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… 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

… 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

… 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

… 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

… 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