Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/11/2013 -- Retail volume sales of cigarettes in South Africa remained under pressure during the review period as a result of growth in illicit trade. Data from the Tobacco Institute of Southern Africa (TISA) indicate that 8.4 billion cigarettes were smuggled into the country in 2012; this equates to an increase of 500 million cigarettes, and a loss to the government of R5.0 billion in excise tax and value-added tax (VAT). Legal cigarette volumes declined by 2% to reach 22.4 billion sticks in 2012.

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Product coverage: High Tar Cigarettes, Low Tar Cigarettes, Mid Tar Cigarettes, Ultra Low Tar Cigarettes.

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