volume 2017-2022
Table 17 Sales of Cigarettes by Regular/Slim/Superslim/Microslim: % Volume 2017-2022
Table 18 Sales of Cigarettes by Pack Size: % Volume 2017-2022
Table 19 Sales of Cigarettes by Price Band: % Volume 2017-2022
Table 20 NBO Company Shares of Cigarettes: % Volume 2018-2022
Table 21 LBN Brand Shares of Cigarettes: % Volume 2019-2022
Table 22 Sales of Cigarettes by Distribution Format: % Volume 2017-2022
Table 23 Illicit Trade Estimate of Cigarettes: Volume 2017-2022
Table 24 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes: Volume 2022-2027
Table 25 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Category: Value 2022-2027
Table 26 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
Table 27 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
Table 28 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Blend: % Volume 2022-2027
Table 29 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Standard/Menthol/Capsule: % Volume 2022-2027
Table 30 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Regular/Slim/Superslim/Microslim: % Volume 2022-2027
Table 31 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Pack Size: % Volume 2022-2027
Table 32 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Price Band: % Volume 2022-2027
Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco in the United Arab Emirates
Sales of pipe tobacco are on the rise
Al Fakher answers consumer demands with stronger shisha tobacco
A unique harmless shisha alternative is introduced by a UAE company
Fine cut tobacco to see a slowdown in growth over the course of the forecast period
Smoking cigars in restaurants might face a ban
Al Fakher will continue to be the leading brand in pipe tobacco
Table 33 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Volume 2017-2022
Table 34 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Value 2017-2022
Table 35 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
Table 36 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
Table 37 Sales of Cigars by Size: % Volume 2017-2022
Table 38 Sales of Cigarillos by Price Platform 2017-2022
Table 39 NBO Company Shares of Cigars and Cigarillos: % Volume 2018-2022
Table 40 LBN Brand Shares of Cigars and Cigarillos: % Volume 2019-2022
Table 41 NBO Company Shares of Cigars: % Volume 2018-2022
Table 42 LBN Brand Shares of Cigars: % Volume 2019-2022
Table 43 NBO Company Shares of Cigarillos: % Volume 2018-2022
Table 44 LBN Brand Shares of Cigarillos: % Volume 2019-2022
Table 45 NBO Company Shares of Smoking Tobacco: % Volume 2018-2022
Table 46 LBN Brand Shares of Smoking Tobacco: % Volume 2019-2022
Table 47 NBO Company Shares of Pipe Tobacco: % Volume 2018-2022
Table 48 LBN Brand Shares of Pipe Tobacco: % Volume 2019-2022
Table 49 NBO Company Shares of Fine Cut Tobacco: % Volume 2018-2022
Table 50 LBN Brand Shares of Fine Cut Tobacco: % Volume 2019-2022
Table 51 Distribution of Cigars and Cigarillos by Format: % Volume 2017-2022
Table 52 Distribution of Smoking Tobacco by Format: % Volume 2017-2022
Table 53 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Volume 2022-2027
Table 54 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Value 2022-2027
Table 55 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
Table 56 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco in the United Arab Emirates
Globally-known Vaporesso brand enters e-vapour products in the UAE
E-liquids sees double-digit value growth
Philip Morris launches Iqos ILUMA in the United Arab Emirates
Single use e-vapour products will remain fragmented
Open systems is the future of vaping in the United Arab Emirates
Sales of heated tobacco and devices set to see dynamism in the next two years
Table 57 Number of Adult Vapers 2017-2022
Table 58 Sales of Tobacco Heating Devices: Volume 2017-2022
Table 59 Sales of Tobacco Heating Devices: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
Table 60 Sales of Heated Tobacco: Volume 2017-2022
Table 61 Sales of Heated Tobacco: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
Table 62 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: Value 2017-2022
Table 63 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
Table 64 Sales of E-Liquids by Nicotine Strength: % Value 2019-2022
Table 65 NBO Company Shares of E-Vapour Products: % Value 2018-2022
Table 66 LBN Brand Shares of E-Vapour Products: % Value 2019-2022
Table 67 NBO Company Shares of Tobacco Heating Devices: % Volume 2018-2022
Table 68 LBN Brand Shares of Tobacco Heating Devices: % Volume 2019-2022
Table 69 NBO Company Shares of Heated Tobacco: % Volume 2018-2022
Table 70 LBN Brand Shares of Heated Tobacco: % Volume 2019-2022
Table 71 Distribution of E-Vapour Products by Format: % Value 2017-2022
Table 72 Forecast Sales of Heated Tobacco: Volume 2022-2027
Table 73 Forecast Sales of Heated Tobacco: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
Table 74 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: Value 2022-2027
Table 75 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027