{"id":50001,"date":"2025-05-28T15:31:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T07:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abesmoke.com\/?p=50001"},"modified":"2025-05-28T15:31:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T07:31:28","slug":"interpretation-electronic-cigarette-regulation-press-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abesmoke.com\/en\/a\/50001","title":{"rendered":"Interpretation: Electronic cigarette regulation press conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

Big news! E-cigarette regulation is upgraded again!\u00a0<\/span><\/span>New\u00a0<\/span><\/span>changes you must know!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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On May\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>27,\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>2025\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>,\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration held a major press conference, sending out an important signal for e-cigarette regulation:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>the sale of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>herbal vaporizers, snus, and other new tobacco products are officially included in the scope of regulation\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>This move will have a profound impact on the industry. Let\u2019s take a look at the specific changes!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Regulatory achievements are remarkable, but challenges cannot be ignored<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Since e-cigarettes were included in the tobacco monopoly supervision system in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2021\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>, multiple national departments have collaborated and achieved a series of remarkable results:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Effective rectification of chaos: more than\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>7,600\u00a0 administrative cases were investigated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and dealt with, more than\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2,200\u00a0 people were held criminally responsible, and more than\u00a0<\/span><\/span>25,000\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tobacco sales outlets around campuses were cleared\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>, effectively purifying the market environment.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Outstanding export performance: In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2024\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>, Shenzhen\u2019s e-cigarette exports accounted for\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>66% of the country\u2019s total\u00a0<\/span><\/span>. The industry has obvious outward-oriented characteristics and occupies an important position in the international market.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

However, the current e-cigarette market still faces many challenges:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Flavored e-cigarettes continue to be banned despite repeated violations: there have been more than 1,900\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>violations involving licensed retailers\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>, and illegal sales still exist.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Increasing pressure on export compliance: The UK, France and other countries have banned the sale of disposable e-cigarettes, and international regulation has become stricter, bringing new challenges to my country's e-cigarette export companies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2. Five new measures to usher in a new era of supervision<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In order to further strengthen the supervision of e-cigarettes, the country has launched five new measures to promote the upgrading of supervision:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>System reconstruction: system\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>+\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>organization\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>+\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>collaboration<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The National Bureau has established an Electronic Cigarette Supervision and Management Department, and key areas such as Shenzhen have established cross-regional cooperation mechanisms to strengthen the overall coordination of regulatory forces. Revise the license management rules to clearly prohibit enterprises with \u201clow capacity utilization\u201d from adding new capacity and optimize the industrial structure.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Strict access control: production capacity\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>+\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>license\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>+\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>capital<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Starting from June\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>, we will carry out comprehensive capacity verification, eliminate backward production capacity, prevent more than\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>600\u00a0 illegal new projects\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from being built, and raise the threshold for industry entry. During the\u00a02025\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>license renewal period, corporate compliance was strictly checked. Last year, the licenses\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of six\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>companies were revoked to strengthen supervision of companies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Market purification: new tobacco\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>+\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>protection of minors<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

New tobacco products are included in the supervision:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>the sale of new tobacco products such as\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>herbal vaporizers and snus are\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>explicitly\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>included in the supervision. The State Food and Drug Administration\u00a0<\/span><\/span>abolished\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>the classification of \"medical heated atomizers\"\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and cut off the path of medical device registration. In\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>2024\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>, the special rectification campaign removed more than 200,000 products from e-commerce platforms\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>involving an amount of\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>18.22\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>million yuan, and severely cracked down on illegal products. Strengthening protection of minors: Over\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>1,200\u00a0 cases of selling cigarettes to minors were investigated and dealt with in the past five years\u00a0<\/span><\/span>, and the number of views of legal education short videos exceeded 10 million, building a solid line of defense for the healthy growth of minors.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Technology empowerment: smart supervision<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The entire network monitoring platform has been upgraded, and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>791,000\u00a0 pieces\u00a0<\/span>of tobacco-related information will be collected in\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2024\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>, with handling efficiency increased by\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>40%\u00a0<\/span>, using technological means to improve regulatory effectiveness. Major cases have a significant deterrent effect. The amount involved in the \"\u00a0<\/span>November 16\u00a0<\/span>\"\u00a0<\/span>case in Suzhou, Anhui Province\u00a0<\/span>exceeded\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>400\u00a0 million yuan, and Shenzhen seized\u00a0<\/span>649,600\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>smuggled e-cigarettes\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>, demonstrating the determination to crack down on illegal and criminal activities.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Export compliance: guidance\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>+\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>crackdown<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Strengthen the export compliance review of enterprises,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>investigate and punish\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>33\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>non-compliant enterprises in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2024\u00a0 , and guide enterprises to standardize their export behavior.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Collaborated with customs and commerce departments, issued risk warnings\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>12\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>times to help companies avoid trade risks and ensure the stable development of export trade.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

III. Future direction of supervision: rule of law, industry and social co-governance<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Deepening the rule of law: Promote the implementation of supporting rules of the \"E-cigarette Management Measures\", explore new means such as credit supervision, and improve the regulatory legal and regulatory system.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Industrial upgrading: By\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2025\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>, it is planned to cultivate\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>10\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>independent brands with international competitiveness and promote the transformation of the industry towards high-quality development.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Social governance: The\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>12313\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>hotline and public reports have become important sources of clues,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>accounting for\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>23% in\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>2024.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>All sectors of society are encouraged to participate in supervision and form a joint supervision force.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Conclusion: Pay equal attention to regulation and development, and embrace compliance to achieve long-term stability<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This press conference clarified the direction of e-cigarette regulation: it is not only to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\"curb chaos\" but also to \"lay the foundation\" for the industry. For enterprises, they need to strictly comply with regulatory requirements and accelerate compliance transformation; for the public, they should enhance their understanding of e-cigarettes and jointly create a healthy market environment. Only by embracing compliance can we achieve long-term development within the norms!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Source: \u96fe\u5f71\u667a\u5e93<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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