Shenzhen Tobacco Monopoly Bureau Moves to Advance E-Cigarette Regulatory System 2.0

The Shenzhen Tobacco Monopoly Bureau recently held the city’s 2026 e-cigarette regulation work conference to implement higher-level meeting requirements, review the city’s e-cigarette regulatory work in 2025 and during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, assess the current situation, and deploy the rollout of E-cigarette Regulatory System 2.0 across Shenzhen’s tobacco commercial system. The bureau reported that in 2025, the city’s tobacco commercial system e-cigarette regulatory team conscientiously implemented decisions and arrangements of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration’s Party leadership group, built cross-department regulatory synergy, and achieved hard-won regulatory results. At the new starting point of the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the e-cigarette regulatory system has entered version 2.0. The meeting emphasized that e-cigarette regulation should be deeply integrated into the main responsibilities and core work of high-quality development, adhere to the work orientation of “stronger rules and stricter regulation,” and push forward the detailed implementation of Regulatory System 2.0. For 2026, three priorities were set: highlighting standards guidance and overall coordination to advance rule-of-law-based regulation; maintaining close focus and differentiated measures to strengthen standardized management; and enhancing capabilities and emphasizing risk prevention to promote team professionalization.

(Source：2Firsts)