They used less tobacco, so the duty payable was less
Further to the above, the surge in demand for filters had some additional benefits for manufacturers
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In the UK, e-cigarettes are regulated as general consumer products and have to meet the General Products Safety Regulations 2005, the Chemical (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) regulations 2009, and are monitored by Trading Standards
A study examining Nielsen data of cigar sales from 2012 to 2016 found the proportion of concept-flavored sales increased from 9.1% to 15.1%, while the proportion of sales decreased for tobacco flavors (50.0% to 48.6%) and characterizing flavors such as grape, cherry, and chocolate (40.8% to 36.3%)