Cigar Aficionado estimates that 80 to 90 percent of Cuban Cigars sold in the United States are counterfeit cigars.
Category: Business Security
Data and statistics on money laundering, corruption, and alcohol and cigarette smuggling activities.
Tax Loss in Brazil due to Counterfeit Tobacco
Counterfeit cigarettes creates tax revenue losses of up to $500 million in Brazil.
Fake Cigarette Production in China in 2003
Cigarette make Phillip Morris International claims that China produces 190 billion counterfeit cigarettes each year.
Seizures of Fake Cigarettes in China in 2006
Police in China seized 9.07 billion counterfeit cigarettes in 2006. 6,334 people were arrested for selling counterfeit cigarettes, with 2,313 prosecuted.
Fake Cigarette Production in North Korea
41 billion counterfeit cigarettes produced each year in North Korea and are then sold in China, Japan, and the United States.
Lost Tax Revenue in Pakistan due to Counterfeit Tobacco Sales
Counterfeit cigarettes causes $220 Million in lost tax revenue to the government of Pakistan.
European Union Tax Losses due to Sales of Counterfeit Tobacco
Counterfeit cigarettes causes tax revenue losses of 600 million euros ($868 million) to the European Union
Profit From Selling a Counterfeit Pack of Cigarettes in the UK
According to police in the United Kingdom, counterfeit cigarette sellers gain a profit of 2 GB Pounds per pack, leading to a rough estimate of 1 Billion GB Pounds in total market profit from selling fake cigarettes.
Majority of smuggled cigarettes are counterfeit
90 percent of all cigarettes smuggled in 2002 were counterfeit packs of cigarettes.
Profit for Smuggling a Truckload of Cigarettes in the United States
A cigarette smuggler makes a profit of $2 million by smuggling a truckload of cigarettes within the United States.