All Illicit Tobacco articles – Page 5
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Features and analysisIllicit cigarettes cost the UK £2.7bn in 2021
Illicit trade accounts for almost one-in five cigarettes consumed in the UK, according to new research from KPMG and Philip Morris International
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Features and analysisLincolnshire stores issued with Closure Orders following illicit tobacco seizure
Two stores in Lincolnshire have been issued with Closure Orders following the discovery of illicit tobacco by Trading Standards officers
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Products In DepthStubbing out the illicit tobacco and vaping trade
How retailers, authorities and suppliers are coming together to stem lost sales
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Features and analysisIncreased minimum age of sale for tobacco and retailer licences proposed to cut smoking rates
A report into smoking in England has suggested measures such as increasing the legal age to buy tobacco, raising duties on the category and introducing sales licences
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Features and analysisTrading Standards teams increase illicit tobacco investigations
Blackpool Trading Standards has quadrupled visits to stores to check for illicit tobacco
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Features and analysisCost of living crisis could spark illicit tobacco increase
The Local Government Association has warned that under-pressure consumers could turn to illicit tobacco
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Features and analysisVaping products seized in store raid in Westminster
£100,000-worth of counterfeit and illicit products were seized from a store in Westminster
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Features and analysisIllicit tobacco purchased by 71% of UK smokers
Research by the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association found that 71% of consumers bought illicit tobacco over the past year
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Features and analysisGeek Bar calls on Trading Standards to tackle non-compliant vape products
Vape brand Geek Bar has written to Trading Standards services at local authorities in major UK cities in an effort to raise awareness of the growing issue of non-compliant and counterfeit disposable vape products
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Features and analysisCroydon Council seizes illicit tobacco worth more than £175,000
Croydon Council trading standards and HM Revenue and Customs teamed up with specialist detection dogs to track down and seize the illegal tobacco
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Features and analysis40 million counterfeit cigarettes seized in Belgian Europol raid
It is believed the cigarettes were destined for the UK and French black markets
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Features and analysisBradford retailer jailed for selling illicit tobacco
Mohammad Riaz of Sunrise Supermarket has been jailed for selling illicit tobacco
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Features and analysisACS calls for HFSS proposals to be scrapped
ACS has set out its recommendations to the Chancellor ahead of the spring statement later this month, calling for HFSS proposals to be scrapped in favour of cracking down on the illicit alcohol and tobacco trade.
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Features and analysisJTI overhauls field sales team
JTI expects the new approach to provide more relevant insight to independent retailers from the field sales team
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Features and analysisThree shops closed in Northumberland due to selling illegal tobacco
Three shops in Ashington that were caught repeatedly selling thousands of pounds worth of illegal tobacco have been ordered to temporarily close by magistrates
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Features and analysisProsecutions secured over illicit tobacco sales
Illicit tobacco and cigarettes were seized in two raids on a store in Lincolnshire
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Features and analysisWalsall retailer fined following illicit tobacco discovery
Trading Standards Officers seized 6,000 illegal cigarettes and over 1kg of illicit hand-rolling tobacco
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Promotional FeatureWorking together to stub out illicit tobacco
Covid-19 has not slowed the illicit tobacco trade, which continues to take money out of the hands of law-abiding retailers. Fighting it requires participation by all, says Ian Howell, fiscal and regulatory affairs manager at JTI.
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Features and analysisStockton store shut down by council following illicit tobacco seizure
More than 200,000 illicit cigarettes were seized from the store and a nearby flat
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Features and analysisVaping expert partners with Oldham City Council & Geek Bar to tackle counterfeit products
A leading vaping industry expert is working with Oldham city council in Manchester to tackle counterfeit and non-compliant products on behalf of Geek Bar