Tobacco and Non-Tobacco Shisha and Hookah Consumables in the European Region

1.1. EU Regulatory Framework
1.2. EU Taxation of Pipe Tobacco Products
1.3. Usage Statistics
1.4. Flavours in Water Pipe Products
1.5. Alternative Hookah Consumables
1.6. Import of Water Pipe Tobacco to the Eu
1.7. Distributors and Retail Channels

2.1. Germany
2.2. France
2.3. Spain

Chart 1. Specific duty on water pipe tobacco in EU member states
Chart 2. Increased amount of minimum excise duty on other smoking tobacco in EU member states
Chart 3. VAT rates on tobacco shisha in the European Union
Chart 4. Frequency of use of water pipes in the EU and the UK
Chart 5. Ever users of water pipe in the EU, by country
Chart 6. Usage of water pipes in the EU and the UK, by gender
Chart 7. Percentage of water pipes ever users in the EU and the UK, by age group
Chart 8. Flavour prevalence of tobacco waterpipe products in the Netherlands
Chart 9. Flavour prevalence of herbal waterpipe products in the European Union
Chart 10. Imports of water pipe tobacco to the European Union
Chart 11. Imports of water pipe tobacco to the European Union in 2019-2020
Chart 12. Imports of water pipe tobacco to the European Union in 2021
Chart 13. Top 10 exporters of water pipe tobacco to the European Union in 2021
Chart 14. Export of water pipe tobacco from Poland to the EU by value
Chart 15. Export of water pipe tobacco from Turkey to the EU by value
Chart 16.  Frequency of use of water pipes in Germany
Chart 17. Prevalence of hookah use by adolescents and young adults in Germany
Chart 18. Prevalence of e-shisha use by adolescents and young adults in Germany
Chart 19. Top 10 hookah tobacco brands in Spain in terms of sales
Chart 20. Top 10 hookah tobacco brands in Spain by sales volume
Chart 21.  Frequency of use of water pipes in Spain
Chart 22. Tobacco shisha flavours rating in Spain
Chart 23. Regular shisha users by age groups in France
Chart 24. Places where shisha is usually obtained
Chart 25. Common locations for shisha consumption
Chart 26. Flavoured vs. Flavourless shisha ratio
Chart 27. Shisha flavour preferences in France

Table 1. Concentration of chemicals element in hookah smoke
Table 2. Retail price data from a selection of online menus in the European Union by country
Table 3. Best selling tobacco shisha products from the most demanded brands in 2022
Table 4. Distribution network of leading hookah brands
Table 5. Top online retailer platforms of shisha products in the European Union
Table 6. Top shisha distributors in Germany
Table 7. Top shisha distributors in Spain
Table 8. Top shisha distributors in France