What Is the Tobacco Industry?

Tobacco manufacturing is an industry in between, and it is a major tax source in China. China's tobacco industry explores the development path between increasingly strict tobacco control policies and the mission of safeguarding national fiscal revenue.

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At present, the per capita consumption of cigarettes in China is low, less than 1/2 of that in western countries. The rural population accounts for 80% of the country, and its cigarette sales account for only 60% of the country. There are also a lot of handmade cigarettes in the countryside and

At present, the tobacco industry is facing new situations and challenges. As people's living standards improve, smoking affects people's health more and more. Although there are still different claims, most countries are promoting smoking cessation. The world stipulates that May 31st each year is "World No Tobacco Day", restricting smoking in public places, and even some countries have passed laws to ban smoking, claiming huge losses from tobacco companies. Even the world's largest tobacco company, the American Philip Morris Tobacco Company, acknowledges the harm caused by smoking. The number of smokers in the United States and the United Kingdom has decreased by more than 20%, and Singapore strives to become a non-smoking country. Smoking seems harmful to health. The main substance harmful to smoking is the tar produced during the burning process of tobacco leaves, which has a carcinogenic effect on the human trachea and lungs. To produce low-tar cigarettes for people's health, and to improve the safety of smoking has swept the world, and is the future development direction of the tobacco industry. The tar content of flue-cured tobacco leaves is high, and the tar content of air-cured tobacco leaves is low. It is one of the effective measures to produce low-tar cigarettes by adding 30% to 40% sun-dried tobacco leaves in flue-cured tobacco leaves to develop mixed cigarettes. Foreign mixed cigarettes have been developed early, with fast progress, many brands, and good quality. The tar content has dropped below 12 mg / stick, which has accounted for more than 70% of the total cigarette market. Ultra-low tar cigarettes (below 6 mg / stick) are also being developed . There is a big gap in China, with late development of mixed cigarettes, few brands, poor quality, and poor sales, accounting for only 5% of the market. Flue-cured cigarettes still dominate the market, with tar content above 15 mg / stick, and poor safety. After the entry into the WTO, foreign low-tar mixed cigarettes will surely enter China in large quantities, and China's cigarette market will be severely impacted. It is a very urgent task for China's tobacco industry to vigorously develop low-tar cigarettes, improve the safety of smoking, enhance the competitiveness with foreign tobacco, keep the domestic market, and prevent the outflow of financial resources.