VSK Nederlandse

VSK, VSK, Vereniging Nederlandse Sigaretten- en Kerftabakfabrikanten

Founded: 2017

Headquarters: The Hague, Netherlands

In 2017, the Dutch association of fine-cut and smoking tobacco (VNK) and the Dutch cigarette industry association merged to form VSK, the Dutch Tobacco Industry Association, which represents cigarette and smoking tobacco manufacturers in the Netherlands.

The membership includes BAT Netherlands, Heupink & Bloemen, Landewyck Tabak Holland, JTI and Imperial Tobacco.

www.vsk-tabak.nl

Every year, taxes on tobacco products raise more than €100 billion for EU governments. Tobacco tax policy must be delicately balanced to safeguard government revenues, protect fair competition, jobs and public health, whilst also deterring trade in illegal tobacco. Tobacco smuggling and sales of illegal tobacco products threaten this income and society at large. The fight against illegally traded tobacco is part of a wider effort to protect EU citizens.

A successful implementation of Track & Trace will be of crucial importance, and requires workable standards that fit business and trading practices, making them likely to be internationally shared.

Read more about tobacco track & trace