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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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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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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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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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#13144365

31 December 2025

A worker shapes an iron plate to make a cooking utensil at a manufacturing unit in Kolkata, India, on December 31, 2025. Shares of major Indian steel companies surge between 2% and 5% today after India imposes a three-year import tariff on select products to curb cheap shipments from China.

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#13144368

31 December 2025

A worker shapes an iron plate to make a cooking utensil at a manufacturing unit in Kolkata, India, on December 31, 2025. Shares of major Indian steel companies surge between 2% and 5% today after India imposes a three-year import tariff on select products to curb cheap shipments from China.

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#13144396

31 December 2025

Workers shape an iron plate to make a cooking utensil at a manufacturing unit in Kolkata, India, on December 31, 2025. Shares of major Indian steel companies surge between 2% and 5% today after India imposes a three-year import tariff on select products to curb cheap shipments from China.

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#13144372

31 December 2025

A laborer cuts an iron plate of a giant utensil at a workshop in a steel and iron utensil wholesale market in Kolkata, India, on December 31, 2025. Shares of major Indian steel companies surge between 2% and 5% today after India imposes a three-year import tariff on select products to curb cheap shipments from China.

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#13144389

31 December 2025

A laborer cuts an iron plate of a giant utensil at a workshop in a steel and iron utensil wholesale market in Kolkata, India, on December 31, 2025. Shares of major Indian steel companies surge between 2% and 5% today after India imposes a three-year import tariff on select products to curb cheap shipments from China.

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#13144398

31 December 2025

A worker uses a grinder on the joints of a utensil at an iron utensils manufacturing unit in Kolkata, India, on December 31, 2025. Shares of major Indian steel companies surge between 2% and 5% today after India imposes a three-year import tariff on select products to curb cheap shipments from China.

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#13144402

31 December 2025

A laborer cuts an iron plate of a giant utensil at a workshop in a steel and iron utensil wholesale market in Kolkata, India, on December 31, 2025. Shares of major Indian steel companies surge between 2% and 5% today after India imposes a three-year import tariff on select products to curb cheap shipments from China.

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#13144404

31 December 2025

A laborer cuts an iron plate at a workshop in a steel and iron utensil wholesale market in Kolkata, India, on December 31, 2025. Shares of major Indian steel companies surge between 2% and 5% today after India imposes a three-year import tariff on select products to curb cheap shipments from China.

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