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On this occasion, we will briefly discuss the HPTL excise duty, or more commonly known as Other Tobacco Products. HPTL is planned to be implemented by the government in the near future on products in the vaporizer industry.

However, the general secretary of the Indonesian Personal Vape Association (APVI), Garindra Kartasasmita, wants the government to reconsider and re-evaluate the excise tariff for electric cigarettes, so that in the future it does not burden vape industry players and their consumers. The reason is that electric cigarettes have a lower health risk compared to conventional cigarettes.

Garindra Kartasasmita, General Secretary of the Indonesian Personal Vape Association (APVI), said that the health risks posed by Vapes are lower than conventional cigarettes. This is based on research that has been and is often carried out by several countries.

"The health risk of vape is lower than conventional cigarettes. Research in the UK states that vape has a 95 percent lower risk," he said in a Market Review on IDX Channel in Jakarta, Monday (8/2/2021).

He explained that in the last 2 years, many countries, especially the UK, Canada and New Zealand, have conducted research on e-cigarette users. In this research, radio vascular function, heart rate, blood vessel tension and blood pressure were lower compared to conventional cigarettes.

In fact, Vape is used as a therapeutic tool to stop consuming cigarettes, especially for people who want to quit smoking. "Many conventional cigarette consumers have quit smoking because they use Vape," he explained.

For this reason, Garindra asked the government to re-examine the electric cigarette tariff. This is because the electric cigarette tariff is higher than conventional ones, which is 57 percent.

"Excise should be given according to the risk profile. This has been applied in Europe, where the greater the health risk, the greater the excise duty. However, the lower the risk, the lower the excise duty must be. Our hope is like that," he said.

So, that's the news for this occasion, hopefully, with articles like this, it can provide new insights for you vapers. Of course, if you want to share and gain more insight into vape, you can come directly to the nearest Vapeboss retail store, where our Vaporista will assist you and provide a lot of information about the world of vape, and also, if you are short on vape supplies and find it difficult to buy them due to rainy conditions, you can contact our retail WhatsApp for purchases with a COD system. Because Vapeboss has been the most complete and trusted vape store since 2014, so whatever your vape needs are, they will definitely be available there.

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