The Cigarette Black Market Is Brutal Again - This Much Tobacco and Vape Products Are Circulating Illegally in the European Union, Hungary Is Also Affected
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In a very interesting study by KPMG that was presented in Brussels last Wednesday, the most interesting fact about our country was that in 2025, Greece recorded...More...
The European Union is facing a growing problem with illegal tobacco and vaping products. According to new research by KPMG, 41.8 billion illegal cigarettes were sold in the EU last year, accounting for 10.3 percent of the market. This cost member states around €16.7 billion in tax revenue.
The European Union is facing new challenges: 38 percent of the flavored liquid vape market is counterfeit, and illegal cigarette consumption also increased further in 2025: the share of black market products exceeded 10 percent for the first time since 2014. According to a recent survey, 41.8 billion illegal cigarettes were sold in the EU last year, which accounted for 10.3 percent of the total market and deprived the member states of around 16.…
Romania’s illicit cigarette trade caused EUR 324 million in losses last year, amid Europe-wide black market surge
The 20th edition of the study “Illicit cigarette and heated tobacco consumption, and oral nicotine share in Europe” analyzing the scale of the illicit cigarette trade in the European Union, conducted by KPMG LLP on behalf of Philip Morris International, shows that consumption of black-market cigarettes rose more than 7% year-on-year in 2025, reaching levels […] The post Romania’s illicit cigarette trade caused EUR 324 million in losses last year…
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