tcrc European tobacco control country profiles database 2000 Romania

Economics of tobacco *


Market share by cigarette manufacturer *


Source: ERC


Trade and agriculture statistics *

Statistics Unit of measurement 1970 1980 1990 1995 1998
Cigarette imports sticks in millions 21084 2749
Cigarette exports sticks in millions 78 75
Tobacco leaf imports metric tons in millions 1822 3477 7736 16769
Tobacco leaf exports
[% of total exports]		 metric tons in millions [%] 4325 3200 1532 [0.03%] 7 [0.00%] 485
Cigarette production sticks in millions 26401 33224 18090 14747
Tobacco leaf production metric tons in millions 22516 37300 14200 13358 17536
Land devoted to tobacco growing
[% of agricultural land]		 hectares [%] 33610 [0.32%] 43600 [0.42%] 16800 [0.17%] 9623 [0.10%] 12989
Employment in tobacco manufacturing people 9000 10000 6200



Taxes and duties *

Cigarette taxes and duties
Excise tax 2 ECU/1000 cigs; 8 LCU/cig; 25%
Sales tax 22%
Import duty 98%
Other Import Duties 6%; .25-.5% customs fee based on EU status
Source: ERC, 1999



Retail price *

Retail price of 20 cigarettes with tax
Type US Dollars Local
Domestic brand $0.80 1,300.00
Foreign brand $1.53 2,500.00
Source: EIU, Autumn 1999



Source: M. A. Corrao, G. E. Guindon, N. Sharma, D. F. Shokoohi, eds. Tobacco control country profiles. Atlanta : The American Cancer Society, 2000. Published for the 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health.


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