All Illicit Tobacco articles
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NewsTwo Lancaster vape shops receive closure orders from police
Illegal tobacco was found to repeatedly be on sale in two Lancaster stores by Trading Standards
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NewsPublic urged to report ‘dodgy shops’ on high streets
The government has called on the public to report stores suspected of tax fraud
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NewsLGA points retailers to government advice on upcoming Tobacco & Vapes Act changes
The Local Government Association is encouraging retailers to prepare for the new measures with new government guidance
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NewsChorley vape store shut down for selling illicit goods to underage buyers
Stored shut down after illicit tobacco, vapes and cigarettes were sold to underage buyers in Chorley
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NewsPM pledges to double closure orders for dodgy shops
The Prime Minister has announced plans to extend the maximum duration of closure orders from six months to 12 months, in a move welcomed by trading standards and convenience store groups
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NewsThe Fed meets Robbie Moore MP in Yorkshire to talk illicit tobacco
The Fed met Robbie Moore MP at a store in Riddlesden to discuss rogue tobacco and more
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NewsACS calls for dodgy shops to be closed for 12 months
The Association of Convenience Stores has called on the government to extend closure orders for stores selling illicit goods to 12 months, warning that rogue traders are damaging high streets and local communities
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News‘A drop in the ocean’ – PML questions Government priorities
Philip Morris Limited has hit out at the government for failing to provide adequate resources to Trading Standards, after seizures of 33 million illicit cigarettes were branded ‘a drop in the ocean’
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News33m illicit cigarettes seized in crackdown on illegal tobacco
More than 33m illicit cigarettes have been seized in the past year as part of a joint crackdown by National Trading Standards and HMRC, with penalties of £3.5m issued to retailers
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NewsAwareness of illegal tobacco on the rise
New JTI UK research marking the first anniversary of its ‘It Costs More Than You Think’ campaign reveals 85% of the public have heard of illegal tobacco, but 82% say enforcement is inadequate to tackle the growing black market
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NewsProposed plain packaging for vapes could cost retailers over £330m
Campaign group We Vape has joined the call for retailers to comment on any upcoming changes to vape packaging rules
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NewsOver 1.3m prohibited vapes have been seized since 2025’s disposables ban
Research reveals over 1.3m illegal vaping products have been seized in the UK since last year’s disposables ban
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NewsNicotine pouch sales surge as UK consumers shift from vapes and cigarettes
Seven in 10 nicotine pouch users say they started using the product to quit smoking or vaping
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NewsIllegal tobacco found on sale in a quarter of Liverpool stores
Operation finds 25% of independent shops selling tobacco visited in Liverpool are selling illegal tobacco
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NewsLandlords warned over illegal tobacco tenant liability
Imperial Brands UK has put commercial landlords on notice that they could face criminal prosecution if they fail to act against tenants selling counterfeit or illegal tobacco products
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NewsHMRC tobacco tax gap figures ‘deeply flawed’, says JTI
New HMRC data suggesting the tobacco tax gap is shrinking has been strongly disputed by JTI, which says illegal tobacco is being sold openly across the UK at prices legitimate retailers cannot compete with
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News‘Retailers are leaving the industry in droves’: how illicit tobacco is damaging convenience stores
Convenience Store speaks to illicit tobacco expert Rohan Pike about the threat it poses to the UK high street
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NewsUK councils' store inspections have fallen by 53% despite £10m Trading Standards boost
A recent freedom of information request has revealed many councils made fewer store inspections in 2025
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NewsHull revealed as UK’s illicit nicotine pouch seizure hotspot
New freedom of information data ranks the UK’s councils on their illicit tobacco seizures
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Products In DepthTobacco and Vapes: Taking on the illicit market
A year after the disposable vape ban, illicit trade in vapes and tobacco continues to surge, with nearly half of UK cigarettes now illicit and corner shops cited as a major source