Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco in Japan

Although cigarillos recorded dynamic volume growth from 2016 to 2020, the boost to sales ended in 2021, with the category starting to shrink. The rapid growth of cigarillos was supported by the preferential tax rate given to cigarillos compared with cigarettes, because cigarillos were taxed by weight due to their classification as cigars. Because cigarillos are light, they had a preferential tax rate compared with cigarettes, which are taxed by the number of sticks.

This report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2017-2021, 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 2026 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Cigars and Cigarillos, Smoking Tobacco.

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

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KEY DATA FINDINGS

2021 DEVELOPMENTS

The short-term boost to cigarillos ends in 2021, with end of preferential tax rate
COVID-19 related disruption to imports continues
Fine cut tobacco is chosen as an economic option

PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

Cigarillos set to see a rapid decline in demand
Fine cut tobacco will continue to attract price-conscious consumers, with surging inflation
Water pipe tobacco set to increase in popularity

CATEGORY DATA

Table 1 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Volume 2016-2021
Table 2 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Value 2016-2021
Table 3 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2016-2021
Table 4 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2016-2021
Table 5 Sales of Cigars by Size: % Volume 2016-2021
Table 6 Sales of Cigarillos by Price Platform 2016-2021
Table 7 NBO Company Shares of Cigars and Cigarillos: % Volume 2017-2021
Table 8 LBN Brand Shares of Cigars and Cigarillos: % Volume 2018-2021
Table 9 NBO Company Shares of Cigars: % Volume 2017-2021
Table 10 LBN Brand Shares of Cigars: % Volume 2018-2021
Table 11 NBO Company Shares of Cigarillos: % Volume 2017-2021
Table 12 LBN Brand Shares of Cigarillos: % Volume 2018-2021
Table 13 NBO Company Shares of Smoking Tobacco: % Volume 2017-2021
Table 14 LBN Brand Shares of Smoking Tobacco: % Volume 2018-2021
Table 15 NBO Company Shares of Pipe Tobacco: % Volume 2017-2021
Table 16 LBN Brand Shares of Pipe Tobacco: % Volume 2018-2021
Table 17 NBO Company Shares of Fine Cut Tobacco: % Volume 2017-2021
Table 18 LBN Brand Shares of Fine Cut Tobacco: % Volume 2018-2021
Table 19 Distribution of Cigars and Cigarillos by Format: % Volume 2016-2021
Table 20 Distribution of Smoking Tobacco by Format: % Volume 2016-2021
Table 21 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Volume 2021-2026
Table 22 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Value 2021-2026
Table 23 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2021-2026
Table 24 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2021-2026