+353-1-416-8900REST OF WORLD
+44-20-3973-8888REST OF WORLD
1-917-300-0470EAST COAST U.S
1-800-526-8630U.S. (TOLL FREE)

Tobacco in France

  • PDF Icon

    Report

  • 62 Pages
  • June 2023
  • Region: France
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 300934
In 2022, the overall market for tobacco displayed its strongest value decline over the last decade. 2021 was the calm before the coming tempest, and 2022 witnessed a combination of negative factors. Firstly, borders were totally open which enabled a new upturn of transborder purchases of traditional tobacco from Belgium, Italy and Spain, without counting the recovery of duty free sales.

The analyst's Tobacco in France report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2018-2022, 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 2027 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

TOBACCO IN FRANCE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Tobacco in 2022: The big picture
  • 2022 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
  • Plain packaging
  • Point-of-sale display bans
  • Flavoured tobacco product ban
  • Vapour products
PRODUCTION/IMPORTS/EXPORTS
MARKET INDICATORS
  • Table 1 Number of Adult Smokers by Gender 2017-2022
MARKET DATA
  • Table 2 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 3 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2017-2022
  • Table 4 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
  • Table 5 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
  • Table 6 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2022-2027
  • Table 7 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2022-2027
  • Table 8 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
  • Table 9 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 2 Research Sources
CIGARETTES IN FRANCEKEY DATA FINDINGS
2022 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Another strong drop in value despite still limited price increases
  • The fresh/ice segment circumvents the banning of menthol-flavoured cigarettes
  • Philip Morris France still the absolute leader but yields ground to its main challenger, JT International France SAS
  • PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Stronger taxes to drive further drop in sales of cigarettes in the short term
  • Further explosion of illicit trade in France
  • Uncertain whether the migration to other products will continue
TAXATION AND PRICING
  • Taxation rates
  • Table 10 Taxation and Duty Levies 2017-2022
  • Average cigarette pack price breakdown
  • Summary 3 Average Cigarette Pack Price Breakdown: Brand Examples
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 11 Sales of Cigarettes: Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 12 Sales of Cigarettes by Category: Value 2017-2022
  • Table 13 Sales of Cigarettes: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
  • Table 14 Sales of Cigarettes by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
  • Table 15 Sales of Cigarettes by Blend: % Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 16 Sales of Cigarettes by Standard/Menthol/Capsule: % Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 17 Sales of Cigarettes by Regular/Slim/Superslim/Microslim: % Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 18 Sales of Cigarettes by Pack Size: % Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 19 Sales of Cigarettes by Price Band: % Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 20 NBO Company Shares of Cigarettes: % Volume 2018-2022
  • Table 21 LBN Brand Shares of Cigarettes: % Volume 2019-2022
  • Table 22 Sales of Cigarettes by Distribution Format: % Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 23 Illicit Trade Estimate of Cigarettes: Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 24 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes: Volume 2022-2027
  • Table 25 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Category: Value 2022-2027
  • Table 26 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
  • Table 27 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
  • Table 28 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Blend: % Volume 2022-2027
  • Table 29 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Standard/Menthol/Capsule: % Volume 2022-2027
  • Table 30 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Regular/Slim/Superslim/Microslim: % Volume 2022-2027
  • Table 31 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Pack Size: % Volume 2022-2027
  • Table 32 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Price Band: % Volume 2022-2027
SMOKELESS TOBACCO, E-VAPOUR PRODUCTS AND HEATED TOBACCO IN FRANCEKEY DATA FINDINGS
2022 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Sales of smokeless tobacco, e-vapour products and heated tobacco speed up, with disparate results
  • Significant impetus provided by closed system single use and nicotine pouches
  • Brands present in tobacconists and e-commerce score points, more than in specialist outlets
  • PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Contradictory signals for the future of smokeless tobacco, e-vapour products and heated tobacco
  • Who will win between specialist stores and e-commerce?
  • The clock is ticking for heated tobacco and puffs, but not for nicotine pouches at first sight
CATEGORY INDICATORS
  • Table 33 Number of Adult Vapers 2017-2022
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 34 Sales of Tobacco Heating Devices: Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 35 Sales of Tobacco Heating Devices: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
  • Table 36 Sales of Heated Tobacco: Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 37 Sales of Heated Tobacco: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
  • Table 38 Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 39 Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
  • Table 40 Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine by Category: Value 2017-2022
  • Table 41 Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Value Growth 2017-2022
  • Table 42 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: Value 2017-2022
  • Table 43 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
  • Table 44 Sales of E-Liquids by Nicotine Strength: % Value 2019-2022
  • Table 45 NBO Company Shares of E-Vapour Products: % Value 2018-2022
  • Table 46 LBN Brand Shares of E-Vapour Products: % Value 2019-2022
  • Table 47 NBO Company Shares of Tobacco Heating Devices: % Volume 2018-2022
  • Table 48 LBN Brand Shares of Tobacco Heating Devices: % Volume 2019-2022
  • Table 49 NBO Company Shares of Heated Tobacco: % Volume 2018-2022
  • Table 50 LBN Brand Shares of Heated Tobacco: % Volume 2019-2022
  • Table 51 NBO Company Shares of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Volume 2018-2022
  • Table 52 LBN Brand Shares of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Volume 2019-2022
  • Table 53 Distribution of E-Vapour Products by Format: % Value 2017-2022
  • Table 54 Distribution of Tobacco Heating Devices by Format: % Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 55 Distribution of Heated Tobacco by Format: % Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 56 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Heating Devices: Volume 2022-2027
  • Table 57 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Heating Devices: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
  • Table 58 Forecast Sales of Heated Tobacco: Volume 2022-2027
  • Table 59 Forecast Sales of Heated Tobacco: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
  • Table 60 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: Volume 2022-2027
  • Table 61 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
  • Table 62 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine by Category: Value 2022-2027
  • Table 63 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
  • Table 64 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: Value 2022-2027
  • Table 65 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
CIGARS, CIGARILLOS AND SMOKING TOBACCO IN FRANCEKEY DATA FINDINGS
2022 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Category suddenly takes a backseat due to the collapse of fine cut tobacco
  • Ongoing breakthrough of blond cigarillos driven by Signature
  • Scandinavian Tobacco Groupe France pays for the decline of cigarillos, while Traditab SA and Landewyck Tobacco SA do relatively well in fine cut tobacco
  • PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • No more respite for cigars, cigarillos and smoking tobacco
  • Handmade Cuban cigars to become too expensive and exposed to competition from other countries
  • Explosion of constraints on fine cut tobacco and shisha
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 66 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 67 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Value 2017-2022
  • Table 68 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
  • Table 69 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
  • Table 70 Sales of Cigars by Size: % Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 71 Sales of Cigarillos by Price Platform 2017-2022
  • Table 72 NBO Company Shares of Cigars and Cigarillos: % Volume 2018-2022
  • Table 73 LBN Brand Shares of Cigars and Cigarillos: % Volume 2019-2022
  • Table 74 NBO Company Shares of Cigars: % Volume 2018-2022
  • Table 75 LBN Brand Shares of Cigars: % Volume 2019-2022
  • Table 76 NBO Company Shares of Cigarillos: % Volume 2018-2022
  • Table 77 LBN Brand Shares of Cigarillos: % Volume 2019-2022
  • Table 78 NBO Company Shares of Smoking Tobacco: % Volume 2018-2022
  • Table 79 LBN Brand Shares of Smoking Tobacco: % Volume 2019-2022
  • Table 80 NBO Company Shares of Pipe Tobacco: % Volume 2018-2022
  • Table 81 LBN Brand Shares of Pipe Tobacco: % Volume 2019-2022
  • Table 82 NBO Company Shares of Fine Cut Tobacco: % Volume 2018-2022
  • Table 83 LBN Brand Shares of Fine Cut Tobacco: % Volume 2019-2022
  • Table 84 Distribution of Cigars and Cigarillos by Format: % Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 85 Distribution of Smoking Tobacco by Format: % Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 86 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Volume 2022-2027
  • Table 87 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Value 2022-2027
  • Table 88 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
  • Table 89 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027