tcrc European tobacco control country profiles database 2000 Russian Federation

Economics of tobacco *


Market share by cigarette manufacturer *


Source: TMA-International Tobacco Guide.


Trade and agriculture statistics *

Statistics Unit of measurement 1990 1995 1998
Cigarette imports sticks in millions 41000 75112
Cigarette exports sticks in millions 3000 295
Tobacco leaf imports metric tons in millions 143598 200830
Tobacco leaf exports metric tons in millions 2210 503
Cigarette production sticks in millions 115321 99545
Tobacco leaf production metric tons in millions 740 520
Land devoted to tobacco growing
[% of agricultural land]		 hectares [%] 1270 [0.00%] 1000
Employment in tobacco manufacturing people 12900



Taxes and duties *

Cigarette taxes and duties
Excise tax 4.8-30 LCU/1000 cigs, based on filter & length
Sales tax 20%
Import duty 33% (min. of 3 ECU/1000 cigs)
Other Import Duties 2 ECU/1000 cigs
Source: ERC, 1999



Retail price *

Retail price of 20 cigarettes with tax
Type US Dollars Local
Domestic brand $0.49 13.90
Foreign brand $0.81 23.20
Source: ACS/WHO Survey, 2000



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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