Insights on the Current and Future Trends of the E-cigarette Supply Chain

Aug.21.2023
Insights on the Current and Future Trends of the E-cigarette Supply Chain
2FIRSTS Releases E-Cigarette Supply Chain Survey Report on Industry Trends and Performance in First Half of 2023.

As the e-cigarette industry continues to flourish, both the industry itself and the public have gained a deeper understanding of the e-cigarette supply chain. In order to gain a comprehensive understanding of the various aspects of the e-cigarette supply chain and investigate its current state, 2FIRSTS released a survey on the e-cigarette supply chain for the first half of 2023 on July 10th.


The investigation covered the current state and future prospects of supply chain companies in the e-cigarette industry. A total of 45 valid questionnaires were received, providing valuable information for the e-cigarette supply chain. Through the analysis of these data, a series of results reflecting the current industry status and future trends were obtained, which have been compiled into a report for this survey.


Outstanding performance in the first half of the year.


According to the data, more than 60% of companies achieved growth in the first half of 2023, with 11.9% even exceeding expectations. On the other hand, 19.0% of companies experienced a decline in performance as expected, while 16.7% saw a performance decline that surpassed expectations.


Optimistic Outlook for the Future of the Middle Eastern Market


In terms of market outlook for the second half of 2023, the Middle East market has received the highest rating with an average score of 4.05. Following closely behind are the Southeast Asia, Continental Europe, UK, and US markets, with scores of 3.61, 3.58, 3.41, and 3.05 respectively. However, supply chain companies have expressed a pessimistic outlook for the Russian market, giving it a meager score of 2.72.


The global atomization market is expected to continue to grow.


More than 80% of e-cigarette supply chain companies believe that the global vaporization market will continue to grow in the second half of the year. Among them, 17.8% of companies predict high growth in the market, while less than 20% of companies believe that the market will either maintain low growth or not grow at all.


The policy represents the instability of the e-cigarette market.


According to a survey, 40% of e-cigarette supply chain companies believe that the policies implemented by various countries have had a negative impact on their performance expectations. On the other hand, 33.3% of companies believe that these policies have not had a significant impact, while 26.7% believe that they have had a positive impact.


Innovative disposable e-cigarettes have become the center of attention.


In terms of product categories, disposable e-cigarettes and innovative disposable e-cigarettes have become the focus of attention for supply chain companies in the second half of 2023. However, depending on the region, the American and British markets show higher interest in innovative disposable e-cigarettes compared to disposable e-cigarettes. In the European continental market, the level of interest in various categories of e-cigarettes is similar, while the Southeast Asian, Middle Eastern, and Russian markets primarily focus on disposable e-cigarettes.


The above is a section of the survey conducted by 2FIRSTS on the e-cigarette supply chain. If you would like to obtain the complete version of the survey report and gain a detailed understanding of the current status and future trends of the e-cigarette supply chain, please click on the link below to access the full report.



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