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Vietnam

Illicit Consumption rose by an estimated 9.3% to 24.3 billion cigarettes in 2017.
Vietnam
Illicit Trade Volume (Bn)
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Illicit trade Incidence (%)
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Total Tax Loss (VND Tn)
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Composition of Cigarette Consumption

103.9Bn Cigarettes
  • Cigarettes
    Bn
  • Legal Domestic Consumption (LDC)
    78.9
  • Non-Domestic Legal (NDL)
    0.7
  • Non-Domestic Illicit
    24.3
Total Cigarette Consumption
103.9Bn
Total Illicit Consumption
24.3Bn

Estimated Excise Tax Loss

VND 5.3 Tn
  • VND
    Tn     USD Mn
  • Lost excise revenue
    4.3 190.2
  • Lost VAT revenue
    1 45.3
Actual revenue from excise duties on tobacco
VND 13.5 Tn
Estimated Tax Loss From Illicit Consumption
VND 5.3 Tn

Vietnam

  • Total Consumption (legal and illicit) rose by 3.9% in 2017 to 103.9 billion cigarettes, driven by a strong rise in Illicit Inflows.

  • In total, an estimated 23.4% of all cigarettes consumed in 2017 originated through illicit channels.

  • Illicit Consumption was primarily composed of Unspecified Market Variant products in 2017 (i.e. cigarettes that do not bear sufficient labeling to identify the intended market of retail). Cigarettes of Unspecified Market Variant accounted for nearly 80% of Illicit Consumption. The most popular Unspecified Market Variant brand identified in 2017 was “Jet”.

  • The total Tax Loss to Illicit Consumption rose to VND 5.3 trillion (USD 235 million) in 2017.

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