"excise policy"

#13252214

29 January 2026

A customer holds a packet of cigarettes while buying it from a shop in Siliguri, India, on January 29, 2026. According to news reports, cigarette prices in India are set to rise by 15-40% from February 1, 2026, due to new excise duties and a 40% GST.

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#13154051

4 January 2026

A woman arranges packets of cigarettes in her shop as she sells cigarettes in Siliguri, India, on January 4, 2026. The Indian Government imposes excise duty on cigarettes and pan masala from February 1.

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#13154052

4 January 2026

A woman arranges packets of cigarettes in her shop as she sells cigarettes in Siliguri, India, on January 4, 2026. The Indian Government imposes excise duty on cigarettes and pan masala from February 1.

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#13150926

3 January 2026

A man smokes a cigarette at a street side in Kolkata, India, on January 3, 2026. From February 1, pan masala, cigarettes, tobacco, and similar products attract a GST rate of 40 percent, while biris attract an 18 percent Goods and Services Tax (GST), according to a government notification. Additionally, a Health and National Security Cess is levied on pan masala, while tobacco and related products attract additional excise duty.

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#13149152

2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149153

2 January 2026

A man smokes a cigarette along a street in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 2, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149154

2 January 2026

Cigarette packets with graphic pictorial warnings sit on the counter of a cigarette seller in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 2, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes ranging from 2,050 to 8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry states in an order late on Wednesday. The move potentially increases prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149155

2 January 2026

A man smokes a cigarette along a street in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 2, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149156

2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149157

2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149158

2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149159

2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#12487474

19 June 2025

A sniffer dog of the Douane (directorate general of customs and excise) is present during the press conference of Amelie de Montchalin, French Minister attached to the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, responsible for public accounts, on the results of Operation Colbert III as part of the national action plan to combat illicit tobacco trafficking, at the Ministry of Finance, in Paris, France, on June 19, 2025.

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#12487491

19 June 2025

A sniffer dog of the Douane (directorate general of customs and excise) is present during the press conference of Amelie de Montchalin, French Minister attached to the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, responsible for public accounts, on the results of Operation Colbert III as part of the national action plan to combat illicit tobacco trafficking, at the Ministry of Finance, in Paris, France, on June 19, 2025.

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#12487476

19 June 2025

Amelie de Montchalin, French Minister attached to the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, responsible for public accounts, talks to Douane officials (directorate general of customs and excise) after the press conference on the results of Operation Colbert III as part of the national action plan to combat illicit tobacco trafficking, at the Ministry of Finance, in Paris, France, on June 19, 2025.

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#12487480

19 June 2025

In Paris, France, on June 19, 2025, Douane officials from the Directorate General of Customs and Excise appear before the press conference of Amelie de Montchalin, the French Minister attached to the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, responsible for public accounts, on the results of Operation Colbert III as part of the national action plan to combat illicit tobacco trafficking, at the Ministry of Finance in Bercy, Paris.

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