China's E-Cigarette Exports See Significant Growth in March

Apr.21.2023
China's E-Cigarette Exports See Significant Growth in March
China's customs data shows a significant increase in e-cigarette exports in March 2023, with a 96.6% year-on-year growth.

Recently, the General Administration of Customs of China released updated trade data for March. According to data research by 2FIRSTS, it was discovered that exports of electronic cigarettes and similar personal electronic vaporizers, as well as other non-combustible nicotine-containing products, increased by 71.9% compared to the previous month and by 96.6% compared to the same period last year.


Electronic cigarette export data by month collected and presented by 2FIRSTS.


According to data from the General Administration of Customs of China:


In March 2022, the export value of electronic cigarette products was 3,428,730,285 yuan. By February 2023, the export value of electronic cigarette products had increased to 3,920,760,626 yuan. In March 2023, the export value of electronic cigarette products rose even further to 6,739,197,990 yuan.


Statistics on monthly exports of electronic cigarette products | Table created by 2FIRSTS.


2FIRSTS will provide in-depth analysis and further analysis at a later time, stay tuned for more information.


Further reading:


In the first two months of this year, the export of electronic cigarettes from Shenzhen City increased by nearly 40%. Additionally, exports to the European Union increased by 1.9 times.


The Regulations on the Management of Import and Export Trade and Foreign Economic and Technological Cooperation of Electronic Cigarettes.


References:


China's General Administration of Customs


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