烟草在线据越南新闻通讯社报道编译　　运入越南的大量走私卷烟使政府收入蒙受巨大损失。

　　2010年，该国共消费走私卷烟大约8.7亿包，占卷烟销售总量的22.9%，但去年下降至7.5亿包，所占百分比下降至18.2%。

　　去年，走私卷烟造成的税收损失共计3.4至3.6万亿越南盾（1.634亿至1.73亿美元）。

　　最受欢迎的走私卷烟品牌为JET和英雄（Hero），并且，来自韩国的淡味烟品牌爱喜（ESSE）自2010年年底也开始流行。它是通过北部边境的广宁和谅山省走私进入越南。

　　然而大部分走私卷烟则是通过西南边境省份偷运入境。

　　相关机构估计，走私行为将导致国内烟草业18,000吨原材料的销售损失及5万多人失业。

　　这也意味着每年流失4亿美元的外汇收入，并成为国内同行业发展的一个主要障碍。

　　越南烟草协会秘书长Pham Kien Nghiep表示，走私集中在西南地区，因为该国与柬埔寨、老挝接壤，边境线较长，从这些国家走私，运输方便。

　　他说，当地许多人因贫困而经受不住非法贸易的诱惑。

　　因为柬埔寨和老挝对烟草产品实行低税收，价格低廉，将其走私到越南有利可图，他说。

　　因此，一旦JET牌卷烟被走私到越南，一包就能获利6,000至7,000越南盾。

　　市场管理重点战线拉得太长，无法应对走私，此外各种机构之间就几乎没有协调。

　　至于走私者，他们利用逐渐成熟的方法，使得走私产品很难被探测到。

Vietnam: Tobacco Smuggling Leaves Tax Take Short

　　The massive volumes of cigarettes smuggled into the country are proving to be a big drain on the Government's revenues.

　　It was around 870 million packs in 2010, or 22.9 per cent of all cigarette consumption in the country, but fell to 750 million packs and 18.2 per cent last year.

　　Last year, it translated into lost taxes of VND3.4 - 3.6 trillion (US$163.4-173 million).

　　The favourite contraband brands used to be JET and HERO though ESSE Lights from South Korea has also become popular since the end of 2010. It is smuggled in through the northern border provinces of Quang Ninh and Lang Son.

　　Most of the smuggling otherwise occurs through southwestern border provinces.

　　Authorities estimate that the domestic tobacco industry loses sales of 18,000 tonnes of raw materials due to the smuggling and more than 50,000 jobs.

　　It also means an annual drain of $400 million in foreign currency and a major hurdle to the development of the domestic industry.

　　Pham Kien Nghiep, general secretary of the Viet Nam Tobacco Association, said the smuggling was focused on the southwestern region because of the long borders with Cambodia and Laos and the ease of transport from those countries.

　　Many local people were tempted into the illegal trade due to poverty, he said.

　　With Cambodia and Laos imposing low taxes on tobacco, prices there were low, and smuggling into Viet Nam was lucrative, he said.

　　Thus, a pack of JET fetches a profit of VND6,000-7,000 once it is smuggled into the country.

　　Market management forces stretched too thin to be able to cope with the smuggling besides which there is little co-ordination between various agencies.

　　As for the smugglers, they are using increasingly sophisticated methods, making it hard to detect them. Enditem