Background Illicit trade in tobacco products is a menace to the goal of eliminating tobacco
consumption. Although tax policy is very effective in reducing consumption, illicit trade can …

Background Increasing cigarette excise taxes is widely recognised as the most effective
measure to reduce the demand for cigarettes. The presence of illicit trade undermines the …

Tobacco tax increases, the most cost‐effective measure in reducing consumption, remain
underutilized in low and middle‐income countries. This study estimates the health and …

This paper estimates the short-term impact of a twofold increase of the tobacco excise tax on
consumption of illicit cigarette trade in Colombia. Using data collected before and after the …

Se describe el estado actual y los avances en la aplicación de las medidas de control del
tabaco contenidas en la Estrategia y Plan de Acción para Fortalecer el Control del Tabaco …

Objective To estimate lost excise and value-added tax (VAT) revenue as a result of illicit
cigarette trade from 2002 to 2022. Design Using gap analysis, we estimated the number of …

Abstract While Illicit Tobacco Trade (ITT) is a serious threat to the effectiveness of tobacco
control policies worldwide, to this day tobacco-industry independent estimations of the size …

Purpose The objective of this article is to examine the factors associated with smoking of
flavor capsule cigarettes in Chile, where the popularity of these products has increased …

Introduction Illicit smokeless tobacco (ST) trade has seldom been documented despite ST
use in at least 127 countries across the world. Based on non-compliance with packaging …

Abstract Data from the Australian Taxation Office and Australian Border Force show notable
recent increases in illicit tobacco seizures across Australia. The illicit tobacco market results …