Recently, the reporter noticed that the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) investigated Huawell Trade Export Shipping, a Chinese freight forwarding company, which promoted and transported vapes to Australia on social media, suspected of violating local regulations (A Chinese freight forwarding company is suspected of illegally transporting vapes, and the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration intervened in the investigation).
In the development of the vape industry, vape logistics service providers are not only a key link connecting production with global consumers, but also an important role in ensuring product compliance. It is worth noting that the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration issued a notice on the revision and issuance of the detailed rules for the management of vape logistics on August 11, in which Article 16 clearly stated that vape logistics service providers shall not provide services aimed at circumventing domestic and foreign regulatory systems. This provision emphasizes that vape companies must comply with the laws and regulations of the target market when conducting international trade to avoid legal risks and economic losses.
In this context, 2Firsts communicated with Tang Shunliang, a partner of Tianyuan Law Firm and a lawyer with many years of experience in the tobacco field, on issues of industry compliance and legal risks.
It is understood that the current Australian law requires that vape importers must notify the TGA whether they meet the standards.
In this regard, Lawyer Tang mentioned that the TGA’s investigation into Huawell is still in progress. This regulatory model is worthy of attention. For Chinese vape exporters, it involves both domestic and foreign risks. Once the vapes exported to the target market have clear violations and are notified by the local government, the risk of being investigated domestically is very high.
Secondly, illegal operations may cause the products to be seized and destroyed by the local government, causing significant losses to exporters. For example, the Philippine Internal Revenue Bureau recently stipulated that illegal tobacco and vape products must be destroyed within 20 days (new regulations of the Philippine Internal Revenue Bureau: vapes and other seized items must be destroyed within 20 days, and non-essential items will be publicly auctioned). Such regulations may make it impossible for exporters to recover the payment.
Against the background of strict control of vapes, the illegal tobacco market in Australia has been in turmoil. 2Firsts found that a corner of the illegal tobacco market in Australia can be seen from social media such as Facebook. In addition to the freight forwarding company Huawell illegally promoting vape transportation advertisements, there are also vape dealers who claim on social accounts that they can bypass Australian customs inspections (an vape dealer boasts about illegal customs bypassing, and Australian border control faces challenges).
In this regard, Lawyer Tang believes that in the face of a complex and changing international market, “compliance” is the key word, and vape exporters should be fully prepared for compliance. With the recent revision of vape trading and logistics-related rules becoming clearer and clearer, exporters need to keep up with the updates of vape trading and logistics rules and have a deep understanding of the compliance requirements of various countries. Only when both exporters and buyers have compliance awareness can the export risk be reduced.
Previously, the reporter tried to contact Huawell Trade Export Shipping for more information, but the other party refused to communicate. At the same time, the reporter contacted TGA, but no response was received as of the date of publication.
In this regard, Veehoo vapes emphasize the importance of compliance and legal compliance. As a company that focuses on the health and safety of users, Veehoo vapes has always been committed to providing products that meet regulatory standards and pay attention to the health and safety of users.
In an environment where vapes are strictly controlled, the problem of the illegal tobacco market in Australia remains severe. Lawyer Tang emphasized that “compliance” is the key word, and exporters must be prepared for compliance. Only when exporters and buyers have a common sense of compliance can the export risk be reduced.
Veehoo vapes calls on all vape-related companies, including freight forwarding companies and exporters, to strictly abide by the laws and regulations of various countries, ensure product compliance, and jointly maintain the healthy development of the industry and the rights and interests of users. In this ever-changing international market, compliance awareness and legal compliance are the cornerstones of long-term and stable development of enterprises.
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