Tobacco prices: increases and tariffs as of March 1, 2023

PRICE OF CIGARETTES. As expected, tobacco prices have soared since March 1. Discover all the prices and increases, brand by brand, valid for the month of March 2023.

[Mis à jour le 3 mars 2023 à 09h47] The price of tobacco continues to soar. And as expected, this year 2023 marks a turning point in government strategy, namely a particularly significant increase. This increase in tobacco taxation was announced by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, as part of the fight against smoking, and in a logic of indexation to inflation. Starting the March 1, 2023the price of a pack of cigarettes increases on average by 60 euro centsan increase of up to 1 euro for some brands. From 2024, the package price should reach 11 euros from the vast majority of manufacturers. Here are the main increases to know, and in effect since March 1:

• News & Co Blue, in 20 units: €10.6 against 10 euros in January 2023
• News & Co Blue 100s, in 20 units: €10.6 against 10 euros
• News & Co Red 100s, in 20 units: €10.6 against 10 euros
• News Fresh, in 20 units: €10.6 against 10 euros
• Fortuna Blue, in 20 units: €10.6 against 10 euros
• Fortuna Cool, in 20 units: €10.6 against 9.9 euros
• Fortuna Red 100s, in 20 units: €10.6 against 10 euros
• Fortuna Red, in 20 units: €10.6 against 10 euros
• Vogue the Essential blue, in 20 units: 11 euros against 10.5 euros
• JPS Cool, in 20 units: €10.6 against 9.9 euros
• JPS Classic Black in 20 units: €10.8 against 10.2 euros
• The King Bleu, in 20 units: €10.3 against 9.7 euros
• The King Red, in 20 units: €10.3 against 9.8 euros

The last tobacco price increase was implemented 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 the tobacco prices that apply to March 1, 2023 :

• Dunhill silver, in 20 units: €11.1 against 10.6 euros in January 2023
• Blue Dunhill, in 20 units: €11.1 against 10.6 euros
• Dunhill International blue, in 20 units: €11.3 against 10.8 euros
• Dunhill International red, in 20 units: €11.3 against 10.8 euros
• Dunhill International red Select, in 20 units: €11.1 against 10.6 euros
• Dunhill red, in 20 units: €11.1 against 10.6 euros
• Lucky Strike Blue, in 20 units: 10.5 euros against 10 euros
• Lucky Strike Gold, in 20 units: €10.8 against 10.3 euros
• Lucky Strike Ice Crystal, in 20 units: €10.4 against 9.9 euros
• Lucky Strike X Series, in 20 units: 10.5 euros against 10 euros
• Winston Sphere Ssl, in 20 units: €10.6 against 10 euros
• Winfield red, in 20 units: 10.5 euros against 9.9 euros
• News Cool 100s, in 20 units: €10.6 against 10 euros
• Fortuna Red 100s, in 20 units: 10 euros against €9.9
• Gauloises Blondes Bleu 100s, in 20 units: €10.6 against 10 euros
• Gauloises Blondes Bleu, in 20 units: €10.6 against 10 euros

He too had – for certain brands exclusively – suffered a first increase in his prices in January 2020. Some brands have further evolved. Here are the prices of rolling tobacco that apply for certain brands as of March 1, 2023 :

• Marlboro Gold (rigid): 11.5 euro (+1 euro compared to January 2023)
• Marlboro Gold Slims: 11.5 euros (+1 euro)
• Marlboro Mix: 11.5 euro (+1 euro)
• Marlboro Red (rigid): 11.5 euro (+1 euro)
• Marlboro Red (soft): 11.5 euro (+1 euro)
• Marlboro Red 100s (hard): €11.50 (+1 euro)
• Marlboro XL Classic Gold (25 units: €14.4 (+1.30 euro)
• Marlboro XL Classic Red (25 units): €14.4 (+1.30 euro)
• Marlboro XXL Classic Gold (30 units): €17.3 (+1.60 euros)
• Marlboro XXL Classic Red (30 units): €17.3 (+1.60 euros)

In our Spanish neighbours, 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, 2022, the price of a package of Marlboro Gold (rigid to twenty units), was 10.50 euros in France and 5.60 euros in Spain. Be careful though, the eldorado should not last! The Spanish government had recently announced its intention to reduce smoking. It is a question 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 neighbours. The price of a pack of twenty cigarettes now reaches 7.50 euros, against 6.80 euros previously, which is still cheaper than in France.

This is news that may displease French workers who regularly travel to Luxembourg to buy cigarettes: prices have increased in the Grand Duchy. The Council of Government has indeed validated an increase which was to come into effect from February 1, 2020. The excise price is increased to 12.25 euros for 1,000 euros, against 12 euros at present. 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 packet of cigarettes is generally around six euros.

The price of tobacco in Switzerland remains lower than in France. As an indication, the Marlboro package 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, the packs of cigarettes there are “30 to 50% cheaper”, reported France 3. For information, 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.