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Tobacco in Taiwan

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  • 48 Pages
  • June 2024
  • Region: Taiwan
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 594163
Tobacco in Taiwan has been heavily impacted by the amended Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act, which came into effect on 22 March 2023. Taiwan now operates a complete ban on e-vapour products and regulates heated tobacco products. There are some provisions that have a grace period. The flavoured tobacco product ban notice was served in March 2023, with manufacturers given a period of 18 months to implement changes, meaning a total ban will be in place from September 2024.

The Tobacco in Taiwan report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2019-2023, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be the new legislative, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2028 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Cigarettes, Cigarettes (Illicit+Legal), Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco, Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco.

Data coverage: Market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Tobacco market;
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Tobacco in 2023: The big picture
  • 2023 key trends
  • Competitive landscape
  • Retailing developments
  • What next for tobacco?
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
  • Legislation
  • Legislative overview
  • Summary 1 Legislation Summary at a Glance
  • Minimum legal smoking age
  • Smoking prevalence
  • Tar levels
  • Health warnings
  • Plain packaging
  • Advertising and sponsorship
  • Point-of-sale display bans
  • Smoking in public places
  • Low ignition propensity (LIP) cigarette regulation
  • Flavoured tobacco product ban
  • Reduced harm
  • Vapour products
PRODUCTION/IMPORTS/EXPORTS
MARKET INDICATORS
  • Table 1 Number of Adult Smokers by Gender 2018-2023
MARKET DATA
  • Table 2 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 3 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 4 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 5 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 6 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 7 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 8 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 9 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 2 Research Sources
CIGARETTES IN TAIWANKEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Faster decline in cigarette volume sales
  • Travel recovery boosts duty free cigarette sales
  • Higher cigarette prices to prompt shift in smoking behaviour
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • New law expands non-smoking areas to include bars, nightclubs and cigar lounges
  • Tax rises expected after being put on hold
  • Rising rate of smoking among females
TAXATION AND PRICING
  • Taxation rates
  • Summary 3 Taxation and Duty Levies 2018-2023
  • Average cigarette pack price breakdown
  • Summary 4 Average Cigarette Pack Price Breakdown: Brand Examples
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 10 Sales of Cigarettes: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 11 Sales of Cigarettes by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 12 Sales of Cigarettes: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 13 Sales of Cigarettes by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 14 Sales of Cigarettes by Blend: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 15 Sales of Cigarettes by Standard/Menthol/Capsule: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 16 Sales of Cigarettes by Regular/Slim/Superslim/Microslim: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 17 Sales of Cigarettes by Pack Size: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 18 Sales of Cigarettes by Price Band: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 19 NBO Company Shares of Cigarettes: % Volume 2019-2023
  • Table 20 LBN Brand Shares of Cigarettes: % Volume 2020-2023
  • Table 21 Sales of Cigarettes by Distribution Format: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 22 Illicit Trade Estimate of Cigarettes: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 23 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 24 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 25 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 26 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 27 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Blend: % Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 28 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Standard/Menthol/Capsule: % Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 29 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Regular/Slim/Superslim/Microslim: % Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 30 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Pack Size: % Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 31 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Price Band: % Volume 2023-2028
CIGARS, CIGARILLOS AND SMOKING TOBACCO IN TAIWANKEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Volume sales of cigars ease following pandemic boost
  • Cigar lounges recover slowly in post-pandemic era
  • Non-Cuban cigars expand in Taiwan
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Cigarillos benefit from easy access but face challenges
  • Unstable supply of Cuban cigars drives up prices
  • New regulations will see the emergence of new operations for cigar lounges and clubs
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 32 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 33 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 34 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 35 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 36 Sales of Cigars by Size: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 37 Sales of Cigarillos by Price Platform 2018-2023
  • Table 38 NBO Company Shares of Cigars and Cigarillos: % Volume 2019-2023
  • Table 39 LBN Brand Shares of Cigars and Cigarillos: % Volume 2020-2023
  • Table 40 NBO Company Shares of Cigars: % Volume 2019-2023
  • Table 41 LBN Brand Shares of Cigars: % Volume 2020-2023
  • Table 42 NBO Company Shares of Cigarillos: % Volume 2019-2023
  • Table 43 LBN Brand Shares of Cigarillos: % Volume 2020-2023
  • Table 44 NBO Company Shares of Smoking Tobacco: % Volume 2019-2023
  • Table 45 LBN Brand Shares of Smoking Tobacco: % Volume 2020-2023
  • Table 46 NBO Company Shares of Pipe Tobacco: % Volume 2019-2023
  • Table 47 LBN Brand Shares of Pipe Tobacco: % Volume 2020-2023
  • Table 48 NBO Company Shares of Fine Cut Tobacco: % Volume 2019-2023
  • Table 49 LBN Brand Shares of Fine Cut Tobacco: % Volume 2020-2023
  • Table 50 Distribution of Cigars and Cigarillos by Format: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 51 Distribution of Smoking Tobacco by Format: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 52 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 53 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 54 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 55 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
SMOKELESS TOBACCO, E-VAPOUR PRODUCTS AND HEATED TOBACCO IN TAIWANKEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Substantial decline following ban on e-vapour products
  • Heated tobacco product face limitations from new regulations
  • Quasi-tobacco products including e-vapour products are banned in long term
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Heated tobacco is expected to expand
  • Illicit e-vapour products may emerge
  • Flavoured heated tobacco is likely to expand
CATEGORY INDICATORS
  • Table 56 Number of Adult Vapers 2018-2023
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 57 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco by Category: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 58 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 59 Sales of E-Vapour Products by Category: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 60 Sales of E-Vapour Products by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 61 Sales of Tobacco Heating Devices: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 62 Sales of Tobacco Heating Devices: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 63 Sales of Heated Tobacco: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 64 Sales of Heated Tobacco: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 65 Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 66 Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 67 Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 68 Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 69 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 70 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 71 Sales of E-Liquids by Nicotine Strength: % Value 2020-2023
  • Table 72 NBO Company Shares of Smokeless Tobacco: % Volume 2019-2023
  • Table 73 LBN Brand Shares of Smokeless Tobacco: % Volume 2020-2023
  • Table 74 NBO Company Shares of E-Vapour Products: % Value 2019-2023
  • Table 75 LBN Brand Shares of E-Vapour Products: % Value 2020-2023
  • Table 76 NBO Company Shares of Tobacco Heating Devices: % Volume 2019-2023
  • Table 77 LBN Brand Shares of Tobacco Heating Devices: % Volume 2020-2023
  • Table 78 NBO Company Shares of Heated Tobacco: % Volume 2019-2023
  • Table 79 LBN Brand Shares of Heated Tobacco: % Volume 2020-2023
  • Table 80 NBO Company Shares of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Volume 2019-2023
  • Table 81 LBN Brand Shares of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Volume 2020-2023
  • Table 82 Distribution of Smokeless Tobacco by Format: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 83 Distribution of E-Vapour Products by Format: % Value 2018-2023
  • Table 84 Distribution of Tobacco Heating Devices by Format: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 85 Distribution of Heated Tobacco by Format: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 86 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco by Category: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 87 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 88 Forecast Sales of E-Vapour Products by Category: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 89 Forecast Sales of E-Vapour Products by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 90 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Heating Devices: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 91 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Heating Devices: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 92 Forecast Sales of Heated Tobacco: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 93 Forecast Sales of Heated Tobacco: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 94 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 95 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 96 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 97 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 98 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 99 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028