Eight halls are open together, with a grand scale and 700+ exhibitors! Among them, 3 are e-cigarettes and 1 is HNB. Are they interpreting the future of the European market?
Live reports from MKG, at 9 a.m. German time, the much-anticipated 2023 Dortmund Tobacco Conference (InterTabac/InterSupply 2023) in Germany grandly opened at the Dortmund Exhibition Center, including traditional tobacco, new tobacco, supply chain, and dealers. Merchants gather and will last for three days.
This conference attracted no less than 100 e-cigarette brands to appear, distributed in three core halls, especially Halls 1-3; and what is also concerning is that most of the e-cigarette brands in Halls 4-8 this time The exhibition of HNB, as well as water pipes, cigars and pipes, shows that in the German market, e-cigarettes and HNB have become the focus of the next generation of future tobacco. Among them, Hall 5 is all HNB, and it is also the largest exhibition hall in this exhibition.
Just like the annual Tobacco Expo, each company has its own historical exhibition location. Although the location is not big, it also shows its own personality. Some have their own independent doors and exquisitely decorated business tables and chairs, making you feel like coming into your home. Business negotiations.
From the perspective of category form, most of them are disposable, and there are also categories such as e-liquid, HNB, CBD, and large machinery and equipment. Moreover, they have launched PRO and MAX series, showing the product types of high-end and flagship versions.
Moreover, most of the one-offs on site are mainly 600-700 mouths. At least in terms of display, they focus on compliant categories. One-time products that meet TPD standards, such as YUOTO, VOZOL, etc., mainly display 600 mouths. However, we also saw the display of large-mouth categories that match market demand. For example, 5,000 mouths, etc.
You can also see that some companies have different focuses, such as focusing on appearance design, focusing on richness of taste, such as focusing on optimized function upgrades, etc.
There is a brand GOLD BAR that displays gold casings, gold-style casings, and gold plating. The main core is set for people in the Middle East, India and Pakistan who like gold and their preferences for gold. It is said that it is sold well in the British market. It is a brand made by Indians and Pakistanis and OEMed in China..
We also saw many dealers attending the meeting, including dealers E-ZIGARETTE, Innocigs, etc. For example, the dealer Innocigs brought the famous disposable brand LOST MARY to the exhibition; the dealer E-ZIGARETTE exhibited the famous disposable brand ELF BAR.
We also saw some relatively new brands on site, such as VOOM，MKG vape,LAFI vape,FREvapes wholesale，etc.
Although it is not a professional e-cigarette exhibition, several pavilions have been added this year to specifically exhibit e-cigarettes.
At the same time, it can be seen that this time we attach great importance to e-cigarettes, and put e-cigarettes on display in Halls 1-3 at the front, alone on the second floor.
Most of the attendees at the event were Chinese e-cigarette companies, including SKE, SMOORE, VOOPOO, YUOTO, OXVA, FREEMAX, GEEK VAPE, HQD, SMOK, relx(WAKA), First Union, Beco, HBKing Glass, Sikary, Peakbar, KIWI, Bar Juice, Hangsen, VAPTIO, SO SOUL, airstick, PODSALT, Innokin, Mosmovape, ESMOO, hookah, ALD, FOF Vapor, Myle Vape, Huizhou Xinhongwei Technology, Shenzhen Zhiyuan Zhichuang Technology, ICE, Simeiyue, Mancosway, SMISS, Zinwi, UWOO, Aquios, hongfu, FLFI, FIZZY, ANYX, IVPS, Dekang, Coolplay, Black BAR, vapokiss, Supbar, Vozol, UWOO, PURA, Vapesoul, MR FOG, AROMA KING, VGOD, XEEK , LAFUME and other well-known brands or factories.
Description of Smoor, Zhuolineng, Heyuan, Jier Technology, YUOTO, Skoll, Wulun Technology, Selme, Innokin, Kickner, HQD, SMOK, relx, Yilegu, You and Me Network, OXVA Giant e-cigarette companies such as , Ruisige and Haoyuan Electronics all arrived at the scene.
As the next generation of traditional tobacco, e-cigarettes are also interpreting the future of the market in various forms. Whether it is disposable or sustainable reloading, refillable open type, especially the home of disposable and sustainable reloading.
Many foreign e-cigarette brands also appeared, such as BAT (VUSE), IVG, GOLD BAR, FLONQ, IZY VPE, FGZ, PMI, etc., from Germany, the United Kingdom, the Middle East, Poland and other countries. For example, IVG also brought 2,400 products to the scene.
The German market attaches great importance to compliant products. In fact, a phenomenon has been discovered in Dortmund tobacco shops. Most of the products displayed have tax labels, the e-liquid capacity is 2 ml, and most products are priced between 6.9 and 8.9 euros. But there are also large quantities being sold secretly, and there are even one-time ones at very low prices.
At the same time, it also attracted many channel dealers to participate in the exhibition, no less than 50 of them. There are many countries such as the United States, Britain, and France. According to our understanding, to open an e-cigarette store in Germany, you must pass registration. Generally, after registering at the trade office and then conducting tax registration, the e-cigarette store can be officially opened.
The German market attaches great importance to compliant products. In fact, a phenomenon has been discovered in Dortmund tobacco shops. Most of the products displayed have tax labels, the e-liquid capacity is 2 ml, and most products are priced between 6.9 and 8.9 euros. But there are also large quantities being sold secretly, and there are even one-time ones at very low prices.
At the same time, it also attracted many channel dealers to participate in the exhibition, no less than 50 of them. There are many countries such as the United States, Britain, and France. According to our understanding, to open an e-cigarette store in Germany, you must pass registration. Generally, after registering at the trade office and then conducting tax registration, the e-cigarette store can be officially opened.
It is not difficult to find that this conference also attracted a large number of e-cigarette oil giants, such as Hongfu Bio, Hengxin, Zhenwei Bio, Dekang Bio, Aip Bio and other e-liquid giants.
HNB has become a main direction for the transformation of traditional tobacco. From this Dortmund conference, we can see that a large number of traditional tobacco companies are transforming to HNB.
I saw at the scene that Hall 5 is all HNB, which can be said to be a “special hall” and the largest hall. The layout is very careful, a lot of thought has been put into it, and a relatively good scene has been set up, and everyone is working hard to show off their strength.
At this conference, we saw the participation of many Chinese tobacco companies, including China Tobacco International, China Huabao Group, China Tobacco Sichuan, China Tobacco Henan, China Tobacco Yunnan, and China Tobacco Hong Kong. Moreover, these China Tobacco companies have launched new HNB categories.
For example, China Tobacco Yunnan and China Tobacco Hong Kong International have launched HNB. For example, China Tobacco Hong Kong has a large booth and has launched several new categories of HNB, such as MY CHOICE, MOK FWRD, IROD, etc.
In addition to HNB, there are also new generation tobacco products such as snus. This shows that the European market is already focusing on the new generation of other categories besides e-cigarettes.
We also saw tobacco manufacturers from many countries coming to participate.
To sum up, the Dortmund Tobacco Conference in Germany has opened up a new round of the future of next-generation new tobacco, including the future of e-cigarette innovation. Next, let’s take a look at what new products have been discovered. Please pay attention to the report on the next day.
