Russia's Illegal Tobacco Sales Cause Billions in Losses

Feb.17.2023

Russia's Illegal Tobacco Sales Cause Billions in Losses

A study by ANO reveals that St. Petersburg will lose 2 billion rubles due to illegal tobacco sales in 2022.

According to a study conducted by ANO (Russia's National Research Center for the Study of the Capacity to Combat the Illegal Trafficking of Industrial Products), St. Petersburg is expected to lose 2 billion rubles ($18.3 million) by 2022 due to the sale of illegal tobacco products. Currently, the average level of illegal tobacco sales in Russia is around 12%. Smuggled cigarettes imported into Russia from the Eurasian Economic Union, particularly those from Belarus, have the highest proportion in illegal sales, reaching 88.4%.

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