Mongolia Illicit Cigarette Data 2017-2018
Mongolia, 2017 - 2018
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Reference ID
mng-reep-micd-2017-2018-v1
Producer(s)
Research on the Economics of Excisable Products, National Cancer Council of Mongolia
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Jul 23, 2019
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Identification
Survey ID Number
mng-reep-micd-2017-2018-v1
Title
Mongolia Illicit Cigarette Data 2017-2018
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Mongolia | mng |
Study type
Socio-Economic/Monitoring Survey [hh/sems]
Abstract
The Mongolian Parliament increased the import duty on tobacco products by 30% on 1 May 2017 and increased the tobacco excise tax by 10% on 1 January 2018. The University of Cape Town based project Research on the Economics of Excisable Products (REEP) undertook a study to measure changes in tobacco tax evasion after the tax increase by calculating the extent of illicit cigarette sales before and after these tax increases. The method used was to collect discarded cigarette packages before and after the tax increase in selected Mongolian cities and analyse the information provided on these packages. A cigarette pack was identified as illicit if it had no excise tax stamp. Discarded cigarette packs were collected in the capital city (Ulaanbaatar) and in two provinces with international borders, Dornod (bordering with China) and Bayan Ulgii (bordering with Russia). Packs were also inspected for pictorial health warnings to assess if manufacturers were complying with the pictorial health warning laws. Collection for Round 1 happened in April 2017, round 2 in September 2017 and round 3 in April 2018. 7494 packs were collected before the tax increases and 5852 packs were collected after the tax increases. Cigarettes without tax stamp were shown to have been produced in Mongolia, but also in Korea, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan.
Kind of Data
Observation data
Unit of Analysis
Other
Version
Version Description
v1: Edited data for public distribution
Version Date
2019
Scope
Notes
Data was collected from information on discarded cigarette packs collected in Mongolia, and included cigarette brand, existence of a tax stamp and health warning, manufacturer, and country of origin.
Keywords
| Keyword |
|---|
| tobacco products |
| imports |
| exports |
| illicit cigarettes |
| illicit trade |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The study covered the capital city of Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar) and cities in two provinces with international borders, Dornod (bordering with China) and Bayan Ulgii (bordering with Russia).
Geographic Unit
The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is city
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Research on the Economics of Excisable Products | University of Cape Town |
| National Cancer Council of Mongolia |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Cancer Research UK | CRUK | funder |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-04 | 2017-04 | Round 1 |
| 2017-09 | 2017-09 | Round 2 |
| 2018-04 | 2018-04 | Round 3 |
Data Collection Mode
Other [oth]
Data Collection Notes
The study used information on cigarette packs discarded before and after the tax increases to estimate the extent of the illicit cigarette trade in Mongolia. Discarded cigarette packs were collected across 3 rounds of data collection in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar and in 2 provinces with international borders: Dornod, on the border with China, and Bayan Ulgii, bordering with Russia and close to Kazakhstan. In Ulaanbaatar districts are divided into khoroos, and the provinces are divided into baghs. The starting point for pack collection in each khoroo/bagh was the same in all rounds. Packs were collected from the ground or from the top of waste bins. The collection team had a the quota of 80 packs in an area. Once they had reached this quota they continued to another starting point in the same khoroo/bagh.
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Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst Helpdesk | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | www.support.data1st.org |
Access conditions
Public use files, available to all
Citation requirements
Research on the Economics of Excisable Products. Mongolia Illicit Cigarette Data 2017-2018 [dataset]. Version 1. Cape Town: Research on the Economics of Excisable Products (REEP); Ulaanbaatar: National Cancer Council of Mongolia [producers], 2019. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/cd03-3229
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | Link |
Metadata production
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2020-06-02
DDI Document version
Version 2