Swiss Cigarette

摘要

Swiss cigarette exports had a boom in the last several years, despite some earlier concerns about problems for sales to some traditional customers. The European Union has an import duty of 57.6% ad valorem for imports from most non-EU members and that tends to inhibit Swiss exports to 27 countries, where Germany, Netherlands, and France are major suppliers. Swiss cigarette manufacturers have arranged to produce high quality blended cigarettes and make them available at attractive prices. The average export price declined from 23.6 cents per pack of 20 in 2004 to 18.2 cents in 2006. The average price for cigarettes exported from Switzerland in early 2007 was about half the average price for exports from Germany.