China Tobacco HTP Agented by ELFBAR's Parent Company Sold in Russia

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Jan.30.2023

Article: Leona Zhu

Translation & Editing: Ellesmere Zhu

Recently, the official website of China Tobacco Jiangxi released the news that 1 million pieces of CTOM JS granular heated tobacco (menthol flavor) were exported to the Russian market, achieving a zero-one breakthrough in the export of the company’s heated tobacco products.

The product was exported to the Russian taxable market through the well-known new type tobacco products distributor Heaven Gifts in China on the basis of cooperation with China Tobacco International (Hong Kong) Company Limited.

Heaven Gifts International Co.,Ltd. is the parent company of ELFBAR, one of the major brands in the Russian disposable market.

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