Tobacco prices 2022: prices on January 1

TOBACCO PRICE. As of January 1, 2022, some references will see their prices change. Which brands of cigarettes are affected?

[Mis à jour le 20 décembre 2021 à 07h59] Are you going to see an increase in tobacco prices when you visit your tobacco shop in early 2022? On January 1, some brands of cigarettes will see their price change, as shown in the latest tobacco price nomenclature, published by the customs. As a reminder, the last notable increase took place in November 2020, reaching ten euros for a pack of twenty cigarettes. However, tobacco prices are not spared by certain monthly changes, decided unilaterally by tobacco manufacturers. Here are some examples of the references that will evolve on January 1st:

• Lucky Strike X Series, in 20 units: 10 euros, against 9.9 euros previously.
• Lucky Strike X Series Clear, in 20 units: 10 euros against 9.9 euros.
• Craven A Rouge, in 20 units: 10.6 euros
• Dunhill silver, in 20 units: 10.6 euros
• Dunhill blue, in 20 units: 10.6 euros
• Dunhill International blue, in 20 units: 10.8 euros
• Dunhill International red, in 20 units: 10.8 euros
• Dunhill International red Select, in 20 units: 10.9 euros
• Dunhill red, in 20 units: 10.6 euros
• Dunhill red Select, in 20 units: 10.7 euros
• Lucky Strike Blue, in 20 units: 10 euros
• Lucky Strike Gold, in 20 units: 10.3 euros
• Vogue L’Originale Blanche, in 20 units: 10.6 euros

Please note: this price increase also concerns certain references of roll-your-own tobacco. Asked by France info on these successive increases and decreases operated by tobacco manufacturers, Professor Bertrand Dautzenberg, pulmonologist and secretary general of Act, Alliance Anti-Tabac, denounced an “attempt at marketing the tobacco industry”.

Since coming to power, the President of the Republic has decided to increase prices, to reach the symbolic threshold of ten euros per package of twenty units. Objective displayed, to reduce smoking in France. Each year, he is responsible for the death of 75,000 people in France. Has the government’s strategy of typing in the wallet paid off? While tax revenues have risen sharply, the results are mixed. Tobacco sales fell only 1.3% last year, according to the French Observatory for Drugs and Drug Addiction (OFDT). A result partly attributed to the health crisis. The French have not always been able to go abroad during the successive confinements, not to mention the psychological impact of the crisis, which could have increased the consumption of some. To find out all the details on tobacco prices, in France and abroad, see our dedicated article.

The latest tobacco price hike was applied last November. As a reminder, the government’s objective was to reach the symbolic threshold of ten euros for a pack of twenty cigarettes. However, some brands are not exempt from new price changes. Want to know more. Here are some examples of tobacco prices that apply:

• Marlboro Gold (rigid pack), in 20 units: 10.50 euros
• Marlboro Red (rigid pack), in 20 units: 10.50 euros
• Philip Morris Bleue, in 20 units: 10.20 euros
• Winfield red, in 20 units: 10 euros
• Chesterfield blue, in 20 units: 10 euros
• News Fortuna Rouge 100s, in 20 units: 10 euros

It had also – for certain brands exclusively – undergone a first increase in its prices in January 2020. Some brands have evolved further. Here are the roll-your-own tobacco prices that apply for certain brands:

Among our Spanish neighbors, tobacco prices are lower than in France. It is possible to consult the latest prices in force on the government website, here. As an indication, know for example that on August 24, the price of the package of Marlboro Gold (rigid to twenty units), is 10.50 euros in France is 5.60 euros in Spain. Be careful, however, the El Dorado should not last! The Spanish government recently announced its intention to curb smoking. There is talk of raising the tax on tobacco, which inevitably translates into an increase in the price of the package.

You may not know it, but since January 1, 2020, the neutral package has arrived in Belgium. On January 1, 2021, an increase in tobacco prices was applied to our neighbors. The price of a pack of twenty cigarettes now reaches 7.50 euros, against 6.80 euros previously, which remains cheaper than in France.

This is news that may displease French workers who travel regularly to Luxembourg to buy cigarettes: prices have increased in the Grand Duchy. The government council has in fact validated an increase which was to come into force on February 1, 2020. The excise price is increased to 12.25 euros for 1,000 euros, against 12 euros at the present time. As an indication, the price of a pack of 20 cigarettes was 80% cheaper in Luxembourg than in France in 2018.

In Germany, tobacco prices are slightly higher than in Spain. The price of a pack of cigarettes is generally around six euros.

The price of tobacco in Switzerland remains lower than in France. As an indication, the package of Marlboro reaches 8.50 Swiss francs, or 7.70 euros, against more than 9 euros in France today, noted France 3 Bourgogne Franche-Comté last November.

Italy is often considered the El Dorado for smokers. And for good reason, packets of cigarettes are “30 to 50% cheaper”, reported France 3. As an indication, a pack of twenty Lucky Strike Red cigarettes cost 4.80 euros on February 1, 2019, according to a customs document Italian. In France, it costs more than 8 euros.