Imports down

Tobacco imports into Azerbaijan declined by 8.9 percent from last year, in line with the government’s policy to reduce dependence on foreign tobacco products, reports AzerNews.
In August 2017, President Ilham Aliyev approved a program to stimulate local tobacco growing, processing and exports, along with rural employment.
A new cigarette factory with a production capacity of 10 billion cigarettes will be able to fully meet the country’s demand for tobacco products.
Between January and June 2018, Azerbaijan exported tobacco and related products worth $5.52 million and imported tobacco and related products worth $60.1 million, according to Azerbaijan’s State Customs Committee,