Tobacco in India
With social mobility returning to pre-COVID-19 levels post-pandemic, cigarettes have experienced the fastest volume growth in a decade, mainly fuelled by increased consumption occasions. The working population, including 316 million Millennials and a large part of the 365 million Generation Z members, has contributed significantly to this surge in consumerism, as consumers returned to out-of-home lifestyles in 2022. Furthermore, a C-Level LinkedIn survey indicated that 71% of C-level executives...
Euromonitor International's Tobacco in India report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2018-2022, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be the new legislative, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2027 illustrate how the market is set to change.
Product coverage: Cigarettes, Cigarettes (Illicit+Legal), Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco, Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
Why buy this report?
* Get a detailed picture of the Tobacco market;
* Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
* Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
* Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.
- Tobacco in India
- Euromonitor International
- August 2023
- List Of Contents And Tables
- TOBACCO IN INDIA
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Tobacco in 2022: The big picture
- Tax stability aids the growth of tobacco, but illicit trade remains a big challenge for the industry
- Foreign direct investment remains banned and domestic manufacturers continue to dominate
- Retailing developments
- What next for tobacco?
- OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
- Legislation
- Legislative overview
- Summary 1 Legislation Summary at a Glance
- Minimum legal smoking age
- Smoking prevalence
- Health warnings
- Plain packaging
- Advertising and sponsorship
- Point-of-sale display bans
- Smoking in public places
- Flavoured tobacco product ban
- Vapour products
- PRODUCTION/IMPORTS/EXPORTS
- MARKET INDICATORS
- Table 1 Number of Adult Smokers by Gender 2017-2022
- MARKET DATA
- Table 2 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2017-2022
- Table 3 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2017-2022
- Table 4 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
- Table 5 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
- Table 6 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2022-2027
- Table 7 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2022-2027
- Table 8 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
- Table 9 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
- DISCLAIMER
- SOURCES
- Summary 2 Research Sources
- CIGARETTES IN INDIA
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2022 DEVELOPMENTS
- Pent-up demand and tax stability aid growth of cigarettes
- ITC Ltd maintains the lion’s share of sales, with Godfrey Philips and VST Industries completing the oligopoly
- VST Industries Ltd has carved a niche for itself on the back of affordability and localisation of flavours
- PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Cigarettes is expected to decline on the back of taxation, regulation, and inflation
- India’s consumer expenditure dictates consumption pattern
- High illicit consumption continues to challenge industry stakeholders
- TAXATION AND PRICING
- Taxation rates
- Summary 3 Taxation and Duty Levies as of 2022
- Average cigarette pack price breakdown
- Summary 4 Average Cigarette Pack Price Breakdown: Brand Examples
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 10 Sales of Cigarettes: Volume 2017-2022
- Table 11 Sales of Cigarettes by Category: Value 2017-2022
- Table 12 Sales of Cigarettes: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
- Table 13 Sales of Cigarettes by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
- Table 14 Sales of Cigarettes by Blend: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 15 Sales of Cigarettes by Standard/Menthol/Capsule: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 16 Sales of Cigarettes by Regular/Slim/Superslim/Microslim: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 17 Sales of Cigarettes by Pack Size: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 18 Sales of Cigarettes by Price Band: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 19 NBO Company Shares of Cigarettes: % Volume 2018-2022
- Table 20 LBN Brand Shares of Cigarettes: % Volume 2019-2022
- Table 21 Sales of Cigarettes by Distribution Format: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 22 Illicit Trade Estimate of Cigarettes: Volume 2017-2022
- Table 23 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes: Volume 2022-2027
- Table 24 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Category: Value 2022-2027
- Table 25 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
- Table 26 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
- Table 27 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Blend: % Volume 2022-2027
- Table 28 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Standard/Menthol/Capsule: % Volume 2022-2027
- Table 29 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Regular/Slim/Superslim/Microslim: % Volume 2022-2027
- Table 30 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Pack Size: % Volume 2022-2027
- Table 31 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Price Band: % Volume 2022-2027
- CIGARS, CIGARILLOS AND SMOKING TOBACCO IN INDIA
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2022 DEVELOPMENTS
- Uniform taxation creates a significant impediment to cigars and cigarillos
- Ambience and distribution help to improve penetration for cigars and cigarillos
- PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Indian market is primed for premium cigars, but a few perception biases remain
- Hookah establishments finally get respite after multiple bans during COVID-19
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 32 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Volume 2017-2022
- Table 33 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Value 2017-2022
- Table 34 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
- Table 35 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
- Table 36 Sales of Cigars by Size: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 37 Sales of Cigarillos by Price Platform 2017-2022
- Table 38 NBO Company Shares of Cigars and Cigarillos: % Volume 2018-2022
- Table 39 LBN Brand Shares of Cigars and Cigarillos: % Volume 2019-2022
- Table 40 NBO Company Shares of Cigars: % Volume 2018-2022
- Table 41 LBN Brand Shares of Cigars: % Volume 2019-2022
- Table 42 NBO Company Shares of Cigarillos: % Volume 2018-2022
- Table 43 LBN Brand Shares of Cigarillos: % Volume 2019-2022
- Table 44 Distribution of Cigars and Cigarillos by Format: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 45 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Volume 2022-2027
- Table 46 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Value 2022-2027
- Table 47 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
- Table 48 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
- SMOKELESS TOBACCO, E-VAPOUR PRODUCTS AND HEATED TOBACCO IN INDIA
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2022 DEVELOPMENTS
- Brand extension and an unorganised market drive the growth of smokeless tobacco in India
- In 2019, the Indian government implemented a ban on e-vapour products to prevent the category from becoming mainstream
- The ban on Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) spells the end for heated tobacco products in India
- PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- E-vapour products and heated tobacco are expected to be banned during the forecast period
- Illicit products continue to remain an issue for the category
- CATEGORY INDICATORS
- Table 49 Number of Adult Vapers 2017-2022
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 50 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco by Category: Volume 2017-2022
- Table 51 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
- Table 52 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: Value 2017-2022
- Table 53 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
- Table 54 Sales of E-Liquids by Nicotine Strength: % Value 2019-2022
- Table 55 NBO Company Shares of Smokeless Tobacco: % Volume 2018-2022
- Table 56 LBN Brand Shares of Smokeless Tobacco: % Volume 2019-2022
- Table 57 NBO Company Shares of E-Vapour Products: % Value 2018-2022
- Table 58 LBN Brand Shares of E-Vapour Products: % Value 2019-2022
- Table 59 Distribution of Smokeless Tobacco by Format: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 60 Distribution of E-Vapour Products by Format: % Value 2017-2022
- Table 61 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco by Category: Volume 2022-2027
- Table 62 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
- Table 63 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: Value 2022-2027
- Table 64 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
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