State Tobacco Monopoly Administration: Guide the electronic cigarette industry to moderately concentrate in areas with industrial base and conditions.

On July 3, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration issued several policy measures (trial) to promote the legalization and standardization of the electronic cigarette industry. The document pointed out that based on the current status of the electronic cigarette industry, in alignment with national regional development strategies, it is necessary to guide the industry to moderately concentrate in regions with industrial bases and conditions, strengthen control over raw material channels, and ensure a reasonable supply of raw materials for electronic cigarette production. Adjusting and optimizing the industrial structure, strict control over new production capacity, reasonable control over production capacity scale, and preventing excess production capacity. With a focus on optimizing resource allocation and meeting market demand, it is necessary to maintain the concentration of the industry at a reasonable level, and guide companies that are not competitive in the market to exit in an orderly manner.