STMA halts an e-cigarette company again

Apr.10

Shenzhen company stops e-cigarette business, State Tobacco Monopoly Administration announces. Second company in a year to cease operations.

On April 8, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration issued a notice regarding the cessation of e-cigarette related operations by Shenzhen Furuilingke Industrial Co., Ltd. The details are as follows:

Shenzhen Furui Lingke Industrial Co., Ltd., License Number: 7144030188, legal representative (person in charge): Yin Limin, corporate address (main operating location, operating location): Unit 5G, 1st floor, Times Center, No. 102 Zhongxin Road, Shangxing Community, Xinqiao Street, Baoan District, Shenzhen has ceased operations for more than six months without completing the closure procedures. In accordance with Article 50 of the "Tobacco Monopoly License Management Measures" and Article 52 of the "Management Rules for Tobacco Monopoly License of e-cigarette-related production enterprises and wholesale enterprises," this announcement is hereby made for a period of one month. Enterprises are requested to complete the closure procedures or resume operations at the provincial-level tobacco monopoly bureau located at the corporate address (main operating location, operating location) during the announcement period. Failure to comply by the deadline will result in the legal recall of the tobacco monopoly production enterprise license held by the company.

Public records show that Shenzhen Furui Lingke Industrial Co., Ltd. was established in July 2014. It is a comprehensive enterprise specializing in dry-burn e-cigarette products, with multiple sub-brands including the G9 brand under its operation.

It is worth noting that in May 2024, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration issued a notice stating that Shenzhen Kangteke Technology Co., Ltd. had ceased its e-cigarette related operations. A search on the official website of the National Tobacco Administration revealed that Kangteke was the first company to be publicly ordered to stop e-cigarette related operations, followed by Furi Lingke as the second.

References:

[1] 关于深圳市富瑞灵珂实业有限公司已停止电子烟相关经营业务的公告

Also Read:

[1] Notice of Suspension of E-cigarette Business by Shenzhen KangerTech

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