Smuggled cigarettes from Eastern Europe causes 100 Million Euros ($144 Million) in tax revenue losses in Ireland each year as an estimated 38 Million cigarettes are smuggled through the Dublin Airport each year.
Tag: Cigarette Smuggling
Data and information on the illegal trade of cigarettes. Includes market losses, country locations and economic impact of cigarette smuggling.
Cigarette seizures in Singapore in 2007
.6 million packets of contraband cigarettes were taken off the black market by authorities in Singapore in 2007. 1.2 million packs were seized in 2006, and 360,000 packs were seized in 2005.
Price of Illegal Tax Free Cigarette Packs in Singapore
In 2006, a contraband pack of cigarettes that was smuggled into Singapore to avoid taxes cost $3.15, compared to the $7 price for a legally bought pack. The fine for purchasing one contraband pack was $127. (All dollars in US value).
Potential Losses from Fake Cuban Cigars
Hundred of millions of dollars are believed to be lost to counterfeit Cuban cigars annually.