1. The e-cigarette category of Alibaba International Station will be closed from May 1st

On March 31, Alibaba International Station issued an announcement stating that from May 1, 2022, Alibaba International Station will prohibit the sale of electronic cigarettes (including but not limited to pods, smoking sets, and products sold in combination with pods and smoking sets) and Its accessories (including but not limited to electronic cigarette related atomizers, cigarette rods, cigarette pens, cigarette holders, electronic cigarette batteries, electronic cigarette liquid fillers, electronic cigarette packaging and other electronic cigarette related products), atomizers and electronic cigarettes Nicotine and other related products for cigarettes.

Alibaba International Station stated that orders placed or received before May 1, 2022 are regarded as stock orders, and stock orders should be fulfilled normally; e-cigarettes and related products will not be accepted from May 1, 2022 (including the day). New orders and payments for goods. Please strictly abide by the laws and regulations of various countries and platform rules for the fulfilled stock orders.

2. Smol releases 2021 financial report, with revenue of 13.7 billion

On March 30, Smol International (06969.HK) released its 2021 annual performance report. The annual operating income reached 13.755 billion yuan (RMB, the same below), a year-on-year increase of 37.4%.

The financial report shows that last year, the TO B business revenue of Smol for enterprise customers exceeded 10 billion yuan for the first time, reaching 12.59 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 37.4%; the TO C business revenue for retail customers was 1.16 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 37.1%. In terms of revenue sources, in the second half of last year, Smol's overseas revenue accounted for more than 70%.

3. The national standard of "E-Cigarette" is under approval

According to the information on the national standard information announcement service platform, the national standard for "electronic cigarettes" drafted by the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration has been updated to be approved and is expected to be released on June 17 at the latest.

4. The 2022 National Tobacco Monopoly Management Work Conference will be held

On March 25, the 2022 National Tobacco Monopoly Management Work Conference was held in Beijing. The meeting specifically mentioned that it is necessary to strengthen the supervision of electronic cigarettes in accordance with the law, learn and master the laws and policies in a timely manner, fully grasp the production and operation of electronic cigarettes in the jurisdiction, and strengthen the supervision of the whole chain of electronic cigarettes in accordance with the law.

5. State Tobacco Monopoly Administration: The transitional period policy is still implemented before the release of the national standards and rules for e-cigarettes

Recently, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration stated that the "Measures for the Administration of Electronic Cigarettes" issued on March 11, 2022 will be officially implemented from May 1. In order to ensure the effective implementation of the "Measures for the Administration of Electronic Cigarettes", the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration is studying and formulating Relevant supporting measures, and cooperate with the National Standards Committee to formulate national standards for "electronic cigarettes". Therefore, before the release and implementation of the national standards for electronic cigarettes and supporting measures for electronic cigarettes, the transitional policy of electronic cigarettes is still implemented.

6. "Several Provisions on Tobacco Monopoly in Gansu Province" revised and passed

On March 31, the 30th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Thirteenth People's Congress of Gansu Province revised and passed the "Several Provisions on Tobacco Monopoly in Gansu Province", which will come into force on May 1, 2022. Gansu has also become the first province to respond to the formulation of relevant local regulations after the introduction of the "Administrative Measures for Electronic Cigarettes".

Whoever sells cigarettes (including electronic cigarettes) to minors in violation of the regulations shall be ordered by the tobacco monopoly administrative department to make corrections within a time limit, and a maximum fine of 500,000 yuan can be imposed.

7. SMOK and Jier Technology announced the latest fight against counterfeiting

Recently, SMOK, together with relevant law enforcement agencies in Guangdong and Zhejiang, seized three counterfeit factories in Meizhou, Guangdong and Yiwu, Zhejiang. Among them, two counterfeit factories were seized in Wuhua County, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province. More than 10 counterfeiters were arrested on the spot. The area of the counterfeit factories was over 500 square meters. The amount of counterfeit SMOK trademark products seized exceeded one million yuan. In addition, more than 300 boxes of counterfeit SMOK trademark finished products were seized at the Yiwu counterfeiting factory in Zhejiang, involving more than 100,000 yuan.

In terms of Jier Technology, the company cooperated with the Public Security Bureau of a county in Meizhou City, the County Market Supervision Administration, and the County Tobacco Monopoly Bureau to launch raids on many counterfeit dens. The three departments jointly acted, dispatched more than 50 law enforcement officers, successfully destroyed many dens, arrested many suspects on the spot, and seized nearly 100,000 counterfeit and inferior VOOPOO atomizing cores, involving as much as 3 million yuan.

8. MOTI releases new products in Malaysia

A few days ago, MOTI Magic Flute held a new product launch conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and released three new products specially created for overseas markets: K Pro, MOTI Pop, X Mini 3, covering closed, open and one-time full matrix products.

9. vitavp won the "National Science and Technology Small and Medium Enterprise" certification

On March 31st, vitavp announced through its official account that it has obtained the "National Science and Technology Small and Medium Enterprise" certification. In early March, the company obtained the "National High-tech Enterprise" certificate, and last week it won the "Zhongguancun High-tech Enterprise" certificate. "Certification.

10. Onewin Technology is listed in Shenzhen Key Enterprise Research Institute

On March 30, Onewin Technology announced that it was listed on the Shenzhen Key Enterprise Research Institute. The city's first batch of recognized key enterprise research institutes is 28, and Onewin Technology is the first batch of selected enterprises. This honor means that Onewin Technology's research and development level in the field of atomization core technology has been recognized again.

11. Thailand intends to ban the import and sale of electronic cigarettes in any form

Thai media reported on March 28 that in order to prevent children, adolescents and non-smoking groups from being harmed by e-cigarettes, the Thai Tobacco Control Commission prohibits the import and sale of any form of e-cigarettes in Thailand. According to statistics from the Bureau of Statistics of Thailand, in 2021, there will be 798,742 vapers aged 15 and over in Thailand, most of them in Bangkok and central areas.

12. FDA announces the second PMTA-licensed e-cigarette product

On March 25, the US FDA announced the second PMTA-licensed product, allowing Japan Tobacco's Logic brand 3 series of products and their equipment to be listed, all of which are tobacco flavors. This authorization shows that the FDA further recognizes the positive role of tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes in encouraging smokers to reduce the consumption of traditional cigarettes and reduce smoking rates and other public health aspects.