British American Tobacco Will Launch Synthetic Nicotine E-cigarette Nomad in November, South Korea Will Be The Only Country To Launch It

British American Tobacco will launch synthetic nicotine e-cigarette "Nomad" in November, South Korea will be the only country to launch it

British American Tobacco (BAT) announced that it will release the synthetic nicotine e-cigarette "Nomad" in South Korea in November, making South Korea the only market to sell the product because it lacks clear legal regulations on synthetic nicotine e-cigarettes.

According to N.News on September 23, British American Tobacco (BAT) announced that it will release a synthetic nicotine e-cigarette in November.

The Korean subsidiary of British American Tobacco revealed on the 23rd that the synthetic nicotine e-cigarette named "Nomad" has applied for trademark rights and is scheduled to be officially launched in November.

BAT hinted at the upcoming launch of this new product as early as May this year. Currently, South Korea will become the only country in the world to sell this synthetic nicotine e-cigarette.

Industry insiders believe that BAT is eyeing the current lack of clear legal regulations on synthetic nicotine e-cigarettes in South Korea. According to South Korea's current tobacco law, only products with tobacco leaves as raw materials are recognized, so synthetic nicotine e-cigarettes are not considered traditional tobacco and can be sold online and sold to minors without restrictions.

In addition, these synthetic nicotine e-cigarettes are not subject to taxation, so the price may be lower than ordinary tobacco and traditional e-cigarettes.

It is reported that discussions on legal amendments in South Korea have not made any progress. During the 21st National Assembly, four bills aimed at expanding the definition of tobacco to include synthetic nicotine products were proposed, but they were abandoned as the parliamentary term ended. In the 22nd National Assembly, five related bills have been proposed.