Some brands are increasing the price of their cigarette packs on March 1, 2022, according to a decree from French Customs. Some references, on the other hand, cost a little less. Maya Green Spirit, Camel, Marlboro, Lucky Strike, Winston, Vogue, Dunhill… List of brands concerned and their prices.
[Mis à jour le 1er mars 2022 à 10h15] Every six months, the prices of cigarette packs change. On March 1, 2022, some packages are sold at a higher price, indicates a document published by French Customs published on February 10, 2022. While most brands show no change in their prices, some have increased by several cents. The objective of this increase? Fight against smoking. Remember that the consumption of tobacco (cigarettes, cigars, rolling tobacco, etc.) is responsible for more than 75,000 deaths per year according to French Public Health. Maya Green Spirit, Camel, Marlboro, Lucky Strike, Winston, Vogue, Dunhill… Which brands have changed prices?
Which cigarettes have increased in price?
Published in the Official Journal on February 10, 2022, a decree published in the Official Journal details the new prices for cigarette packs manufactured in France from March 1, 2022. Most references do not change prices. Among the changes:
- Maya Green Spirit (20 units): goes from 9.70 euros to 9.80 euros
- Maya Green Spirit Filter (20 units): goes from 9.70 euros to 9.80 euros
- Maya Green 100% Tobacco Paper Filter (20 units): goes from 9.70 euros to 9.80 euros
- Maya Spirit 100% Tobacco Paper Filter (20 units): goes from 9.70 euros to 9.80 euros
- Marlboro Crafted Red (20 units): 10 euros
- Marlboro Crafted Red 100s (20 units) : 10 euros
- Some brands of cigars increase: Leon Jimenes Coronain 10 cigars (10.60 euros instead of 10.20 euros); Agio Mehari’s filter goldin 20 cigars (10.90 euros instead of 10.80 euros); Mehari’s Green Filterin 20 cigars (10.90 euros instead of 10.80 euros)…
In France, tobacco manufacturers set the price of cigarettes.
To know that in FranceThose are tobacco industry who set the selling prices of their packs of cigarettes. However, the government can encourage them to increase their price by raising taxes.
What is the price of cigarettes in France by brand?
| Brand (pack of 20 cigarettes) | Surcharge | Price as of March 1, 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Dunhill Blue | No change | 10.60 euros |
| Marlboro Red | No change | 10.50 euros |
| Camel without filter | No change | 10.40 euros |
| Philip Morris Blue | No change | 10.20 euros |
| Lucky Strike Blue | No change | 9.90 euro |
| white blond Gauloises | No change | 10 euros |
| winfield red | No change | 10 euros |
| Winston Classic | No change | 10 euros |
→ See the full list of cigarette pack prices on the portal of the General Directorate of Customs and Indirect Taxes.
Which cigarettes have lowered their price?
No cigarette brand saw its price drop on March 1, 2022. On the other hand, certain brands of roll-your-own tobacco are dropping: News Special cut L (pouch), in 55 g (25.20 euros instead of 25.30 euros)
As a reminder, on September 1, 2021, several packets of cigarettes had lost 10 cents.
| Brand (pack of 20) | Reduction | Price as of March 1, 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Lucky Strike Blue | 10 cents | €9.90 |
| Lucky Strike red | 10 cents | €9.90 |
| Lucky Strike Ice | 10 cents | €9.80 |
| Blue Rothmans | 10 cents | 10 euros |
| Rothmans London | 10 cents | 10 euros |
| Red Rothmans | 10 cents | 10 euros |
| Vogue The Original Light Green or Ice | 10 cents | €9.90 |
| Camel (without filter) | 10 cents | €10.40 |
| Winston Authentic | 10 cents | €10.20 |
| Winston Classic | 10 cents | €10.20 |
| Gauloises Blondes Blue | 10 cents | €9.90 |
| News Red | 10 cents | €9.90 |
Which brand of cigarette is the cheapest in France?
The prices of the brands are in a pocket handkerchief but according to the current prices published by the French Customs, the cheapest cigarettes in France are the Lucky Strike:
- Lucky Strike Ice Crystal Long (20 units): 9.80 euros
- Lucky Strike Ice Crystal (20 units): 9.80 euros
- Lucky Strike Ice Long (20 units): 9.80 euros
- Lucky Strike Ice (20 units): 9.80 euros
Which brand of cigarette is the most expensive in France?
According to the current prices published by French Customs, the cheapest cigarettes in France are (for a pack of 20 cigarettes) Vogue and Peter Stuyvesant:
- Peter Stuyvesant (silver, blue, red) by Dunhill, in 20 units: 10.60 euros
- Vogue L’Essentielle blue, in 20 units: 10.60 euros
- Vogue The Original White, in 20 units: 10.60 euros
- Vogue L’Original Bleue Select, in 20 units: 10.70 euros
What are the next tobacco price increases in France?
In theory, tobacco prices are reviewed twice a year: on March 1 and September 1. The next price changes would therefore take place in September 2022. Since the arrival of Emmanuel Macron as President in May 2017, the government aims to lower the average price of a pack of cigarettes to 10 euros, whereas it was an average of 3 euros 20 years ago, according to the Tobacco info service site. During 2019, the government had considerably raised tobacco taxes, which brought the pack of cigarettes to around 9 euros. This price spike encouraged some smokers to cut down (or even quit) as cigarette sales fell by 9.32% in France in 2018 and of 7.2% in 2019, according to a report drawn up by the supplier Logista France. The November 2020 increase was to be the last before 2022. Olivier Dusspot, Minister of Public Accounts and Philippe Coy, President of the Confederation of tobacconists have come to an agreement by modifying the “Memorandum of Understanding on the transformation of tobacconists”: “The tobacco tax trajectory will be completed with a final stage in November 2020 and no new tax trajectory will be developed until December 2022“. This absence of a tax increase on tobacco taxation will not prevent manufacturers from raising their prices, as some did in 2021.