The Duty Free World Council and its members strongly support the aims of the World Health Organization’s Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (ITP). Contraband, smuggling and all forms of illicit trade cause harm to consumers and do great damage to responsible retail sectors such as ours.
This paper summarises the position of the global duty free industry ahead of the fourth Meeting of the Parties to the ITP in November 2025. As a highly regulated and transparent retail channel, which decries illicit trade and has no part in it, we welcome all efforts to eliminate illicit trade in whatever form it takes, and encourage all companies with an interest in duty free retailing to support our position as outlined in our position paper.
