The special administrative region recently banned the sale of electronic cigarettes.Read More
The scheme aims to protect consumers from counterfeit products.Read More
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Report: Counterfeiting Poses Serious Risk
EU imports of fake and illicit goods reached €119 billion in 2019.Read More
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Philippines: Illegal Cigarettes Cost Country Billions of Pesos
About 13 percent of cigarettes sold in the country evade taxes. Read More
Illegal traders continue to thrive more than 1.5 years after the country lifted its sales ban. Read More
Few U.K. consumers appear to have moral qualms about purchasing untaxed cigarettes. Read More
The country's regulatory authorities seize 2.5 tons of pirated cigarettes. Read More
Authorities arrest 14 people and confiscate all cigarette manufacturing machinery.Read More
Illegal trade costs the treasury £2 billion in lost tax revenues each year.Read More
Government actions against the illegal trade are starting to pay off, says industry group. Read More
