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2FIRSTS | Russia Adds Vapes to “Strategic Goods” List, Illegal Cross-Border Trade Faces Up to Five Years in Prison
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (733+ words) Russia is tightening oversight of cross-border trade in vaping and nicotine products by adding e-cigarettes and related products to its “strategic goods” framework. According to TVP World’s report published on August 19, 2026, Russia will add e-cigarettes, electronic smoking devices, vape liquids…...
2FIRSTS | UK Vape Tax Countdown: Retailer Vape HQ Estimates 100ml E-liquid Prices Could Rise From £12.99 to £39.39, While Pod Kits Increase Less Than 10%
21+ hour, 28+ min ago (825+ words) The UK vaping market is entering a new pricing phase as retailers prepare for the introduction of the Vaping Products Duty (VPD) in October 2026. On August 13, 2026, UK vape retailer Vape HQ has published consumer guidance estimating how different vape categories…...
2FIRSTS | Product | PMI Launches Airport-Exclusive IQOS Skylens Limited Edition, Expanding From Japan’s Narita to Travel Retail Markets in 13 Countries Summary
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (793+ words) 1. This article is intended strictly for internal industry exchanges and information sharing within the vaping/tobacco trade, and does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of any brand or product. 2. All images and visuals presented herein are solely used for…...
2FIRSTS | Trump Picks White House Health Policy Aide Heidi Overton to Lead FDA, Pending Senate Confirmation
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (847+ words) ● Trump has chosen Heidi Overton to lead the FDA, according to Bloomberg; the White House had not formally announced the decision at the time of the report. ● Overton is a White House health policy official with medical and clinical-investigation training....
2FIRSTS | Australia’s One Nation Proposes 75% Tobacco Tax Cut, Says Lower Prices Could Hit Illicit Market
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (524+ words) Australia’s One Nation party has proposed a major reduction in tobacco excise, arguing that lower legal cigarette prices could narrow the gap with illicit tobacco and reduce the appeal of black-market supply networks. According to ABC News on Aug. 18, One…...
2FIRSTS | Product | JTI Philippines Expands Nordic Spirit Nicotine Pouch Portfolio With Dark Pop and Red Frost
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (557+ words) According to Philippine media outlet Wazzup PH, JTI Philippines has expanded the Nordic Spirit nicotine pouch portfolio in the Philippines with two new variants: Nordic Spirit Dark Pop and Nordic Spirit Red Frost. The update focuses on flavor SKU expansion…...
2FIRSTS | Philippines Weighs Unified Vape Tax as Lawmakers Back Risk-Based Rates and Government Seeks to Fill ₱66 Billion Revenue Gap
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (994+ words) Philippine lawmakers are revisiting the country's vape excise-tax system, with several legislators seeking to eliminate separate rates for nicotine salt and freebase nicotine while arguing that vaping products should continue to face lower taxes than combustible cigarettes under a risk-based…...
2FIRSTS | 2Firsts Exclusive Analysis | RLX Q2 Revenue Rises 14.8%, Company Takes Control of Western European Distributor and Expands Multi-Category Strategy
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (1531+ words) RLX Technology Inc. (NYSE: RLX) reported second-quarter net revenues of RMB1.01 billion ($148.9 million), up 14.8% from a year earlier, with international business accounting for 68.5% of revenue. The company also disclosedthat in July it acquired a 51% equity interest and board control in a…...
2FIRSTS | As FDA Reshapes PMTA Reviews and ENDS Enforcement Priorities, CTP Acting Director Bret Koplow to Keynote NATO Event for a Retail Network of 66,000-Plus Stores
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (1319+ words) Bret Koplow, acting director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products, will address a tobacco and nicotine retail industry conference in Washington in September, about four months after the agency moved to accelerate PMTA reviews and refine…...
2FIRSTS | JTI Makes Third Bet on South Korea as Ploom AURA Enters a Market Dominated by lil and IQOS
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (1163+ words) Japan Tobacco International (JTI) is expanding its South Korean heated tobacco business around its next-generation Ploom AURA device, with limited releases selling out and the company widening its device and EVO consumables distribution since the product's April launch, according to…...