What is Pack Of Cigarettes?
A pack or packet of cigarettes is a rectangular container, mostly of paperboard, which contains cigarettes.
The pack is designed with a flavor-protective foil, paper or plastic, and sealed through a transparent airtight plastic film. By pulling the “pull-tabs”, the pack is opened.
How Much Is a Pack Of Cigarettes In south Africa?
Context in source publication average price of cigarettes is almost R31 per 20-pack (Table 2). Packs with 10 cigarettes are the most expensive at R38. 20 per 20-pack equivalent, followed by single sticks at R37.
What is the cheapest cigarettes in South Africa?
The research shows that some of the cheapest packs of cigarettes that can be bought in South Africa currently, includes:
Liberty – R18.
Ecco Nano – R18.
Roxbury – R10 and R15.
Chief – R10 to R18.
GMB – R10.
What are illegal cigarettes in South Africa?
Illegal cigarettes are easily identified by their price: any pack of 20 cigarettes selling for below R 20.01 in 2025 is suspicious.
This is because cigarette manufacturers must pay excise tax, calculated at R 17.40 for a pack of 20 cigarettes post Budget 2025, as well as the requisite VAT.
How can you tell if cigarettes are fake in South Africa?
Of the six ways to identify illicit cigarettes, five are related to markings on the pack:
the lack of the excise marking (diamond stamp); the absence of or incorrect marking of the health warnings; tar and nicotine readings higher than 12 mg tar and 1.2 mg nicotine or readings that aren’t printed on a long side.
What cigarettes are made in South Africa?
We are also the only tobacco manufacturer that is fully integrated into the tobacco value chain. BAT South Africa is home to South Africa’s top six cigarette brands – market-leader Peter Stuyvesant, Pall Mall, Dunhill, Rothmans and Benson and Hedges – and is the country’s leading cigarette manufacturer and distributor.
How many South Africans are smokers?
Approximately 7 million people ages 15 and older currently smoke. Smokers in South Africa smoke approximately 27 billion cigarettes per year or an average of 3,771 cigarettes per smoker annually.