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Division 12

Manufacture of tobacco products

This category includes activities for manufacturing tobacco products, from leaf processing to cigarettes, cigars, and other forms of consumption. If your business involves the production of cigarettes or pipe and rolling tobacco, this is the appropriate CAEN code.

Included Activities & Applicability

  • ✅ Production of cigarettes
  • ✅ Production of cigars and cigarillos
  • ✅ Production of smoking tobacco
  • ✅ Reconditioning and homogenizing tobacco

Excluded Activities & Restrictions

  • ❌ Growing tobacco (included in agriculture)
  • ❌ Retail sale of tobacco products
  • ❌ Wholesale trade of tobacco products

Subordinate Structure

120 Manufacture of tobacco products
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1200 Manufacture of tobacco products
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Detailed Analysis & Commercial Insights

General Context

The tobacco industry in Romania has undergone significant transformations in recent decades, marked by the privatization of major factories and adaptation to European Union standards. The manufacture of tobacco products, coded under CAEN 12, represents an important economic sector, with major contributions to the state budget through excise duties and VAT.

Included Activities

Besides the classic production of cigarettes, this division also includes the manufacture of cigars, smoking tobacco, and homogenized tobacco products. The macroeconomic importance of this sector derives from constant demand, as well as from strict regulations regarding public health and taxation.

Challenges and Trends

Entrepreneurs active in this niche face numerous challenges: fluctuations in raw material prices, adaptation to anti-smoking directives, rising excise duties, and contraband with tobacco products. Additionally, digitalization and new consumption habits, such as heated tobacco devices, require constant investments in research and development.

Profitability and Sustainability

Nevertheless, profitability remains high, and strategic market positioning can ensure long-term sustainability. In conclusion, CAEN 12 remains a highly specific sector where knowledge of legislation and rapid adaptation to changes are essential for entrepreneurial success.