Revision and Public Consultation of National Cigar Standards

Aug.21.2024
Revision and Public Consultation of National Cigar Standards
State Tobacco Monopoly Administration seeks public opinion on draft of national standard for cigars, urging industry feedback.

Recently, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration issued an announcement stating that, according to the National Standardization Management Committee's standard revision plan, the Administration has organized the completion of the national standard for "Cigars" (draft for solicitation of opinions), and is now seeking public opinions.


According to reports, this document will replace "Cigars Part 1: Product Classification and Sampling Technical Requirements," "Cigars Part 2: Packaging Labeling," "Cigars Part 3: Product Packaging, Rolling, and Storage Technical Requirements," and "Cigars Part 4: Sensory Technical Requirements.


Simultaneously, the announcement also released the "Cigar" national standard drafting instructions. The National Standard Revision Project Team drafted the content of eight chapters including the scope of the standard, normative references, terms and definitions, product classification, sensory technical requirements, labeling and packaging requirements, inspection methods, storage and transportation, and researched and formulated sensory inspection methods for cigars as a normative appendix to this standard, ultimately forming the draft of the "Cigar" standard.


This statement points out that the current standards for defining and categorizing cigars do not take into account different styles of cigars. This lack of alignment with international cigar standards hinders the ability to meet the changing demands of the Chinese cigar market. It is necessary to revise the standards in order to clearly define what constitutes a cigar and scientifically classify cigar products.


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Click to download: National Standard for Cigars (Draft for Consultation)


Guidelines for the creation of national standards for cigars


Source: State Tobacco Monopoly Administration


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