tcrc European tobacco control country profiles database 2000 Slovakia

Economics of tobacco *


Market share by cigarette manufacturer *


Source: ERC from trade sources


Trade and agriculture statistics *

Statistics Unit of measurement 1990 1995 1998
Cigarette imports sticks in millions 4589
Cigarette exports sticks in millions 4142
Tobacco leaf imports metric tons in millions 3253 4403
Tobacco leaf exports
[% of total exports]		 metric tons in millions [%] [0.00%] 1918
Cigarette production sticks in millions 8589 7410
Tobacco leaf production metric tons in millions 8700 1487
Land devoted to tobacco growing
[% of agricultural land]		 hectares [%] 7500 [0.47%] 959



Taxes and duties *

Cigarette taxes and duties
Excise tax 9.5 LCU/pack cig<70mm; 17.9 LCU/pack cig>70mm
Sales tax 23%
Import duty 58.30% on all cigs from EU & MFN
Other Import Duties 10% surcharge on Czech imports
Source: ERC, 1999



Retail price *

Retail price of 20 cigarettes with tax
Type US Dollars Local
Domestic brand $0.71 30.50
Foreign brand $1.35 58.00
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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