Customs brokers call for tougher penalties and reduced excise on smokes and tobacco

  • Posted by David Sexton
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  • 13 November, 2025

JAIL terms and reduced excise are among measures governments should adopt to overcome illegal imports of cigarette sticks and looseleaf tobacco, a key industry body says.

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Customs brokers call for tougher penalties and reduced excise on smokes and tobacco
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Posted by David Sexton

David Sexton is DCN’s senior journalist and has an extensive career across online and print media. A former DCN editor, he returns to covering shipping and logistics after a four-year hiatus working at Monash University during which time he managed production of key reports into the Indonesian ports and rail sectors.

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