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Overseas Direct Purchases of Tax-exempt Nicotine Solutions Skyrocketed Last Year

SEJONG, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s customs agency said Thursday that tax-exempt nicotine solutions accounted for the largest share of last year’s overseas direct purchases of nicotine solutions. The number of overseas direct purchase cases for nicotine solution extracted from tobacco roots or stems and synthetic nicotine solution, both of which are exempt [...]

Imports of Nicotine Extracts from Tobacco Roots and Stems Jump

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Following an interpretation by the government that nicotine extracted from tobacco roots and stems does not legally qualify as ‘tobacco’, imports of nicotine for e-cigarettes known to be extracted from the said parts have soared. The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) reported that imports of nicotine extracted from [...]