Canadian Yukon Region Increases Federal Tax on E-cigarette Products

Dec.31.2024
Canadian Yukon Region Increases Federal Tax on E-cigarette Products
Yukon Territory to double federal excise tax on e-cigarette products starting January 1, 2025, in new tax agreement.

On December 30th, the official website of the Yukon region government in Canada announced that the federal excise tax on e-cigarette products in the region will double from the current tax rate starting on January 1, 2025.


According to the coordinated e-cigarette product tax agreement, the new federal tax rates are specified:


For e-cigarette products, a tax of 2.24 Canadian dollars will be applied to each partial amount of two milliliters or less in the top 10 milliliters of e-cigarette liquid.


A charge of $2.24 CAD is applied for each additional 10 milliliters beyond the initial 10 milliliters.


The Yukon government will receive 50% of the tax revenue generated from the sale of e-cigarette products in the region by the federal government.


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