Manufacturers of electronic cigarettes asked the government not to raise excise taxes

The professional alliance of participants in the market of electronic nicotine systems and the Union of Enterprises of the Industry of Nicotine-Containing Products sent a joint letter to the Chairman of the Russian Government Mikhail Mishustin, in which they called on the Cabinet of Ministers not to increase the excise tax on nicotine-containing liquids. Market participants believe that an increase in the fiscal burden will not allow the electronic cigarette market to enter the legal field.

In a letter, the content of which was read Vedomostiit is said that the increase in excises proposed by the Ministry of Finance will increase the share of indirect tax to 94-96% in the cost of products – while worldwide this figure is 13-15% of the price.

“Now about 90% of the market for electronic nicotine delivery systems is in the gray zone and does not pay excise tax,” the authors of the appeal, also sent to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, believe. According to the director of SPIN Dmitry Vladimirov, in the event of an increase in the excise tax, the market may completely go into the “black zone”. December 6 Ministry of Finance proposed index excises on nicotine-containing products by 25-30%. Thus, their size will reach the level of the fiscal burden on the tobacco market.

Read more about the increase in excise taxes on electronic cigarettes – in the material “Kommersant” “Customs let off steam”.

Andrey Sapozhnikov