1. Shenzhen Futian police cracked down on three gangs that produced and sold counterfeit e-cigarettes

Recently, Shenzhen Futian police cracked down on three gangs that produced and sold counterfeit e-cigarettes, arrested 15 suspects involved in the case, and seized suspected counterfeit brand e-cigarettes worth more than 4 million yuan.

It is reported that the fake products sold by criminal gangs are mainly fake cigarette rods, fake cigarette bombs, etc. Among them, the purchase cost of fake tobacco rods is about 20 yuan, and the selling price is more than 100 yuan; the purchase price of fake tobacco bombs is more than 10 yuan, and the selling price is more than 50 yuan, with illegal profits of nearly 500%!

2. RELX was selected as a "Specialized, Special and New" enterprise in Guangdong Province

On December 22, at the "Seeing the Invisible Enjoyment" media exploration day held in Shenzhen, the reporter learned that RELX Enjoyment (Wuxin Technology) was selected as the "2021 Guangdong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology Announcement List of Specialized and New Enterprises".

It is understood that "specialization, specialization and innovation" was proposed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in the "12th Five-Year Plan for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises", aiming to cultivate a group of industrial small and medium-sized enterprises with the characteristics of "specialization, refinement, characteristics and novelty".

3. INNOKIN Xinyikang wins Ecigclick Brand of the Year

Recently, the voting results of the 2021 Ecigclick Vape Awards (9th Ecigclick Vape Awards) have been newly released. Ecigclick is the most authoritative professional evaluation website and one of the most extensive and active VAPE websites in the world.

This time, Xinyikang won several important awards, including Best Brand, Best Vape Pen, Best Pod System, Best Tank, Silver Award from Best RBA and Bronze Awards from Best Vape Mod and Best Vape Kit For Beginners.

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4. Swiss e-cigarette tax rate may be 77% lower than cigarettes

According to foreign media reports, on December 17, 2021, the Swiss Federal Council proposed a plan to tax e-cigarette liquids. The Federal Council is proposing a tax similar to the tobacco tax, but at a lower rate, consistent with the lower harm of e-cigarettes. The government does not want to discourage smokers from switching to e-cigarettes and has proposed a tax rate of 77% lower than the cigarette tax.

According to the Swiss government, such a tax policy would be easy to implement and would generate approximately 15.5 million Swiss francs a year, which would be used to fund pensions and disability benefits. The proposal will be discussed before March 31, 2022.

5. 17 companies were authorized by Anxing Quality Logo

On December 17, the "2021 Fifth International E-Cigarette Industry Summit Forum" guided by China Electronics Chamber of Commerce and hosted by the E-Cigarette Industry Committee of China Electronics Chamber of Commerce was successfully held in Shenzhen.

At this conference, Lin Hanzhong, deputy secretary-general of China Electronics Chamber of Commerce, announced the list of 17 companies that participated in testing and certification and obtained the Anxing quality special logo in December this year. They are: Beijing Zhongaiwei Technology Co., Ltd., Jiwan (Shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Fanhuo Life Sciences Co., Ltd., Bengbu Qiwu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Bodi Technology Development Co., Ltd., Bode (Shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Kleipeng Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Saermei Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., Hengxin Yongji Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Yijiate Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Wuxin Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Zhenwei Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Xinyikang Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Leiyan Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Aipu Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Laimi Fog Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Borui Biology Co., Ltd.

6. Shenzhen destroys a den selling counterfeit Yueke e-cigarettes in Huaqiang North

On December 9, after preliminary investigation and judgment, the Food and Drug Environmental Investigation Detachment of the Shenzhen Municipal Public Security Bureau, the Public Security Section of the Futian Branch and the Huaqiangbei Police Station of the Futian Branch launched a unified operation to crack down on the four outlets of "Nijia Electronics" involved in the case. At the store of "Nijia Electronics" in an electronic parts market in Huaqiangbei, Shenzhen, the police seized a large number of counterfeit "Yueshi" e-cigarette products and arrested five suspects including Shen, the person in charge of the store.# p#pagination title #e#

In this operation, a total of 910 sets of counterfeit "Yue Shi" e-cigarette sets and 6090 boxes of cigarette bombs were seized in Nijia Electronics 'stores and warehouses. In addition to selling in stores, the fake sales gang also sells on WeChat and other online platforms.

7. Police in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province cracked a case of illegally operating IQOS cigarettes and bombs

Recently, police in Xianju County, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province transferred 10 people including Chen and Liu to the procuratorate for review and prosecution on suspicion of illegal business operations. It is reported that criminal gangs illegally operate a certain brand of IQOS cigarettes through WeChat sales, with a sales amount of more than 10 million yuan. At the same time, the police destroyed 7 sales and storage dens, seized 2280 iqos cigarettes and various bank cards, mobile phones, computers and other criminal tools.

8. British American Tobacco's e-cigarette brand Vuse wins SEAL Sustainable Product Award

According to the Tobacco Industry News, British American Tobacco's (BAT) Vuse e-cigarette brand won the Sustainable Product Award in the 2021 SEAL (Sustainable Development, Environmental Achievement and Leadership) Corporate Sustainability Award. The award recognizes innovative and influential products designed for a sustainable future.