Canada proposes federal tax on e-cigarette products

According to reports from international media, the Canadian government has proposed its first federal tax on electronic cigarette products in its 2022 budget. As part of the proposed federal budget announced on Thursday, the tax on electronic cigarettes will come into effect on October 1st – if formally passed through parliament.

The proposed tax is extensive and includes the option for Canadian provinces to bear the same amount of federal taxes as assessed by the federal government. The central government is encouraging provinces and territories to adopt the same tax scheme which will be managed by federal tax authorities.

The proposed tax on Thursday only applies to products containing nicotine, including pod-style and cartridge-style refills, disposable e-cigarettes, and bottled e-liquids. The tax appears to include nicotine base sold for DIY purposes. It does not apply to hardware that does not contain e-juice.

Exclude vapers and vape shops from pricing the market they created.

The tax for the first 10 milliliters of any sealed container (bottle, jar, etc.) is $1 for every 2 milliliters. Additional liquid in the container is taxed $1 for every 10 milliliters. As a result, a 30-milliliter bottle of e-liquid would see a price increase of $7, a 60-milliliter bottle would increase by $10, and a 100-milliliter bottle would increase by $14. The tax for a pack of four 1-milliliter pods would be $4, as each individual pod is taxed separately. The minimum tax for any single container is $1.

The effective tax rate on bottled e-cigarette liquid may be higher than 100% of the retail price. The situation may be even worse for home brewing equipment, where the tax on a one liter bottle of DIY nicotine is $104.

For Canadians residing in provinces and territories taking part in the proposed "coordinated electronic cigarette tax system," the tax burden will double. The proposal is attractive to provinces as the federal government will handle all accounting and simply send each participating province a cheque for the tax revenue collected. Several provinces in Canada already have existing taxes in place.

Retailers will be allowed to sell tax-free products from their inventory between October 1st and January 1st, 2023.

Proposed tax regulations will allow Canadian residents who have been traveling abroad for more than 48 hours to bring back up to 10 electronic cigarette products containing no more than 120 milliliters of e-liquid without paying duties.

(Source: vaping360)

Canada has proposed a new federal tax on vaping products, which has been described as "brutal" by some. The tax would result in a 50% increase in the retail price of vaping products and is part of the Canadian government's effort to reduce vaping among young people and protect public health. The proposed tax has caused concern among vaping advocates and businesses, who argue that it will harm adult smokers who are trying to quit and lead to job losses in the vaping industry. The tax is set to take effect on January 1, 2022, pending approval by the Canadian parliament.