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Extent of illicit cigarette sales in Nepal: findings from a retail survey

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By Sangita Shakya, Anjana Lamichhane, Pranav Karki, Jaya Kumar Gurung
| Tobacco Control Verified
Discussion Our study is the first nationwide research of its kind, providing estimates of the nature and scale of the illicit tobacco market in Nepal. This study found 0.33% (14 packs) of illicit packs in the entire sample of 4307 packs collected across Nepal in 2021. This is lower than India and Bangladesh’s retail survey findings of 2.73%18 and 5.4%33 of illicit cigarette packs, respectively, using the same methodology.
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Extent of illicit cigarette sales in Nepal: findings from a retail survey

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By Sangita Shakya, Anjana Lamichhane, Pranav Karki, Jaya Kumar Gurung
| Tobacco Control Verified
Methods There are several widely used and recommended methods to measure the extent of illicit cigarette trade, such as gap analysis, pack examination studies, survey of tobacco users and econometric modelling. Each method has its advantages and disadvantages.23–25 However, many methods are not feasible in the case of Nepal due to the unavailability of required data.
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