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Tobacco in Uruguay

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    Report

  • 39 Pages
  • June 2024
  • Region: Uruguay
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 1085576
In recent years, Uruguay has benefited from a stable economy and was able to remain strong despite the economic crisis faced by its neighbour Argentina. In fact, Uruguay’s economy posted positive growth in 2023 in a context in which its neighbour and commercial partner witnessed significant and serious economic turmoil.

The Tobacco in Uruguay report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2019-2023, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be the new legislative, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2028 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Cigarettes, Cigarettes (Illicit+Legal), Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco, Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco.

Data coverage: Market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Tobacco market;
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Tobacco in 2023: The big picture
  • 2023 key trends
  • Competitive landscape
  • Retailing developments
  • What next for tobacco?
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
  • Legislation
  • Legislative overview
  • Summary 1 Legislation Summary at a Glance
  • Minimum legal smoking age
  • Smoking prevalence
  • Tar levels
  • Health warnings
  • Plain packaging
  • Advertising and sponsorship
  • Point-of-sale display bans
  • Smoking in public places
  • Low ignition propensity (LIP) cigarette regulation
  • Flavoured tobacco product ban
  • Reduced harm
  • Vapour products
PRODUCTION/IMPORTS/EXPORTS
MARKET INDICATORS
  • Table 1 Number of Adult Smokers by Gender 2018-2023
MARKET DATA
  • Table 2 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 3 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 4 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 5 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 6 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 7 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 8 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 9 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 2 Research Sources
CIGARETTES IN URUGUAYKEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Retail sales decline as smokers are increasingly aware of the harmful effects of tobacco, while illicit trade continues to grow
  • Local legal retailers are also part of the illicit trade problem
  • Cía Industrial de Tabacos Monte Paz retains the outright lead while Philip Morris International continues gaining relative strength in this industry
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Growing presence of Argentineans in Uruguay helps Philip Morris International continue gaining momentum
  • Despite an ongoing decline in smoking prevalence, the number of smokers rises as the population increases
  • Brands need to increase consumer awareness of the higher level of toxicity of illegal brands in order to dent sales of illicit cigarettes
TAXATION AND PRICING
  • Taxation rates
  • Table 10 Taxation and Duty Levies 2018-2023
  • Average cigarette pack price breakdown
  • Summary 3 Average Cigarette Pack Price Breakdown: Brand Examples
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 11 Sales of Cigarettes: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 12 Sales of Cigarettes by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 13 Sales of Cigarettes: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 14 Sales of Cigarettes by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 15 Sales of Cigarettes by Blend: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 16 Sales of Cigarettes by Standard/Menthol/Capsule: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 17 Sales of Cigarettes by Regular/Slim/Superslim/Microslim: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 18 Sales of Cigarettes by Pack Size: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 19 Sales of Cigarettes by Price Band: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 20 NBO Company Shares of Cigarettes: % Volume 2019-2023
  • Table 21 LBN Brand Shares of Cigarettes: % Volume 2020-2023
  • Table 22 Sales of Cigarettes by Distribution Format: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 23 Illicit Trade Estimate of Cigarettes: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 24 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 25 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 26 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 27 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 28 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Blend: % Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 29 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Standard/Menthol/Capsule: % Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 30 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Regular/Slim/Superslim/Microslim: % Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 31 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Pack Size: % Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 32 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Price Band: % Volume 2023-2028
CIGARS, CIGARILLOS AND SMOKING TOBACCO IN URUGUAYKEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Small-scale smuggling remains an obstacle to even better growth of cigars and cigarillos
  • Pipe tobacco smokers face supply issues at the end of the review period
  • Imported brands account for the majority sales of cigars and cigarillos
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Fine cut tobacco leads sales of smoking tobacco driven by natural, organic options
  • In addition to ongoing price sensitivity, the launch of new flavours and cannabis smokers also drive sales of fine cut tobacco
  • Growing influx of Argentineans strengthens demand for high-end cigars
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 33 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 34 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 35 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 36 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 37 Sales of Cigars by Size: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 38 Sales of Cigarillos by Price Platform 2018-2023
  • Table 39 NBO Company Shares of Cigars and Cigarillos: % Volume 2019-2023
  • Table 40 LBN Brand Shares of Cigars and Cigarillos: % Volume 2020-2023
  • Table 41 NBO Company Shares of Cigars: % Volume 2019-2023
  • Table 42 LBN Brand Shares of Cigars: % Volume 2020-2023
  • Table 43 NBO Company Shares of Cigarillos: % Volume 2019-2023
  • Table 44 LBN Brand Shares of Cigarillos: % Volume 2020-2023
  • Table 45 NBO Company Shares of Smoking Tobacco: % Volume 2019-2023
  • Table 46 LBN Brand Shares of Smoking Tobacco: % Volume 2020-2023
  • Table 47 NBO Company Shares of Pipe Tobacco: % Volume 2019-2023
  • Table 48 LBN Brand Shares of Pipe Tobacco: % Volume 2020-2023
  • Table 49 NBO Company Shares of Fine Cut Tobacco: % Volume 2019-2023
  • Table 50 LBN Brand Shares of Fine Cut Tobacco: % Volume 2020-2023
  • Table 51 Distribution of Cigars and Cigarillos by Format: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 52 Distribution of Smoking Tobacco by Format: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 53 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 54 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 55 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 56 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
SMOKELESS TOBACCO, E-VAPOUR PRODUCTS AND HEATED TOBACCO IN URUGUAY
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Heated tobacco products remain unavailable in Uruguay
  • Market considered too small and risks too high to launch in Uruguay
  • E-vapour products continue to be banned
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • No brands available over the forecast period
  • Politicians are reluctant to encourage brands
  • IQOS (PMI) has the potential to be more successful than Glo (BAT) as the latter company is no longer present in Uruguay