According to Mail.News, the Belarusian government is considering introducing a national regulatory system for e-cigarettes and e-cigarette liquids. The related legislation has been published on a legal forum for public discussion.
The bill clearly defines the regulations for the circulation of e-cigarettes and e-cigarette liquids. Currently, the distribution of tobacco products in Belarus is regulated by national laws, but there is a significant amount of illegal imports of non-tobacco smoking systems and their consumables, such as e-liquids. Official data shows that over 75% of disposable e-cigarettes are illegally imported and do not pay consumption tax, with an annual circulation of 26,000 units. Due to the presence of a "black market," the amount of consumption tax not collected on disposable e-cigarettes and their e-liquids alone exceeds 1.3 billion rubles per year (approximately 40 million USD).
The bill proposes giving the Belarusian president the power to enact special legal regulations governing the circulation of e-cigarettes and their e-liquids. It also suggests including e-cigarettes and their e-liquids in the state monopoly on importation of tobacco materials and products under the Tobacco Regulations, and imposing a consumption tax on them.
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