In 2016 Ukraine to the EU fell 5.8 billion cigarettes.
Association of manufacturers of tobacco products ukrtûtûn said that Ukraine is ranked first as the source country of supply of illicit cigarettes in Europe in 2016. This was announced by Director General of the Association Valentina Khomenko, citing a study of the illegal cigarette market in the EU, Norway and Switzerland, conducted by KPMG.
According to her, from Ukraine to the EU fell 5.8 billion cigarettes. This is mainly smuggled goods passing through the territory of Ukraine in transit. Also in this figure were legally produced in Ukraine cigarettes intended for sale in the domestic market, but exported abroad illegally.
According to TNS, as of June 2017, the volume of the illegal market in Ukraine grew by 2.6% – more than twice in comparison with indicators of 2016.
At the same time Khomenko reported that the number of cigarettes seized by regulatory authorities of Ukraine with the attempt of illegal export abroad in 2016, counted only in the millions.
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