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What is the 2026 edition of the STMA e-cigarette technical review notice?
It is the updated Service Notice for the Technical Review of E-Cigarette Products published by China's State Tobacco Monopoly Administration on July 22, 2026, setting the applicant conditions, required materials, and submission channels for domestic and imported e-cigarette technical review.
Does the 2026 edition create a new obligation to submit e-cigarettes for technical review?
No. Technical review has been mandatory since 2022 under Article 19 of the E-cigarette Management Measures. The 2026 edition consolidates how filers satisfy that obligation and adds the E-cigarette Product Technical Review Implementation Rules (STMA Announcement No. 2 of 2026) as a legal basis.
How must a foreign e-cigarette brand owner file for technical review in China?
Foreign trademark owners cannot file directly. They must appoint a domestic subsidiary or agent that meets the applicant conditions and submit to the provincial tobacco monopoly administrative department where that agent is located.
Through which platform is domestic-sale e-cigarette technical review filed?
Through the E-cigarette Technical Review Management System at dzyjssp.tobacco.gov.cn. Export-only products are filed separately on the National Unified E-cigarette Trading Platform at ecig.cn.