煙草在線據《基輔郵報》報道編譯　　帝國煙草烏克蘭公司的企業事務主管Yuriy Kyshko稱，與2012年的800億支卷煙相比，2013年烏克蘭合法卷煙市場將減少到740至750億支卷煙。

　　“如果去年的趨勢繼續發展，740億支的數量看起來像是一個真實的目標，”他在基輔對記者說。

　　Kyshko稱，去年，國內市場的走私卷煙和假煙數量都增長了。

　　“卷煙市場上的假煙產品從未有過如此高的水平，”他說。

　　帝國煙草烏克蘭公司的首席財務官Volodymyr Antypenko說，特恩斯烏克蘭公司的分析師按照公司要求開展了一項調查，結果顯示，該國的假冒產品消費從2011年10月的4.2%上升到2012年10月的4.4%。此外，根據帝國煙草烏克蘭公司的專家評估，假冒產品的市場份額至少已達1%。

　　Antypenko還表示，去年，一些煙草公司卷入了烏克蘭卷煙市場的價格戰中，一些地區的某些產品價格下跌了15%至20%。

　　Antypenko認為，今年非法產品市場份額的進一步增加，將與從2013年1月13日開始實行的新消費稅和稅收結構的變化有關。他說，公司不得不從2013年初開始提高它的產品價格。低價位卷煙價格上漲了10%至15%，中高價位卷煙價格的上漲幅度相對較小。

　　他說，自2013年1月1日起，只有帝國煙草烏克蘭公司和菲莫烏克蘭公司公布了它們產品的新價格。他認為，其余煙草公司沒有提高價格，是因為擁有大量的煙草庫存，或者認為烏克蘭總統不會簽署提高消費稅的法律。

　　Antypenko在評論烏克蘭在2012年12月16日生效的餐館和酒吧禁煙令的影響時說，一定的市場減緩是存在的，但現在很難說該規定對卷煙銷售的影響有多大。

　　報道稱，烏克蘭議會在2012年11月20日通過法律，提高了啤酒、酒精產品和煙草的消費稅。

　　該文件預測特定消費稅率將會增加，非過濾嘴卷煙的消費稅將從每千支49.48格里夫納增至72.70格里夫納，過濾嘴卷煙的消費稅將從每千支110.64格里夫納增至162.60格里夫納。此外，法律草案還將對生煙葉實行消費稅，每公斤的消費稅為217.60格里夫納，目前，生煙葉的消費稅率為0。

　　該文件認為從價稅率將會降低，非過濾嘴卷煙的從價稅率將從20%降至12%，過濾嘴卷煙的從價稅率將從25%降至12%。

　　該文件還設定了煙草產品消費稅支付款的最低消費稅額，每千支非過濾嘴卷煙的最低消費稅額為95.40格里夫納，每千支過濾嘴卷煙的為217.60格里夫納。

　　從2014年1月1日起，非過濾嘴卷煙的特定消費稅率將被設定為每千支77.50格里夫納，從2015年1月1日起，將被設定為每千支82.50格里夫納，而過濾嘴卷煙的特定消費稅率將分別被設定為每千支173.2格里夫納和每千支184.50格里夫納。

Legal Cigarette Market in Ukraine to Continue Narrowing in 2013

　　The legal cigarette market in Ukraine in 2013 could reduce to 74-75 billion cigarettes, compared to 80 billion cigarettes in 2012, says the director for corporate issues at Imperial Tobacco Ukraine, Yuriy Kyshko.

　　"If the trend of the last year continues, the amount of 74 billion cigarettes does not look like an unreal target," he told reporters in Kyiv last week.

　　Kyshko said that last year growth not only in the smuggling of cigarettes, but also in the counterfeiting of cigarettes was seen on the domestic market.

　　"There has never been such a high level of counterfeit products on the cigarette market," he said.

　　Imperial Tobacco Ukraine CFO Volodymyr Antypenko said that under an order of the company, TNS Ukraine analysts conducted a study, under which counterfeit product consumption in the country grew from 4.2% in October 2011 to 4.4% in October 2012. In addition, according to assessments of Imperial Tobacco Ukraine's experts, the share of the counterfeit products of the market came to at least 1%.

　　Antypenko also said that last year some players were involved in price wars on the Ukrainian cigarette market, which were characterized by the fall in the prices of some products by 15-20% in some regions.

　　The further increase in the illegal product share of the market this year will be linked to the introduction of new excise duties and changes in the structure of taxes from January 13, 2013, Antypenko said. He said that the company had to increase the prices of its products from the beginning of 2013. The prices of low-price segment cigarettes grew by 10-15%, and the rise in the prices of the high and medium price segments was smaller.

　　He said that from January 1, 2013, only Imperial Tobacco Ukraine and Philip Morris Ukraine declared new prices of their products. He believes that the rest of players did not increase prices thanks to the large amount of product stocks or hoping that the law on the increase of excise duties will be not signed by the Ukrainian president.

　　Commenting on the influence of the smoke ban at restaurants and bars, which took effect on December 16, 2012 in Ukraine, Antypenko said that the certain negative pace on the market was present, but today it's difficult to say how strongly the requirement impacted cigarette sales.

　　As reported, the Ukrainian parliament on November 20, 2012 passed law, increasing excise duties for beer, alcohol and tobacco.

　　The document foresees an increase in specific excise rates on non-filter cigarettes, from Hr 49.48 per 1,000 cigarettes to Hr 72.70 per 1,000 cigarettes, and on those with filters from Hr 110.64 per 1,000 to Hr 162.60 per 1,000 cigarettes. In addition, the draft law is to introduce an excise tax on raw tobacco at Hr 217.60 per kg, whereas the current rate is zero.

　　The document assumes a reduction in ad valorem rates on non-filter cigarettes from 20% to 12%, and on those with filters from 25% to 12%.

　　The document also fixes the minimum excise tax liability for the payment of excise tax on tobacco products at Hr 95.40 per 1,000 non-filter cigarettes and Hr 217.60 per 1,000 cigarettes with filters.

　　From January 1, 2014, the specific excise rate on non-filter cigarettes will be set at Hr 77.50 per 1,000 cigarettes, from January 1, 2015, at Hr 82.50 per 1,000 cigarettes, while the specific excise rate on cigarettes with filters will be Hr 173.2 and Hr 184.50 per 1,000 cigarettes respectively. Enditem