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Governments Light Up Cigarette Smuggling

A tax hike will make cigarette smuggling even more lucrative

… 19%, to be precise — were smuggled from another taxing jurisdiction. … enough to inspire significant smuggling as it is. We also estimate … Carolina. We separate types of smuggling into two categories: casual and commercial. Casual smuggling usually involves individuals … home. Of Michigan’s total smuggling rate, about 11 percentage … more

Tax Evasion and Avoidance: Michigan Ranks 14th in Cigarette Smuggling

Latest data shows the relationship between cigarette taxes and smuggling

… avoidance (what we call “smuggling”). Over time many states … syndicates, respectively. Smuggling is not the only unintended … 2017 nearly 21 percent were smuggled. That figure may leap upward … that the Golden State’s smuggling rate has increased to 44.6 percent … California the topped rank smuggling states are Washington (42.8 percent), … more

Cigarette Smuggling Undermines Tax Revenue

Michigan lost $350 million in 2012

… published estimates of cigarette smuggling in 47 of the 48 contiguous … in-state consumption was smuggled. In New York, almost 57 percent … we made for 2012. In the "smuggling rate" column a positive percentage … additional 7.7 packs are smuggled out. By contrast, the Arkansas … in the Razorback state are smuggled in. The last column indicates … more

Study: High Cigarette Taxes Cause Widespread Smuggling in Michigan, Elsewhere in U.S.

Smuggled imports make up an estimated 26 percent of Michigan’s total cigarette consumption in 2009

… igan’s inbound cigarette smuggling rate was 10th highest in … Center’s 2008 cigarette tax and smuggling study, which likewise provided estimated smuggling rates for 47 of the 48 contiguous states. Michigan’s smuggling rate, which was measured … rate of casual cross-border smuggling by its residents. “Lansing’s … more

State Out Nearly $300M from Cigarette Smuggling

Yet another unintended consequence of high excise taxes

… cigarettes. Often we zero in on smuggling itself. A quarter of all … each state’s respective smuggling rate, its rank among the … the estimated number of packs smuggled in, and the effect of smuggling on revenue,  to name a few … net loss of revenue from smuggling. Some states, like Alabama, … more

Michigan a Cigarette Smuggling Haven

… latest estimate of cigarette smuggling rates, Michigan is No. 10 … smoked here that are illegally smuggled in. This is the third such … details are disconcerting. The smuggling rate here increased 12 percent … and commercial cigarette smuggling over the past two decades is staggering. Casual smuggling occurs when individuals shop … more

Vaping Ban Would Increase Cigarette Sales and Smuggling

Negative consequences might offset the benefits

… interest in cross-border smuggling since the early 1990s and … combustible cigarettes are smuggled around the nation. The subject … portion of which will be smuggled. Second, cigarette smugglers would start smuggling vaping products into the … more

Cigarette Smuggling Still Rampant in Michigan, Nation

… taxes to raise revenue, smugglers apparently continue to profit … consumed in Michigan were smuggled into the state. Nationwide, … — suggest that cigarette smuggling is not abating dramatically. … between the two is our total smuggling rate, which we then compare … estimated magnitude of the smuggling rate for 2012 has declined … more

Cigarette Taxes Fuel Rampant Smuggling

… study of cigarette taxes and smuggling, and we have found empirical … evidence that shows massive smuggling still exists along with other … differential as profit. Smugglers can acquire cigarettes inexpensively … This makes it is easier for smugglers to affix stolen or counterfeit … the contraband smokes are smuggled. In order to estimate the … more

Cigarette Smuggling Still Rampant, Problematic

… published estimates of cigarette-smuggling rates by state. Our latest … ranked 10th in the nation for smuggling. Nearly 25 percent of all … the Great Lakes State were smuggled in during 2013. Our estimates … Virginia. The top five smuggling states in this year’s study … were adopted, Washington’s smuggling rate would leap from 46.4 … more