The illegal cigarette trade volume across India during 2020 was approximately 28 billion sticks. Due to the high taxation on cigarettes, the illegal cigarette market trade thrives in the country and accounts for one-fourth of the total cigarette market.
Illegal cigarette volume across India from 2005 to 2020, by type (in billion sticks)
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TII (India). (February 19, 2022). Illegal cigarette volume across India from 2005 to 2020, by type (in billion sticks) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124279/illegal-cigarette-trade-volume-india/
TII (India). "Illegal cigarette volume across India from 2005 to 2020, by type (in billion sticks)." Chart. February 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124279/illegal-cigarette-trade-volume-india/
TII (India). (2022). Illegal cigarette volume across India from 2005 to 2020, by type (in billion sticks). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124279/illegal-cigarette-trade-volume-india/
TII (India). "Illegal Cigarette Volume across India from 2005 to 2020, by Type (in Billion Sticks)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124279/illegal-cigarette-trade-volume-india/
TII (India), Illegal cigarette volume across India from 2005 to 2020, by type (in billion sticks) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124279/illegal-cigarette-trade-volume-india/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Illegal cigarette volume across India from 2005 to 2020, by type (in billion sticks) [Graph], TII (India), February 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124279/illegal-cigarette-trade-volume-india/