Enforcement

The Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has confiscated over 560,000 illegal e-cigarette products and shuttered 817 stores in a nationwide crackdown. The total tax evasion amount is estimated at $7.1 million.

Thai authorities raided a commercial building in Bangkok and seized over $300,000 worth of e-cigarette products being sold online.

PML report reveals a surge in illegal tobacco trade across the UK, with Scotland seeing a 20% rise.

Ukrainian Border Guard Service seized illegal tobacco products worth $37.7k, confiscated equipment and documents, busting multiple illegal production networks.

Shanghai Rowell Technology Co., Ltd. was ordered to correct illegal sales of e-cigarette products and publicly destroy them.

Malaysia's Customs Department in Kelantan seized over 2.6 million smuggled cigarettes worth more than RM 230,000 in two raids.

Vietnam's market authorities destroy over 37 billion dong worth of counterfeit and unsafe goods in Ho Chi Minh City.

Police in Newtown, Connecticut conducted surprise compliance checks on tobacco and e-cigarette retailers for underage sales violations.