State Tobacco Monopoly Administration: Guide the electronic cigarette industry to moderately concentrate in regions with industrial base and conditions.

The State Tobacco Monopoly Administration has issued several policy measures to promote the legalization and standardization of the electronic cigarette industry. The document points out that, based on the current situation of the electronic cigarette industry and in line with national regional development strategies, it will guide the industry to concentrate moderately in regions with industry foundations and conditions, strengthen control over raw material channels, and ensure a reasonable supply of raw materials for electronic cigarette production. It will adjust and optimize industrial structure, strictly control new production capacity, and reasonably control the scale of production capacity to prevent overcapacity. Guided by optimizing resource allocation and meeting market demands, it will maintain the concentration of the industry at a reasonable level, and guide enterprises that are not competitive in the market to exit in an orderly manner.