The Czech Republic: Another Market Worth Targeting for Vaping?

Fornew tobaccoIn terms of development, how many potential markets are there in Eastern Europe?

2023 Czech Republic Cannabis Trade Shows in Czech Republic will be held from November 3 to 5 at the Leyny PVA Expo Center in Prague, the capital of Czech Republic. This smoke-free theme trend event is also interesting.

Czech Republic as an important market adjacent to Germany, attracting the attention of many tobacco companies, includinge-cigarettes。According to the organizers, the number of exhibitors and exhibition area of Cannafest this year's Czech trade show will reach a record high. Moreover, 70% of these exhibitors are from foreign countries. Aim this timeCBDAt the same time, we also see the attention of many tobacco companies and related channel operators and the future development of green and healthy tobacco, including e-cigarettes. In the Czech Republic, a lot of tobacco is exported to Italy, Slovakia, Sweden, the United Kingdom and other countries every year. Most of its tobacco suppliers come from countries such as China and Germany. These all show that the Czech Republic is a market with a strong atmosphere for tobacco.

What are the opportunities in the Czech e-cigarette market?

What are the characteristics of the crowd, consumption environment, channel size, brand, and category?

Since the Czech Republic currently does not have an obvious e-cigarette regulatory law, it is basically an EU standard.e-cigarette marketVery free and subject to few restrictions.

Crowd aspects。According to a set of data released by the local Ministry of Health, smoking is very common in the Czech Republic. In 2022, about 24% of the Czech population will use e-cigarettes, about 6.6% will use heated cigarettes, and about 2.8% will use nicotine bags. This shows that the frequency of new tobacco use in this market is very diverse.# p#pagination title #e#

Another key point is that this country also has many tourists every year, bringing consumer groups to the e-cigarette market. At the same time, Czech e-cigarettes are currently biased towards young people, with an average local wage of more than 10,000. It is also one of the most economically developed regions in Eastern Europe.

What is interesting is that Starting from 2022, Czech Health Minister Vladimir Valek has said that he will follow the example of the United Kingdom in promoting e-cigarettes, Abandon the" abstinence policy "that has been implemented for years. On the agenda of the Czech presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Czech Ministry of Health plans to make harm reduction policies the main publicity item. This means that the Czech Republic may become the biggest advocate of the EU's harm reduction policy, profoundly affecting the direction of the EU's health policy in the next few years, and the concept of harm reduction will also be promoted on the larger international stage.

The tobacco channel may also be the key to the extension of the e-cigarette channel. Because specialty retail stores such as tobacco shops and e-cigarette stores are the most popular channels. In addition to many tobacco shops, there are also many professional cigar shops in the area.

Czech Republic with a population of more than 10 million, more than 2.4 million smokers. Its e-cigarette market Space expectations have just begun.

Is it the time to become Czech? What brands can you see locally?

The Czech Republic currently has a relatively new and free e-cigarette environment, which is an opportunity for many China e-cigarette factories and brands.

At least for now, there are still relatively few local brands in the Czech Republic.

Some data feedback from Czech e-cigarette stores。For example, judging from the data of some stores in Czech Vape and eliquidshop, most of the Czech stores are Dinner Lady, ELF BAR,suorin Brands such as Bar, Lio Nano, OXBAR, Nasty Fix, KIWI, lost mary, IVG, VUSE GO. The main promotion is 600 people who comply with EU TPD rules. Also in the Czech market, you findLove miraclesIn the push they change bullets, namely Elf Bar ELFA.

Equipment aspects MainlyVOOPOO、OXVA、UWELL、SMOK、aspire、Geekvapesuch brands.

But the Czech Republic is also there Hot salessmoke oil, such as JUST juice, Adam's vape、MONKEY、INFAMOUS and other brands.

Local e-cigarette channels, such aseliquidshop#p#pagination title #e# Both are very large, with more than 10 stores, and they are also wholesalers. There are manye-cigarette brandsdistributors, including ELF BAR, Smoktech,JOYETECH、GeekVape、OBS、Apire、Innokin, Sony, etc.

Currently It seems that seasoning may be restricted in the Czech Republic.

In June this year, Czech President Peter Pavel signed an amendment to protect public health, which would end the sale of aromatic compounds.HNB。The law is based on mandatory EU directives and will enter into force on October 23. Retailers would not have a transition period to sell surplus inventory, but there was no talk about e-cigarettes at the time. Antonín Berdych, spokesman for the local Electronic Cigarette Chamber of Commerce (KEVAP), warned at the time that the taste ban could lead people to make their own e-cigarette refills.

Open the Czech market

At the same time in May this year, the Czech Republic also stated that it would include e-cigarettes under supervision and impose a" consumption tax "on e-cigarettes. The government plans to impose a new tax on e-cigarettes, and the collection standard will refer to TPD. It's just a matter of time, and the tax rate may be between 0.1 and 0.35 euros per milliliter.

However, compared with e-cigarette taxes, traditional cigarette taxes are increasing, including HNB, which may provide market space for e-cigarettes.