Flow Stops Selling Flavored Vaping Products in China
According to Pandaily, vaping manufacturer Flow will stop producing non-tobacco-flavored e-liquid cartridges for the Chinese market in order to comply with new regulations. In November 2021, the Chinese government granted the State Tobacco Monopoly Admini
According to Pandaily, electronic cigarette manufacturer Flow will stop producing non-tobacco flavored e-liquid cartridges for the Chinese market to comply with new regulations.<\/span><\/div>
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In November 2021, the Chinese government granted the National Tobacco Monopoly Administration jurisdiction over the vaping business. Since then, authorities have issued a series of new rules. Among other things, e-cigarette manufacturers must sell their products through authorized channels. Meanwhile, retailers must purchase all vaping products through a "unified platform," and the liquids sold in the Chinese market will be limited to tobacco flavors.<\/span><\/div>
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According to the blue book of the e-cigarette industry, there were nearly 190,000 e-cigarette retail stores in China in 2021, including 138,000 authorized stores, 47,000 specialty stores, and 5,000-7,000 collection stores.<\/span><\/div>
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Currently, fruit-flavored e-cigarettes account for over 70% of sales in many retail stores.<\/span><\/div>
