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The Middle East has recently become the focus of international interest, yes i have 21. November 2022 (Beijing time) in the famous Qatar Football World Cup is carried out. The favorites to win the tournament have been on everyone's lips for some time – Brazil? France? Argentina? England?
Let's wait and see, whether Germany this year European Football Championship will win.
The Middle East has not only experienced an economic boom in recent years, The new e-cigarette tobacco is also of great interest.
Die 11.000 square kilometers of land in this part of the Qatari Peninsula on the southwest coast of the Persian Gulf with a coastline of 563 kilometers are a true natural paradise. However, Qatar currently bans e-cigarettes (and also prescribes, that smoking e-cigarettes at the World Cup 2022 in Qatar is punishable by a fine or three months in prison, what means, that you can't bring them to the World Cup), but most wealthy countries in the Middle East are very open compared to Qatar's ban on e-cigarettes.
And Qatar is an Arab country in Western Asia, which borders the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, the hottest e-cigarette countries in the Middle East.
A few thoughts on the Middle East market.
1.Investment fever.
In the past two years, many factories have been built in Southeast Asia, but very few in the Middle East. This year, a Chinese e-cigarette company in Shenzhen has more than 400 Spent millions building a factory in Indonesia in Southeast Asia. The Indonesian tobacco company also invested in November 166,1 Millions of dollars to build an IQOS factory for Fimo International ……
In fact, it begins E-cigarette in the Middle East with liberalization in the United Arab Emirates in the year 2019.
His investment fever isn't necessarily that, to build factories in the Middle East, but also in it, the investment fever in the Middle East for E-cigarettes to increase. Another perspective shows, that there is a great need for support for Chinese e-cigarette factories.
In previous years, most countries in Southeast Asia and the Middle East tended to do so, E-cigarettes to disallow, d. h. the import and sale of E-cigarettes to ban it completely, to curb the sale of e-cigarettes at the source.
Today, however, the Middle East and Southeast Asia are gradually liberalizing the trend E-cigarette. The United Arab Emirates in the Middle East, Egypt in North Africa and Arabia are all open to e-cigarettes.
The massive demand is what makes the market so big. The Middle East includes approximately 23 Countries and territories, more than 15 Millions of square kilometers and a population of 490 millions of people. This area appears to be larger than that 9,6 million square kilometers of China and has a larger population than the United States.
2.Setting up locations and “Store
It was only this year, for example, that E-cigarettes-Myle has an office in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) opened in the Middle East and set up a warehouse, to serve its customers in the Middle East. The e-cigarette Myle was 2015 introduced and is available in many countries. The United Arab Emirates is one of the most important markets for the E-cigarettes by Myle.
Chinese brands like Yueqie, Magic Flute, Firearm (Munition), Yuzu, Flow FLOW, Xuejia, DRAGON (Avipex Technology), UWELL (Uwell Technology), True Taste Organic or old big brands and VOOPOO (Jiye Technology), YuoTo's main brand of disposable products (under ZIPPO), all have a Middle Eastern layout. Fimo International, British American Tobacco – these big brands are conquering the Middle East market. This year FLOW E-Cigarettes opened an office in Dubai.
3.Foreign trade exports “hot
The constantly accelerating growth of foreign trade electronic cigarettes has prompted most domestic manufacturers to do so, to turn their attention to overseas markets.
Just for example, a series of data, last year in China electronic cigarette Industry product exports amounted to 21,394 billion US dollars, and this year 2022 January-April China's total exports of electronic cigarettes reached 6,168 billion US dollars, at four months, to export more than 30 billion yuan to complete, the growth rate is still rapid. 2022 Electronic Cigarette Industry Export Blue Book Report Shows, that it is to be expected, that in the year 2022 the overseas electronic cigarette market The scale will have a growth rate of 35 % maintained.
Like the domestic Yuechu, was sent to the Middle East Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait have layout, This year electronic cigarette training also took place in Saudi Arabia.
Many domestic manufacturers, but also a large number from the Middle East, including intelligent E-cigarettes, Bullet replacement e-cigarettes, Disposable cigarettes, large cigarettes and other types of electronic cigarette products ODM and OEM business.
The HNB in the Middle East are also good. Such as the domestic Henan China cigarette overseas HNB brand called FAR STARA hair time up and GdloenLeaf, especially in the Middle East, Exported to Russia and North Africa and other regions.
The customs export data shows, that exports of electronic cigarettes to the UAE are growing extremely quickly and almost multiplying.
In particular, the number exported to the UAE E-cigarettes is almost twice as high as exports to Bahrain.
4.The exhibition is “hot”
This year a major e-cigarette conference took place in the Middle East. Die World E-Cigarettes Show 2022 then took place for the first time in Dubai, FEET, instead of, where thousands of international companies produce e-cigarette products, Manufacturing components, Vaporizer oils, Testing technology and other related products were presented. Surprisingly, local companies promoted marketing regulations like the British regulation “regulated as consumer products and medicines”, at the E-cigarettes used as medicine and doctors can recommend it to heavy smokers. As you can see, win E-cigarettes increasingly important as an alternative to tobacco consumption in the Middle East.
In June this year, the local companies were Firearms, Yuzu, Magic Flute and Simoleon on the Dubai E-Cigarettes Show represented in the Middle East of the United Arab Emirates, at the total over 200 Brands and manufacturers took part.
5.Politics remains relative “locker”
The new tobacco policy in the Middle East is largely based on the EU. Several Middle Eastern countries, who have lifted their bans on new tobacco products, refer to the EU transfer pricing documentation, die E-cigarettes is friendlier towards, during North Africa, which borders the Middle East, also gradually liberalized its policies.
You can say, that the stricter regulations for E-cigarettes are relatively rare in Middle Eastern countries. However, there are still some detailed requirements, knows from. B. the Kuwaiti regulation for packaging, where the vape oil and the device must be separate.
In more than 20 Middle Eastern countries are E-cigarettes and similar products in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Saudi-Arabian, Jordan, Egypt and Bahrain approved for sale, while in Lebanon, Oman and Qatar are banned. Of these, the e-cigarette market in the UAE is the fastest growing. Team Philips Sea, the managing director of ECigIntelligence, Sales across the top 10 stores in the UAE are generally increasing this year, and the UAE market is growing much faster than its neighboring countries.
Six countries in the Middle East to liberalize electronic cigarettes is an important promotion, not to mention the huge base of traditional smokers in the Middle East, the local hookah culture, the Middle East consumption power, which the emergence of new tobacco “Chance”.
Egypt, for example, has also had since October last year E-cigarettes liberalized. That's it since 2015 current ban on sales, the importation and marketing of e-cigarettes has been lifted, that as “freundlich” was designated. Originally was intended, the “illegal trade” to prevent.
6.One “unique” Opportunity.
There are many options for Disposable e-cigarettes, to establish itself in the Middle East this year. Most of the new products are disposable.
The difference in life culture and consumption habits between different countries and regions also has a lot to do with the sweetness and taste of the product, and even with the functionality and strength of the e-cigarette's design.
Disposable products are experiencing rapid growth worldwide, essentially due to convenience, Preis, taste and volume. The popularity of single-use products also stems from new tobacco harm reduction and the relative safety of these endorsements, which promotes market penetration.
Some of the problems, with those E-cigarettes could face in the Middle East this year.
1. changing tastes and a complex legal situation.
In fact, the world is currently taking a less friendly attitude toward flavoreds E-cigarettes a. But at the moment the Middle East is still open.
But it is also clear, that the legal situation is complex, from aromas to taste restrictions, and that a wave of opportunities should be seized early.
The data also shows, that 90 % the UAE in the Middle East of flavored E-cigarettes be dominated. Only 14 % are E-cigarettes with tobacco flavor, which is almost identical to the situation in the country. The data shows, that 76 % of e-cigarette products sold in the UAE are not tobacco flavored and buyers are opting for sweeter varieties. The most popular are fruit flavors, on the 39 % of sales are eliminated, while the rest of the market is off 21 % cool menthol aromas, 14 % Tabakaromen, 12 % Dessertaromen, 7 % sweet confectionery and 6 % Beverage flavors exist.
Everything, what you can say, is, that the future of the overseas e-cigarette market depends on the “political development” will depend.
2. the process of “normalization”.
Norms are also in the Middle East E-cigarettes on the rise, about the effects of E-cigarettes on young people.
These include age restrictions, Location restrictions, Limits on nicotine levels, taste restrictions, etc. In the United Arab Emirates, for example, it is said, that the nicotine content of tobacco oil 20 must not exceed mg/ml. The product launch requires ECAS RoHS certification.
3. the question of “Tax collection”.
Both customs duties and excise taxes E-cigarettes themselves are still being refined in the Middle East. It may even increase. For example, the UAE has one 100 %levied tax on all e-cigarette devices, independently of, whether or not they contain nicotine or tobacco, including the liquids used in e-cigarette devices.
4. the storage form “Logistics”.
E-cigarettes are a sensitive item in international express transport, and the logistical connection cannot be neglected. In China there are a number of control regulations for the transport of E-cigarettes. According to the “Rules for managing electronic cigarette logistics” There are customs offices designated for the export of electronic cigarettes, Customs clearance points, Trading platforms and other connections, and the whole process takes place “with documents and management”.
Tariffs have also increased. In January this year, the UAE and some GCC countries raised the tariff E-cigarettes and e-cigarette oil from 5 % on 100 % elevated. Therefore it is important, to control the logistics costs and to select a dedicated logistics service provider with an appropriate scope of activity for the export of E-cigarettes to select.
However, current transportation costs in the Middle East are relatively low in Europe and the United States. The Middle East e-cigarette logistics mainly rely on air and sea transport, Maritime transport is the Strait from Malacca to the Arabian Sea, the distance is relatively closer. In addition, the Middle East logistics, there is also land transport on this line, the costs are relatively low air and sea transport, but by the local unrest in areas such as Syria, a little risk.
At the same time, the UAE is the financial, economic, See- and Middle East Aviation Hub, and Dubai is the largest commercial port and trade distribution center in the Middle East. A successful market in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) is for the development of other countries in the Middle East region, which has natural advantages in logistics, more beneficial.
5. Price wars.
Due to the greater homogenization of the products E-cigarettes sparked a price war in some Middle Eastern countries.
This is, above all, a test of overall brand strength.
The Middle East, on the other hand, was relative this year “lenient” and has taken few actions, who are unfriendly towards e-cigarettes. Also Fouad Barakat, General Manager of Etek Saudi Arabia, said: “The MENA region is one of our fastest growing markets. It is expected, that the e-cigarette market in the region is up 2024 at a rate of almost 10 % will grow”.
Although China's share of e-cigarette exports to the Middle East last year was only 4-5 % fraud (which is on the order of several billion RMB), This is also one of the most promising markets for emerging companies.
